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427 E 500 NOMASRTH HOUSE AUSTIN, THO , lEHI ! UTAI::i_ ~OUNTY UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 00576 8986 , "." .-.,. .. , '- ;:." .. .~ .~..... , o .' • . " .' I ~ ".. .. . , . , NOMINA IIUN t-UHM • .' ;hffi~OO (11-78) Unitarl Sla-l es Department of ihe Interior f;>~eritage Conservation and Recreation Service B\1caiional Register of ~Bstoric PSaces H-r ave:rriorll-Nominaiion Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries--:-complete applicable sections ~~. Name historic Thomas Austin Hous-e andlor common 2. Location street & number 427 East 500 North __ not for publication Lehi _ city, town __ vicinity of Utah state code 049 congressional district 01 county Utah code 049 3. Classification Category __ district .-X- building(s) __ structure __ site __"object " Ownership __ public ~private _both Public Acquisition "w__ in process " ::: N~ being considered Status name Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dalley ~occupied __ unoccupied __ work in progress Accessible -X- yes: restricted __ yes: unrestricted __ no Present Use __ agriculture __ commercial _._ educational __ entertainment __ government ....-- industrial _ "_ military __ museum __ park --X. private residence __ religious __ scientific __ transportation __ otber: street & number {f27 East 500 North __ vicinity of Lehi city, town state courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. County Recorder, Utah County Courthouse street & number South University Avenue city, town ,- Provo Utah State Historic Sites Survey tit:;? Summer _'Its ~- : :,< state Utah has this property been determined elegible? __ yes ~ state ~ no __ county __ local ~ory for survey re_c_o_r_d_s__U_t_a_h__ S_t_a_t_e_H_i_s_t_o_r.:.}_c_a_l_S_o_c_i_e_t_y_ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -_ _- - chI. to ':11 .. (Uni versity and Center Streets) _ _ federal 1980 Utah Salt Lake City stDte Utah :7;-~~~~~·~~M~~4~·~--~----------------------------------~~----------~----~·~·~ • e.PeSCirB/pI.IOn Condition _x.. excellent _good _ .air _ deteriorated _ ruins _unexposed Check one _ unaltered -X- altered Check one -.X original site _ moved date _ _~~_ _ _ _ _ __ Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance · Standard elements of Victorian design suggest that pattern books were a starting point for this hol.lSe's design, however, the irregularity of massing and unusual combination of various motifs indicate that it is more than likely a unique compositon. Hip and gable roof sections have been combined so that the house has several axes of differing lengths, and an irregular wall surface punctuated by projecting bays and a variety of window types. The west and south walls have both been accented by elaborate porches ,.ffiich make it difficult to ascertain ,ihich of the two \-laS intended as the principle facade. A square bay. with a steep pyramid 1:OOf is set diagonally into the southwest corner separating those two walls. The first floor porch over the 'vest entrance on the north half of the building is topped with a smaller portico. 'The pediment of the portico is out of proportion with respect to the size of t.lte house. · The pediment is supp:rted on piers of varying dimensions, each of which is topped by a capital. The piers of the first floor porch may not be original~ and the porch balustrade has been removed. The piers of the one story porch on the south side too are not original, but have been designed to resemble those on the front porch and are compatible with the design of the house. Its . balustrade has also been removed, but the small pediment projecting from the roof.