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Show NPS Fonn 10 900-a Utah MS Word Fonnat MB No. 1024-0016 (Expires 5/31/2012) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. z Page ~ Wells Historic District, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT and other structures, the scale of which is not in keeping with the rest of the district. This is particularly evident along the boundary streets of the district and is less common in the interior. Residential landscape is present throughout most of the district and is characterized by mature trees, which line the parking strips of most streets in the neighborhood. Planned or designed public landscaping is generally absent in the area except for First Encampment Park, a small park commemorating the approximate location of the first campsite of Mormon pioneers upon entering the Salt Lake Valley. Historic, and modern, commercial development is largely centered on the major through-streets within the district: State Street, 1300 South, 700 East, 1700 South, and 2100 South. Away from these corridors, commercial development consisted of individual specialty shops, such as small groceries, scattered among residential structures. Many of these small shops arose as additions to residential structures, with the store front abutting the sidewalk and the residential structure set back from it. Survey Methods and Eligibility Requirements Buildings were classified as either contributing or non-contributing to the district based upon the results of a reconnaissance level survey of the Wells area in 2007. 1 Each building was evaluated for its contributory status using a set of integrity criteria (i.e., a rating system) established by the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. 2 This rating system is as follows: 1 A- Eligi ble/significant: built within the historic period and retains integrity; excellent example of a style or type; unaltered or only minor alterations or additions; individually eligible for the National Register under criterion "C", architectural significance; also, buildings of known historical significance. B- Eligible: built within the historic period and retains integrity; good example of a style or type, but not as well-preserved as "A''-rated buildings, though overall integrity is retained; properties may have some alterations or minor additions. C- Ineligible: built during the historic period but has had major alterations or additions; no longer retains integrity. D- Out-of-Period: constructed outside the historical period3 . Ellis, Sheri Murray. A Reconnaissance Level Survey of Liberty Wells, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah. Final Report, October 2007. 2 Utah State Historic Preservation Office. Reconnaissance Level Surveys, Standard Operating Procedures. Salt Lake City: Utah State Historic Preservation Office, Rev. January 2007. 3 Historical period defined as 1957 or earlier based upon 50 years from the date of the 2007 reconnaissance level survey, for the purpose of this nomination. |
