PICTURES TELL THE PAYSON STORY ~ PAYSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Pictured: The Central School, which was located on Main Street and 300 South in Payson, Utah.

PAYSON HISTORIC DISTRICT

PART THREE–1870 TO 1890

The early settlers of Payson were primarily from the British Isles. However, there were a large number of Swiss-German immigrants by the 1860s. The architecture of this period was mostly characteristic of the mid-nineteenth century, classicism and the Greek revival style. The homes that survived belonged to some of Payson’s most prominent citizens.

Many residences and commercial buildings were used as hotels during this period. John E. Betts constructed a hotel adjoining the hotel. This building as later converted into apartments.  The Presbyterian Church on South Main was constructed in 1883. It too was also listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. The Central School on the northwest corner of Main Street and 300 South was completed in 1884.

More to come in next week's edition of The Payson Chronicle.

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