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Show OMB No 1024-0018. NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. z Page 1 Manti Motor Company Building, Manti, Sanpete County, UT Narrative Description Manti Motor Company (also known as Manti Motors), was originally constructed in 1916 as a one-story, onepart block commercial building with a concrete foundation, multi-wythe unreinforced load-bearing brick masonry exterior walls, and a flat roof. The roof structure consists of free-span wood trusses with wood joists and a wood deck. The original building is 50'-2" wide by 116'-0" deep, with two later additions. The first addition, constructed about 1920, is built of similar brick and is immediately south and set back 21 feet from the front of the original building. lt is 29'-5" wide by 32'-4 deep. The date of the second addition is unknown, but is not from the historic era. It is a wood-framed structure with stucco, attached to the west of the first addition, and is about 29'-8" wide by 47'-11" deep. Also, a free-standing modem wood pergola has recently been added in front of the south addition to add an open air reception area. Though large, this freestanding structure is not attached to either the original construction or the circa 1920 addition except for a srna11 retaining wall along the east and south side of the pergola space that abuts the wall of the 01iginal building. This is counted as a noncontributing structure. Manti Motors is situated mid-block on the west side of Main Street with two-story commercial blocks from the same period to the north, and a vacant lot, now used for parking, to the south. The fa9ade features three irregular bays with the main entrance in the center. A secondary single door entrance occurs at the north end of the fa9ade. The original storefront system appears to have been constructed of wood, with transom lights above. The deteriorated original storefront has been replaced with a wood storefront system similar in appearance, with transom lights that mimic the original transoms. The front one-quarter of the building was used for automobile showroom space, while auto repair/shop space occupied the remainder of the building at the rear. The original use of the circa 1920 addition is not clear, but it is likely that it was constructed for office space. The modem addition is used for storage. At one time gasoline was also sold from the site, with a gas pump at the curb, just no1ih of the main building entrance. The main entrance was purportedly used to move automobiles in and out of the showroom, and was wide enough for that purpose. There are several large, eight-over-twelve double hung wood windows in the shop area on the south and west elevations, with a single window on the north elevation. (The adjacent building to the north limited the number of windows on that elevation.) Although the later addition blocks the windows on the south elevation, they are still intact. The exterior walls are a light beige brick, and the fa9ade features some modest brick detailing, with several corbelled courses high on the wall that set off non-structural piers or pilasters, and a brick-framed recessed area above the transom windows that was used for signage. The parapet of the main fa9ade features vertical projections at the center and ends of the building and appears to have had a metal coping painted in a contrasting color. The 1920 addition was constructed to match the appearance and detailing of the original construction, although the brick is slightly more pink in color. Jn 2007 the exterior walls were cleaned of several layers of |
