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NN·lE DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH ·- - ----·-~---- - - - PLACE OF PRACTICE TYPE OF PRACTI CE other __~~ · s::i_rch ~ FIRMS ASSOCIATED WITH "-' ( ~ indicates NATERIAL ~fG?~l- -#-~ _ $ . ~Ep-<l . __·_~·_ ~ G.~ {~)-4_~ - - -- ·- - - - - - - - ~ -- -- AVAILABLE .:- - · UNDER ) - -- - - -- -- ~ --- -----,.~-- BUILDINGS IN1> ~ \.-'.- ~F- 13f2o'5> . S, ~ ·__ \/Jh. Llc:_E::-- f--. Lt=: t... it::;.f2- . S ~- - eF A=:--~ +do:v~e- 13 L ts. M· tb \Vbt.-t<-~ . ~f!=AC-e ~~~~ lt J . ~ · ~i:;3,N tJ ·~ I tJ ~~ -eµ fE L L-Q vJ ~l) ~ g.:t:=. '=> :e,~s. s -+to:rs,_ ::BL-+=;.. - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - --- - -- ·- ~ ·- -~ - ~ - - -~ - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF WILLIAM CARROLL Henry G. Carroll was a carpenter and machinist in Provo in 1878 and taught his son, William, the same trade, William being listed in Provo directories as a carpenter in 1884. Henry and William founded a business in Provo in 1883 and advertised as "architects, designers, contractors, builders, and iron workers." Since Henry was never listed as an architect and William was often referred to as an architect in later years, it can be assumed that William was the architect for the firm of Henry G. Carroll and Sons in 1883. In 1885, Henry and another son, Wickliffe, moved to Salt Lake City and established Henry G. Carroll and Sons, this time " advertising as machinists, contractors and builders, patent and model ,1 makers and iron fence manufacturers. Inasmuch as William is not shown to have lived in Salt Lake that year, and whereas the architecture and design functions are absent in Henry Carroll's new firm, it may be assumed that William remained in Provo for some time after his father and brother moved to Salt Lake. William first appears in Salt Lake City in 1888 and is listed in the residential directory as an architect. In 1889, William is listed as an architect in the business directory, indicating he may have moved to Salt Lake in late 1887 or early 1888, establishing a relatively unknown residential practice which had expanded to a full-services office,.s in 1888. William's move to Salt Lake City was well timed and corresponded perfectly with the beginning of the city's great building ~~ boom (1889-1892). Father Henry) anticipated that building growth in Provo would never equal the growth and opportunity in the state's larger capitol city and thus made his move earlier than William. William may have learned of the great need for architects in Salt Lake City from 2 Richard K.A. Kletting or his supervising architect Richard C. Watkins, who were working on the Territorial Insane Asylum and numerous houses and schools in Provo at the time William lived there. William Carroll was a gifted architect and quickly became the most prolific architect in Salt Lake City. By 1890 he had entered a partnership with Martin Didicus Kern, a prominent architect who practiced widely in the territory from the 1880's until 1898 but who, after leaving Carroll in March, 1892, moved from office to office spending large sums of money on lavish full-page advertisements before disappearing from the architectural scene in 1898. During the two-year period of their partnership, Carroll & Kern designed more buildings than any other . firm in the territory. Building records for 1890 indicate that Carroll and Kern designed 45 major projects (over $5,000) in that year, compared to 25 buildings for Kletting, 10 for Dallas & Hedges, 11 for Walter E. Ware, 5 for Harrison & Nichols, 9 by Julius Hansen, etc. Carroll continued an independent practice until 1908, his active architectural career having spanned 25 years. the Walker Brothers & Some of his important works included Flyer Store, S.S. Walker Opera House block, M.H. Walker terrace, Gladstone Building, J.A. Fritch block, Fritch Hotel, Bertolini block, Mrs. William Jennings residence, J.H. Bennett stores and hotel, Stringfellow Brothers block. l. ' m Ne; ;.:S- 30Q.> .., 10-1~ ) - \ . Cr\ rn-.o ST..