Farmington Historical Museum not only holds history; it is housed in it. The museum occupies a historic building that has had several lives, witnessing Farmington’s shift from small settlement to part of the Wasatch Front urban corridor.

Building History

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Local history writers note that buildings and other “memorials of our past” help communities feel continuity across generations (Mumford 1996, 88). Mumford argues that caring for records and landmarks gives people confidence that their efforts will matter to descendants (Mumford 1996). Farmington’s decision to house its collections in this structure, and to maintain it over time, is part of that work.