Sanpete County is named for San Pitch, who was a leader in Utah and his names was corrupted to “Sanpete”.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Juab County and Utah County
E – Carbon County and Emery County
S – Sevier County
W – Millard County and Juab County
Created: March 3, 1852
County Seat:
Manti 1852 – present
County Courthouse – Manti
Location: 160 North Main Street / East 205 North Street
Built: 1935 – 1937
Style: Art Deco
Architect: Lorenzo S Young
Contractor: Frank Mavlett and Darrell J Greewell ( WPA Superintendants )
Description: The building faces west and is a two story white colored polished stone, concrete and glass structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Manti. The building has four narrow vertical windows in the center section with the entrance flanked by two Art Deco lighting fixtures, and with the fifth narrow window above the doorway. The courtroom is located on the second story. This was a Work Projects Administration project. On the east side is the County Jail.
County Courthouse – Manti
Location: 80 North Main Street / First North Stret
Built: 2023 – 2026
Style: Modern
Architect: VCBO Architecture of Salt Lake City
Contractor: Oakland Construction of Salt Lake
Description: The building faces
See: The 6th Judicial District includes Garfield County, Kane County, Piute County, Sevier County and Wayne County.
History: The county was created in 1852 and Manti was selected as the county seat. The county officers met in the schoolhouse. The first courthouse was a two story frame structure built in 1864 at a cost of $850 and a stone addition was built in 1873. The courthouse was remodeled in 1894. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1935 to 1937 at a cost of $90,000. The new courthouse was constructed in 2023 to 2026 at a cost of $18,400,000.
County Courthouse – Manti
Photos taken 2008 and 2015
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