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Show Architect/Builder: Building Materials: Building Type/Style: Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features Indues acciticss, alterations, ancillary structures, snot lancscaping if applicable This is another good example of the commercial style in Utah. It is a large two-story, dark red brick building with typically large, rectangular windows of very regular pattern. The cornice is prominent but not dominant. Statement of Historical Significance: Ccrs^rvy1-"i'"TV __Sxaloratifln/SettlecMsit _ industry , .Military" ,, Mining __.2-£LrsDrit'/ GJKJVSSS --.Political . -. _- Seligicn .--,.-. Scisnce --.Traassortaticn This two-story brick building was built in 1914 by one of Cache Valley's leading merchants and citizens, George W. Thatcher, and originally housed one of the valley's most distinctive women's department stores: Shamhart and Christensen's. George W. Thatcher was the son of Hezikiah Thatcher, a pioneer to Cache Valley, and one of the great merchants of the pioneer days. George W. Thatcher, among others, established the first official bank in Logan, in addition to other business enterprises. The land was originally owned by Luna Young, daughter of Brigham Young and Mary Angel! Young, who married George W. Thatcher. i |
