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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) 0MB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. _8_ Page JL______________________Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Ogden, Weber County, UT Many members of the controlling body that made up Ogden's local government lived in the Jefferson Avenue District. Among them were: Judge Jacob Boreman.(2554 Jefferson) served as a second district judge during Utah's territorial period and practiced law in Ogden. Abbott R. Heywood (2540 Jefferson) was the mayor of Ogden and also a vice-president of Commercial National Bank. Edmund T. Hulaniski (2523 Jefferson) who was significant to Ogden's politics by serving as city, county, and district attorney, police judge, and chairman of the county and city Republican Committees. From 1907 to 1909 he was a member of the Utah State Senate. He lived in the Jefferson District from 1882 until his death in 1928. Thomas A. Whalen (2532 Jefferson) served on the city council, and was also a member of the executive committee for Commercial National Bank There were other influential people not previously mentioned, that lived within the Jefferson District and contributed significantly to the growth of Ogden. Emil Bratz (2640 Jefferson) established a successful real estate, loan and investment company and was the director of the Hurst Realty & Mercantile Company of Ogden. 10 William Eccles (2555 Jefferson) was the brother of the influential businessman, David Eccles. William was affluent in his own right as the president of W.H. Eccles Lumber Company. 11 Robert H. Hinckley (2560 Jefferson) was one of Ogden's most prominent citizens who was recognized for local, state, and national achievement. He established the Hinckley Dodge automobile dealership in Ogden, was a director of the Chamber of Commerce, president of the Rotary Club, and helped develop the Ogden Airport and was a vice-president of Utah Pacific Airways. With his political success, he was asked to join the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce and the Director of Contracts Settlement. He established the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah. He and Ed Noble worked together to purchase the RCA network and reorganize it as the American Broadcasting Company (ABC). Abrelia Clarissa Seely Hinckley (2560 Jefferson) was also a contributing person in Ogden. She was a founder of the first Board of Directors of the Ogden YWCA, and also the first president of the Utah Wool Growers Association Women's Auxiliary. 12 John Hoxer (2540 Jefferson) manufactured and sold canvas products. He owned and operated Ogden Tent & Awning Company, a nationally known business in the canvas industry. 13 ™Utah Since Statehood, Historical and Biographical, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1919, Volume II, pg. 84. "Adapted from research materials prepared by Dr. Richard Roberts, 1987. 12Adapted from research materials prepared by Dr. Richard Roberts, 1987. "Adapted from research materials included in the Structure/Site Information Form, prepared by Kent D. Johnson, 1987. X See continuation sheet |
