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Show William Colernan House Description continued: modern (c. 1970) garage is now attached on the north side, but this addition does not detract significantly from the integrity of the structure . Total number of contributing buildings: 2 Total number of non-contributing buildings: 0 William Coleman House History continued: Valley in 1862, Watkins 1 familiarity with picturesque design produced 5 of the best and most significant examples of the Gothic Revival architectural style in the state of Utah. William and Mary Clotworthy Coleman probably had this house built soon after they purchased this property in February 1879. John Watkins, a well-known architect/builder in Midway, designed and built this house for the ColemansJ Watkins 1 own house, also a Gothic Revival house, was located just two blocks away at 5 E. Main. William Coleman was born November 24, 1842 in Kempston, Bedfordshire, England, to George and Elizabeth Bailey Coleman. He married Mary Clotworthy December 11, 1867, in Utah. She was born July 21, 1848, in Doby, Ayrshire, England, to Hugh and Jean Maitland Clotworthy. Both William and Mary emigrated to the U.S. with their families, who, as recent converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were anxious to join the Saints in Utah. William was a farmer and freighter, and Mary, in addition to raising her own four children, took in three other children to raise. Mary died in 1889, and William passed away in 1897. The house remained in the Coleman family until the 1960s. Historical Society, "Lethe Coleman Tatge Tells the Story of Her Home in Midway," p. 2. |
