Built in 1903. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The American Fork City Hall on Church Street in American Fork, Utah was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.”
Wikipedia article American Fork City Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 183 National Register listings published here for Utah County · listed in 1994 · category: Building · built in 1903.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of American Fork City Hall between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,020 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 12 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/undetermined | 72 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BUCKWALTER |
| 6 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHIP FIRE |
| 5 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MAHOGANY |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BUCKWALTER #2 |
| 28 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SOLO # 3 |
| 27 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COWBOY |
| 27 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of American Fork City Hall: 22 producers, 20 past producers, 6 occurrences. 22 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Brick Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mahogany Mtn. Prospect | Calcium | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Wadley Pit | Brick Clay | Producer | Surface | |
| Mcfarland Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Wadley Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Ellis Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Ellis Mcfarland and Smith Pits | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ellis, Mcfarland & Smith Pits | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mcfarland Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Smith Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Wadley Deposit | Clay | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names American Fork, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1998 | Hail | American Fork | $300,000 | no account filed |
| September 1997 | Hail | American Fork | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | American Fork | $10,000 | A small tornado was spotted and recorded by a member of the public. The tornado removed a metal roof from a barn, and did minor damage to trees and other outbuildings in the area. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | American Fork | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | American Fork | - | The American Fork Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | American Fork | - | The American Fork Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | American Fork | - | The sensor at American Fork Marina recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2010 | Hail | American Fork | - | Hail stones ranging in size from 0.75 inches to 1 inch in diameter were reported near Highland. |
| August 1997 | Hail | American Fork | - | no account filed |
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.
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 | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | American Fork Historic District | 0.1 miles | 1998 |
 | Bank of American Fork | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | American Fork Second Ward Meetinghouse | 0.3 miles | 1992 |
 | Harrington Elementary School | 0.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Veterans Memorial Building | 0.3 miles | 1994 |
 | American Fork Presbyterian Church | 0.3 miles | 1980 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 94000298 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Utah County | All 183 listed properties in this county. |
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