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Photograph of Peery's Egyptian Theater
Photograph by Joe Hall, CC BY 2.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Peery's Egyptian Theatre

Built in 1924 (Egyptian Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

From the record

“Peery's Egyptian Theater is a movie palace located in Ogden, Utah, United States. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”

Wikipedia article Peery's Egyptian Theater, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 75 National Register listings published here for Weber County · listed in 1978 · category: Building · built in 1924, Egyptian Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. 2439 Washington Blvd., Ogden, 84401
  • When was it listed? December 1978
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Ogden
  • When was it built? 1924
  • Architectural style. Egyptian Revival architecture
  • National Register reference number. 78002714 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

151 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 151 fires within 5 miles of Peery's Egyptian Theatre between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,657 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined52
Natural25
Arson/incendiarism15
Equipment and vehicle use14
Recreation and ceremony14
Debris and open burning12
Fireworks9
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2017Fireworksunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands5145 AIRPORT RD
9 September 2007Natural2.0 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestWEBER STATE
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands12TH STREET
6 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minor35 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestTAYLOR CANYON
5 September 2001Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest59 OGDEN CYN
5 September 1996Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestLEWIS PEAK
3 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestAJ CREEK
28 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsJET WAY

Every fire recorded in Weber County

Mines and quarries near this property

10 of 38 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Peery's Egyptian Theatre: 20 prospects, 8 past producers, 7 producers, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Harrisville Brick DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Harrisville Brick Plant DepositBrick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ogden Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Norman Fluorspar DepositFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1953, 1957
Norman Fluorspar DepositFluorine-FluoriteProspect
Norman MineFluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceFluorite
Norman MineFluorine-FluoritePast Producer1953
Clarence Waterfall Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unidentified OccurrenceSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Weber County

Storms near this property

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ogden, the town this property stands in, in 24 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado, 2 lightning. The reports record 8 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 1998Tornado (F1)Ogden6 hurt, $10,000no account filed
May 1996Tornado (F1)North Ogden1 hurt, $600,000no account filed
May 1999LightningSouth Ogden1 hurtA UTA bus driver was waiting outside his bus for passengers in South Ogden when it started to rain. As he put up his umbrella a nearby bolt of lightning glanced his umbrella and shot down through his right arm He felt a burning sensation in his body and after driving a mile he decided to get medical attention. His injuries turned out to be very minor for this lucky man.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden$100,000Severe thunderstorms blew through Weber County from South Ogden to Liberty, producing damaging winds, hail and heavy rain. Trees were reported down on a home and cars in Ogden, along with basement flooding of homes and some businesses. Trees in Liberty were toppled, with .83 inches of rain reported in 10 minutes.
August 1998Thunderstorm WindOgden$100,000no account filed
August 2003LightningNorth Ogden$15,000Lightning struck the roof of a residence in North Ogden, burning four holes and traveling 30 feet to start a house fire.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindOgden$10,000A 63 knot wind gust was measured at the Ogden Airport ASOS, and at least a dozen power poles were knocked down, along with a number of trees.
August 2005Flash FloodSouth Ogden$5,000Local streets and 2 homes had flooded basements along with minor wind damage from a thunderstorm
June 2002Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden$1,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden$500In South Ogden, 6-inch tree limbs were snapped off.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden-A trained spotter reported broken tree branches knocked down by severe wind gusts from a thunderstorm near the Ogden Country Club.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden-A trained spotter discovered multiple snapped trees from severe wind gusts associated from a thunderstorm within Leavitts Mortuary and Aultorest Memorial Park in Ogden.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden-A trained spotter reported that a street light was knocked over by severe wind gusts associated with a thunderstorm.
May 2021HailNorth Ogden-Nickel-sized hail fell in North Ogden.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindOgden-The Ogden-Hinckley Airport automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
April 2010HailNorth Ogden-Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches was reported near North Ogden, with the hail accumulating 2 to 3 inches deep.
August 2007HailNorth Ogden-Hail with a diameter of 0.75 inches fell in North Ogden.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindOgden-Power lines down in Ogden and South Ogden
August 2003HailNorth Ogden-Thunderstorms dumped 3/4 inch hail in and around North Ogden.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden-Dry Microburst wind gusts to 60 mph (52 kts) were recorded in South Ogden. Winds from the same cell knocked over several large tents set up at Hill AFB for an air show.
August 1999Funnel CloudNorth Ogden-A funnel cloud was spotted near Ben Lomond in Weber County.
May 1998HailOgden-no account filed
April 1998Thunderstorm WindOgden-no account filed
May 1994Thunderstorm WindSouth Ogden-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Weber County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

6 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Rushmer Buildingunder 500 feet2022
Eccles Buildingunder 500 feet1982
Ben Lomond Hotel Garageunder 500 feet2012
Bigelow-Ben Lomond Hotelunder 500 feet1990
Lower 25th Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)0.1 miles1983
Peery Apartments0.1 miles1987

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 78002714 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Weber CountyAll 75 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.