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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. _8_ Page 5_ Anderson, Frederick C. and Anna, House, Sandy, Salt Lake County, UT diminished. Soon after the turn of the century Sandy had lost much of the mining component of its economy, marking an end to its initial phase of development. The agricultural component also shifted at this time away from small family farms toward larger, more specialized farming operations, inaugurating a new phase of development in the city. ARCHITECTURE: This house is representative of a common house type in Sandy during the Mining, Smelting and Small Farm Era. The cross-wing house became popular in the 1860s and 1870s in Utah. Part of the Picturesque movement, design of cross-wings were often based on principles set forth in architectural stylebooks. 12 Rural areas of Utah were not isolated from stylistic developments occurring on both the national and local levels. The pattern book styles and standardized building components were available and easily adapted for use with local materials. The former isolation of rural areas was no longer an obstacle to building well and the quality of design and workmanship were also affected during the Victorian era. 13 There are 38 surviving examples of the cross-wing house in Sandy. 14 The Anderson house is among the best preserved. HISTORY OF THE ANDERSON HOUSE: Frederick C. Anderson purchased the property at 8650 South Center Street from the LeGrand Young in 1888 for $50. 15 The house was built around 1890. Frederick C. and Anna C. Anderson probably lived in the house for eight years. Little is known of the home's original owners. In 1898, the house was purchased by Joseph George Fones for $900. Joseph Fones (1828-1906) was a prominent choir director in Utah, and is best remembered for writing the music to the LDS hymns "Beautiful Zion Built Above" and "Earth With Her Ten Thousand Flowers." There is no indication that Joseph Fones ever lived in the home. Earlier he had been a polygamist and may have purchased it for one of his six wives. The fact that title was transferred two years after his death by a deed specifically listing him as an unmarried man supports this theory. 16 Peter M. Christensen bought the property in October, 1908 for $450. He and his wife Anna J. 12Carter and Goss, 102. 13Ibid., 110-111. '4Reconnaissance level survey of Sandy, Utah, 1987. ' 5Title abstract, Salt Lake County Recorder's Office. '"'Walking Tour of Historic Sandy", 1991, 11. See also title abstract to property. X See continuation sheet |
