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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. JL Page JL______________________Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Ogden, Weber County, UT Fred M. Nye (2546 Jefferson) was a leading Ogden retail merchant. He also served on the Ogden City Board of Education for 20 years, and was a Trustee of Utah State Agricultural College (now Utah State University). He was elected to the Ogden City Charter Commission, where he aided in drafting the City's council-manager form of government. 14 Adam Patterson, Sr., (2547 Jefferson) was the organizer, president and general manager, of the Vineyard Land and Livestock Company. He was also a director of the Utah-Idaho Central marriage, theocratic rule, and Mormon-Gentile conflict. Upon his retirement from a judgeship, he moved to Ogden where he practiced law and engaged in real estate. 15 Thomas Jordan Stevens (2575 Jefferson) served in several capacities of government on the City and State level, and at one time was the Weber County Sheriff. He was the executive vicepresident of the Utah Loan and Trust Company, and served as advisor to two territorial Governors. He was appointed as Commissary General on the staff of Governor Heber M. Wells, and held the rank of Colonel. 16 William H. Wattis (2649 Jefferson), along with his brothers, established the Utah Construction Company, which grew into a major international multibillion dollar business corporation. Among his other business interests were the Vineyard Livestock Company which controlled some 40 ranches of 250,000 acres of land located in Utah, Nevada and Idaho. He was also the president and vicepresident of several Ogden companies, and the president of Dee Memorial Hospital of Ogden. In 1919, he was listed as one of the Men Who Are Making Ogden. 17 Thomas Whalen (2532 Jefferson) was an active real estate man. He was also involved with the executive committee of Commercial National Bank, served for two years on the Ogden City Council, and was a tax appraiser. He also built the house located at 2540 Jefferson as the mirror twin of his own and in which John Hoxer resided. 18 Architecture and Development Patterns Visually, the strongest image of the Jefferson Avenue District is that of a Victorian neighborhood. The most impressive dwellings are brick and stone houses built from the early 1880s through the early 1890s. With asymmetrical facades, multiple roof pitches and planes, and heights reaching two and one-half stories, these homes reflected the prosperity of their owners. They were built for some of the most influential people in Ogden, and became an area of social activity during a period of substantial economic growth. The growth in the district parallels the substantial growth occurring in Ogden City at 14lbid. 15lbid. 16Adapted from research materials prepared by Dr. Richard Roberts, 1986. 1987. 17Adapted from research material included in the Structure/Site Information Form, prepared by Dr. Richard C. Roberts, 18Adapted from research materials included in the Structure/Site Information Form, prepared by Kent D. Johnson, 1987. X See continuation sheet |
