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Show NFS 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 6 Ramsey, Lewis A., House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT is that he was able to raise and educate his family as an artist. During his productive life, especially during the period he lived at 128 South 1000 East, Lewis A. Ramsey was also known as a loving husband and father, and a devoted church member. His family has remained fiercely loyal to him. Until her death in Los Angeles on July 13, 1970, Elizabeth Ramsey worked vigorously to preserve her husband's paintings, defend his reputation, and protect his copyrights. In July 1935, the house was taken over by the Wasatch Corporation, and from 1935-1947, it was used as a rental unit and converted into at least two apartments. It was purchased by the Guild family in 1946. Ed and Mabel Guild lived in one of the apartments between 1938 and 1947. Ed Guild was a real estate dealer. In 1948, the house was converted to use as "Mrs. Geis' Day Nursery." Idella May Geis ran the nursery, but lived at 1169 Milton Avenue with her husband Nephi Geis, an electrical contractor. The Idella and Nephi Geis family purchased the house in 1955. It was used as a day nursery until 1959 when it was converted back to apartments. Joseph Inman Geis, who briefly lived in the home with his wife Gwen, acquired the property in 1976. The house had three to four units through the 1970s and 1980s. Allan Ainsworth, who lived in the home as a student in the early 1980s, purchased the property in 1986. Ainsworth began the process of converting the home back into a single family dwelling. The current owner, Barry Nielsen, a surgeon, purchased the property on April 4,1993. Dr. Nielsen has spent .the past few years rehabilitating the upper floor of the home, Lewis A. Ramsey's former studio, which had been divided into two apartments. The rooms still remain, but period detail work has been retained along with new work that replicates the period details. See continuation sheet |
