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Show (Check One) CONDITION Excellent !S Good Q Fair Q Deteriorated Q Ruins Altered Q O Unexposed (Check One) (Check One) Unaltered G Moved |X] Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Culmer Home, built in 1881, is a two story brick building over a sandstone foundation. The brick was painted red but the present owners, Mrs. and Mr. LaMar Merrill, have sand blasted it back to the original brick. The walls surrounding the home are of Kyune sandstone taken from the quarry operated by the Culmer Brothers. There is a mansard turret on the hip roof. The iron work on the tower and over the porch date from the early 1900's. The gray sandstone lintels and pediments are ornately carved. There are four interior end chimneys. The carved bannister and the original double entrance doors are of fine mahogany with hand etched paynes which display the house number "33". The interior doors are hand painted pine to look like oak. The fretwork over the large doorways is all wood and intricately made. In the sitting room and drawing room are the original wood burning fireplaces which are made of hand painted green slate. The sitting room fireplace has the original hearth piece. Large wood sliding doors separate the rooms. The hammered brass doorknob bafcilngs and latches are also original. The interior of the home has been extensively and beautifully restored by the present owners. The original flooring was of red cedar. Two rooms still have this flooring. In 1901, the Whitneys bought the home and refloored the downstairs rooms with pine, maple, mahogany parquet, which still remains in good condition. A sleeping perch was added in the 1900's as the upstairs rooms were hot in the summer; a front porch was also added at this time. Some of the doors have transoms. The kitchen has been remodeled as has the bathroom. The kitchen originally was hand painted to look like granite. There is a pantry with a pass through off the kitchen with original drawer pulls and cupboards. Before the home was acquired by the Merrills it had been divided into several apartments. Unfortunately, much of the original beauty was lost during the time the building was used for apartments. The Merrills, however, have impressively recovered the original beauty and charm of the home through their restoration efforts and the use of period antiques in furnishing the home. It was during their renovation of the home that the works of Henry Culmer were rediscovered. The work of Henry Culmer in his brother's home consists of the following: 1. Secco painting about 48" x 48" of the Black Rock area of the Great Salt Lake, signed and dated 1884. 2. Secco painting about 36" x 36" of the Mount Olympus area east of Salt Lake City, signed and dated 1887. 3. Secco painting 12" x 36" of a scene from the Utah War 1857-1858 in Echo Canyon, signed and apparently executed in 1884. 4. Two Secco paintings 12" x 36" of scenes of waterfalls from Emigr.ation Canyqn, not signed. |