~.over the entry is intact. It is ec-..hJed by the small pediment over the second story window of the diagonally set, three part bay. The south door is larger and more elaborate than the one. on the west , ...all, and is flanked by a diamond shaped, and keyhole shaped stained glass ,vindow. That accentuation, .and the fact that the door opens into a small vestibule suggests tl18.t the south entraoce was intended as the primary point of entry. If that is the case, it is strange that . the door on the west \vall has been givn so muCL'1 emphasis. _. The mix of elements, and variety of forms of this house have been tied together in several ways. A wide frieze decorated with dentils wraps around. the upper edges of the house, and around each porch and pediment. The brick of the first and second stories varies slightly in color, that on the first floor being lighter. Two courses of rough faced brick defin~ the division between the first and second stories, and a projecting course of red sandstone marks the division beb{een the first floor and the foundation. That rough-faced brick has also reen used at each of the corners in an alternating header and stretcher pattern. A simple double hung sash ,dndow has been used consistently on the second story, and a. double rung sash window with a plain transom was used repeatedly on the first floor with the exception of a single sash ~vindow \vith a stained glass transom on the facade of the diagonal bay, and the smaller stained glass windm.;s that flank the south entrance. Alterations include those already mentioned with respect to the porches, the addition of a new roof, and- the addition of a set of stairs at the back of the house. The balustrade of the new stairs waB designed to approximate the design of the balustrade of the portico on the west wall, and do not greatly affect the original integrity of ~"building. The other cha~es too are compatible ,vith the original design;- . : :8." Sagna"licance Period _ prehistoric _1400-1499 _1500-1599 _ 1600-169,9 _1700-1799 _1800-1899 ~ 1900- Specific dates Areas of Significance-..Check and justify below _ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning _ archeology-historic _ conservation agriculture _ economics _ -X.. architecture _ education _ engineering _art _commerce _ exploration/settlement _ communications _ Industry _Invention 1901 Builder/Architect _ ' _ _ _ _ _ _ landscape architecture~ religion law _ science literature _ sculpture military _ soclall music humanitarian philosophy _theater politics/government _ transportation _ other (specify) not known Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) This house was built in 1901 at a cost of $4,000 for Thomas Austin, a wealthy Lehi livestock rancher. The house draws its significance from its association with Austin and as the best example in Lehi of Victorian domestic architecture.* At a time when eclecticism and irregularity in house design was at a ,premium, the Austin House projects an asymmetry of massing and mixing of historical details which is truly exceptional. *Utah State Historical Society Architectural Survey, Spring 1980. Thomas Austin was born in England in 1864 and came to Lehi in 1868 with his parents who were converts to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hi s father became a fanner and it seems 1i kely that young Thomas was rai sed in this type of work. In the 1880s and 90s, both the cattle and the sheep industries became i ncre~si ngly important commerci a1 enterpri ses in Utah,l and Thomas Austin became involved in both of them. By the mid-1890s Austin was well established in sheep and catt1e. 2 In 1896, for example, he opened sheep shearing corrals west of Lehi where he employed 35 men and sheared between 5000 and 6000 sheep a season. 3 Such success allowed Austin to build a large, elaborate house for his family in 1901. Combining decorative elements of several styles into a highly irregualr format, the eclecticism of the Austin House is consistent with the prevailing architectural thinking of the peri od. During the late-nineteenth century, the Queen Anne, Eastlake, and Stick Styles dominated the domestic architecture of Utah. 4 These styles were united by a picturesque aesthetic which stressed "highly irregular plans, discontinuous asymmetrically massed forms, and the manipul ati on of surfaces wi th varied textures. liS In addition to a preoccupation with visual complexity, this picturesque tradition was by nature highly eclectic, with architects freely choosing among many diverse historical periods for suitable elements of composition and decoration. 