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Show Architect/Builder; Building Materials: ado be brick z Building Type/Style:. Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) o < R >: O o5 X This two-story building has been altered so as to appear to be part of the building to the west -which has been worked in stucco and roofed in tile to give it a Spanish Mission appearance. Statement of Historical Significance: D C O n O Aboriginal Americans Agriculture Architecture The Arts Commerce D Cl n D D Communication Conservation Education Exploration/Settlement Industry D D D D D Military Mining Minority Groups Political Recreation D D D D Religion Science Socio-Humanitarian Transportation This building housed the first business in which Thomas N, Taylor, one of Provo's most successful and significant entrepreneurs, was engaged. In 1885 at the age of 17 Thomas N. Taylor went into business with Julius Jensen to open "the first exclusive jewelry store in Utah County." They started with one room rented from Taylor f s father. They soon outgrew these quarters and in 1889 built this two-story building-the upstairs of which was used as a residence by Thomas and his wife. The firm by then had become Nielson and Taylor-Jensen having been bought out and Soren Nielson, a watchmaker, brought in. In 1890 when Taylor took over Taylor Brothers Furniture, the jewelry building was taken over by the Provo City Bakery operated by Edward Scherer and Fred Schaerger. |