\Tl:S 01::PART;\ll:.i\T 01- 1 HE I i\TER IOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM CONTINUATION SHEET ITEM NUMBER FOR l'J'?S USE miLY RE CEIV ED loATE ENTERED 8 PAGE T,,;o The architectural firm, Carroll and Kern, which was responsible for the Fritsch Block, was active in Salt Lake for only tt~-o years, froill 1838 to 1890. During this short period, however, Carroll and Kem designed more buildings than any other £inn in the territory. Building records for 1890 indi cate that Carroll and Kern designed forty-five major projects _(over $5,000) in that year compared to b{enty-£ive buildings for Richard K. A. Kletting, ten for Dallas &Hedges, eleven for Walter E. Ware, etc. William Carroll and his father Henry G. Carroll were in .partnership in the building business in Provo, Utah in the 1370's and 1880's, with William responsible for the architectural work. William came to Salt Lake City in late 18S7, having been preceded by his father and another brother in 1835. It i s probable that he first established a small residential practice ,~hich expanded to a full-service office in 1838, as he is listed in the 1889 business directory as an a rchitect. l'iilliam's move to Salt Lake City was well timed and corresponded perfectly \\'ith the beginning of the city's great building boom (1889-1892). Father Henry anticipated that building growth in Provo ,,ould never equal the growth and opportunity in the state's larger capital city and thus made his move earlier than William. William may have learned of the great need for architects in Salt Lake City froill Richard K. A. Kletting or his supervising architect, Richard C. Watkins, who ,..-ere both working on the Territorial Insane Asylum and m.unerous houses and schools in Provo at the time William lived there. · ifilliam Carroll was a gifted ard1i tect and quickly became the most prolific ar chitect in Salt Lake City. By 1890 he had entered into a partnership with Martin Didicus Kem, a proillinent architect who practiced widely in the territory from the 1380 1 s until 1890. After dissolving the partnership with Carroll in March 1892> Kem apparently moved from office to office and spent large st.rrnS of money on lavish> fullpage advertisements, and then disappeared from the architectural scene in 1893. ·Carroll, however> continued in independent practice until 1908, his active architectural career having spanned bienty-five years. Some of his important \{orks include the \1/alker Brothers & Flyer Store, S. S. Walker Opera House Block, N. IL Walker Terrace, Gladstone Building, J. A. Fritsch Block, Fritsch Hotel, Bertolini Block, Mrs. WilliaH Jennings residence, J. H. Bennett stores and hotel, and Stringfellrnv Brothers Block. .1"1.r lL./\l'lil L t . 100 lEHISTORIC .1400 - 1499 ..... , . ·:-. •l . • AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE -- CHECK AND JUSTIFY BELOW -ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC _COMMUNITY PLANNiNG _LA NDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE _RELIGION -ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC _CONSERVATION _LAW _SCIENCE _1500 - 1599 -AGRICULTURE _ECONOMICS _ LI TE RA TURE _SCULPTURE _1600 - 1699 -XARCHITECTUAE _EDUCATION _MI LITA RY _SOCIAVHUMANITARIAN _1700- 1799 -ART _ENGINEERING _MU SIC _THEATER .X1Soo- 1s~9 _COMMERCE _EXPLORATIONtSETILEMENT _1900- _COMMUNICATIONS _INDUSTRY I • "':,: SPECIFIC DATES · _PH ILOSOPl-t'I' _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT _TRANSPORTATION _OTHER (SPECIFY) _JNVENTION .1890 ... STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE · BUILDER/ARCHITECT . Carroll and Kem The three-story, ·stone and brick J. A. Fritsch Block was built in 1890 as an office building for the "Fritsch Investment Company, an early investment business founded by Francis and John A. Fritsch, Utah immigrants of 1889 . The block is architecturally significant as a well-preserved representative of the regional type of Richardsonian · Romanesque· commercial architecture prevalent in Utah Territory in the late 19th Century. The architectural firm, Carroll and Kem, was Utah's most prolific at the beginning of. the "Utah Building Boom" in 1889. The Fritsch Block, although modest in comparison ,ii.th Carroll and Kern's larger projects, is the major surviving work of this prominent firm which played an important role in 0e development of architecture in Utah. Francis Fritsch was born in Germany in 1835, emigrated to Wapakoneta, Ohio, in 1850, and thence to Salt Lake City with his son John in 1889. Soon after tl?,eir arrival in Utah, father and son follllded the Fritsch Investment Company "o'f" which the Fritsch Block was a product. In 1912 the family incorporated the Fritsch Loan and Investment Company,~and in 1916 this company absorbed the Fritsch Investment Company: · Francis Fritsc:.11 remained active in the business until around 1920, however, his son Jolm was killed in a climbing accident on Mt. Rainier in 1916. The building was used originally as a store, offices, and boarding house. The ·1903 city directory- ,l is.t s ·"furnished rooms" at the address. Later ·it was kn.own as the Worth Hotel and later as the Granite Hotel. The bottom floor was leased in 1908 to the Regal Cleaning and D¥"eing Company for storerooms, ·and later apparently part of the cleaning company moved there too. In the late 1920's, the Fritsch .Loan and Trust had some financial problems which resulted in several mortgages on the building and eventually, a ta..x sale to Salt Lake County. About 1931-2, Lorus Manwaring., Sr., b.