Historic Tate Barn

The Historic Tate Barn is located within Wasatch Mountain State Park, near the Soldier Hollow area and also close to Deer Creek Reservoir. It is well worth a stop to look at this beautiful, historic building.

The barn was built in 1902 by Francis Tate, an English emigrant who had a dairy farm here. It was constructed using local Red Pine and the unique architectural form made it a bit of a Heber Valley icon.

The barn became a part of Wasatch Mountain State Park in 1961, but sadly fell into disrepair, with a final heavy snowfall bringing it to its demise in 1996. Thankfully a committee was organized to reconstruct the barn and it was completed by 2002, in time for the winter olympics that were held nearby.

Note that a state park entrance fee is required to visit the barn. The interior is closed, but visitors can walk around the outside.