--:lUght what was then the Granite Building for his business, Guthrie Bicycle Company, which had been fonnerly located at 228 East 2nd South. Mr. Manwaring leased th~ upper floor as hotel space for a few years and maintained his bicycle business drn~nstairs. From about 1935 to 1945, .Mr. Manwaring lived in the upstairs lihid?- he remodeled into an apartment for his family and at that time did exten;;ive re,<l.ring to the building. Lorus Marn~-a.rihg left the business in 1966, the same --year he died. His son Lorus Manwaring, ·Jr. ·; assumed control and in 1970 he also retired, leaving it to his son-in-law, Harold W. Goddard, who has continued the bicycle business downstairs but has again begun leasing studio and office space on the second floor. i I CONDITION CHECK ONE _EXCELLENT _DETERIORATED _UNALTERED _GOOD _RUINS LLTERED :X.FAIA _UNEXPOSED CHECK ONE X__ ORIGINAL SITE _MOVED DATE _ __ DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE General: The earliest description of the Fritsch Block (from January l> 1891, Salt Lake Tribune) reads: "J. A. Fritsch Block, corner 2nd South and Franklin Avenue;-"3' story brick and stone, store and offices, estimated cost: $10,000." 'The present building fits the historic description and has been modified only slightly since initial construction. The block is Richardsonian Romanesque in style and is intact inside and out with the exception of new w:indows and aluminum framed doors and interior alteration on the first floor level. The basement, second and third floor are unaltered, even on the interior. · · ·p1an: There are three ma:in floors and a full basement. The structural system is center post and beam in the basement and first floor, and bearing walls a.round a central hall on the second and third floors. The main f loor is . essentially free of partitions except at the rear of the store where merchandise is st-ored. The upper floors contain sma,11. of;fices on either side of the haJ.l and stairway which. . nm north to south through the building. Facade: The storefront is symmetrical and features an arched entryway to the central sta1.n;ay and othenri.se square, glass-filled bays on the first floor level. The windows are divided by structural mullions \~hlch support the masonry wall above. The second floor windows are Roman arched while third floor bays are square and are aligned directly above the \vindows below·. 1he front facade is roughly square in shape but has well balanced vertical and horizontal emphasis. Vertical thrust is provided by the central panel which extends out slightly from the main field of the front wall and contains the arched entry, two pairs of windows and a pyramidal pediment. The. p~lc1:5te~s. .a~ each, end of the facade extend the full height of the front and also provide a sense of verticality. Horizontal balance comes from the heavy first floor ~ornice, . second . floor belt course and heav)', corbeled upper cornice, pediment and false parapet wall. Detailing ·and ·decoration: Detailing follows the line of Richardsonian Romanesque ·architectur~ .as regionally adapted in Utah. Carvea. stone decoration is plentiful as evidenced in . the capitals under the_ entry arch, the capitals in the pilasters at the second floor l~vel, the terminals of the corbeled arcJ1es. over :the Roman· windows, etc. The carved foliated patterns are typically Richard:sonian. Rusticated stone enters the design in the side. pilasters and the arched entry bay panel. Corbeled brickwork in the fonn of <lentils) bands and horizontal belt courses add relief as do the corbeled · stone. sills. and molded. t:in entablature which fonns the cornice atop the first level of the facade. The tin cornice across the top of the Fritsch Block is also molded and bracketed and gives a deep shadow line . . · Recessed pockets in the parapet wall and pediment and molded wooden mullions on the bottom levels complete the decoration o(the facade. Interior features include original floors, walls, ceilings, trim, :doors, .stairway with railings and newell posts> and sk.ylights. 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