6 The Austin House seemingly takes both main facets of the design model to their extremes: the floor plan and roof outline of the house are sel f-consci ously asymmetri cal and compl ex (there are few straight lines left intact for the eye to follow), while the mixing of Classical and Queen Anne exterior motifs is both unusual and invigorating. Only the use of masonry walls prevents the attainment of the third architectural principle--the texturing of wall surfaces. In all, the Thomas Austin House in Lehi is a fine extant example of Victorian architecture in Utah. 9. L'.tlajor Bibliographical References ... "Thomas Austin," Deseret News, September 18, 1923, 6, Section 2. Lehi Banner, March 6, 1896, 1. Lehi Centennial History, Lehi ·Free Press Publishing Company 10. Geographical Data nomlnat~~ro~rlh Less thim one Acreage of Quadrangle name ' 1:24000 Quadrangle scale _ _ _ _ __ ,_ UMT References A l!LJ 14121815,3,01 14 ,4/7 ,11 6 ,3 Zone Eastlng Northing PI BW III I III II I L.tJ .L...I FLU· I I I· I Zone L-I. 1. . .-'--&.--'-..JL...II 1--1..I-...I.,..~---"""'" ELU II I L-I..I-...I.,......&...-600~-' G LW I I , I 1--1 c LU Eastlng D 1-1 Northing ' .J.....L.....&-..L'..;....I . I I II HLU I I ...L..-..I-...................- ' 1 I .1 ,_I J I Verbal boundary description and justification Part of Block 91, Plat A of the Lehi City Survey, Comm. at the SW corner of Block 91; thence east 125 feet; thence north 143.75 feet; thence west 125 feet; thence south 143.75 feet to point of beginning. List all stat•• and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state N/A code county N/A code state N/ A code county N/A code 11. Form Prepared By John NcCormick, Historian/Deborah R. Temme, Architectural Historian name/title Utah State Historical Soci'ety organization street & number city or town date 300 Rio Grande Sumrrer 1980 telephone Salt Lake City state [phone] ' 84101 Utah 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification Tne evaluated significance of this property within the state Is: _national __ state ~'ocal As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 69665), J hereby nominate this property for Inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service. -.------'--- Statf'. Historic Preservation Officer signature :itIp. t'ielvin T. Smith, State Historic Preservation Officer date June 7, 1982 ' :~. <_\:: For NPS use only ,: '.. ;'.;._' _' .><, .: . ~: ",- ' _ ~' ..'. ,'~.? I hereby certify that this property is included in the National Register . - -: -,: .. Keeper of the National Register ..~; . ~ :.- . ' . - ... ' :\~:: ' " . . . .:...:: . : " - ... - . - .date -' .. Ch i ~f of Reglstration - -,.."'-,--~-~~---------------------------- .;it: /. 1,', ;:'".\ ..~~ '1" "1' ... ,.'. ,~" ~' V'':'~:: ," : ; • \ 1 ", " ;1 '; ~ Li ; :..~ ,! t: ; :1 r;.~} \.~ ..}C i.: :lr·, C0L! i l t j , ' ~ ~. ut ah . ·1, ~:;:'~iU PilOto; Cheryl Hc rtman , June 1982 Utah State Historir:: c.l Society 1 Of 2 :!! > \ • . . .... '.~~;-: "t,: . South ' facade Photo: Cheryl Hartman, June 1982 Utah State Histor-ical Society 2 Of 2 ,j t ~ ~ " ___ __ .JI. ____ _ _ _ : .. :.:: .:; ":. " . -.! ~ T, 5 5, Thomas Austin House Lehi, Utah UTl1 Reference: 12/428530/4471630 .. {' .' ::...... . 4472 ~-',----'-... t • 750000 FEET ~-i:~-:.=-=====-.k=}==lk"",=d:;~~~~~~~ 145371 " -.. .;... \ .3 '-I ~. i I o ,19 .. .. .. .. . 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DAY I , J YEAR 15j~ 21"':CeI~ 'nrsr 16.l1J. 1-0. DAY LfST ~ PLAN 32. TPIM ~-'-+'-~'>+­ YEAn ' ,,~ . :. " ,- if .,. . ,./ ., //,/ ./, / ' ~ %. ~: ,':~ ~~ " / ' *I r<.-:. I r CULTURE 'IHEME ' 1 r J " E§ , I I I t I • \ 33.-1 p:~, , / \ I a , rrl1 29. OWN. I ~ U=:J Cl C2 rID 13.!flI NR D# ~ . rvr L.LJ EB CI.I 1- : 1 1 ' },t:'\T. SI'YLE Rt7l7r1 ORIGINAL USE TYPE :: ;: : I 35 . ~I ~:: : :~ ARCHITECTS .~~ : I : : : : : 1 ASSOCINI'ED BUILDERS , C , , 1 C011MFNI'S I.EITEflI NG 11.[0 12. PLAN PHarO 30 ~/ ~. / :-<> 1 I I DESTRUcrICN , 28. fiND. ~,~~ " V. ... ..r~"~ I [B] ~, I-:-~'; V? , ! 1B!fl 118. ~ 19. ~ 20. ~ 21.~ c==:=J HEIQIT PATE # ~ ~ ! EV. ImP CURnL1'.'T WE 37.1 17 1<$,] SfG. ALT. '; 31. f lli\,ST l V/EST CCX\lSTRUcrIOt"{ 26.IllUd 27. Q.Jl>.J • TY • • DA'T'E [¢i$,t?,2iuI§ I"'-'¢$+-.t'/--,~ ~ tt$ ·--:#-;~ STREITI' NAME lO. lltU, s,LxN) , TH,O[IJ.A,S: ,MOll 1$ .£ 14. ! . , - , I 8. 179=-,7- 5--11 . , , Mi\P REfERENCE - ,- ,- ,- ,, - , - , - - ,- ,- ,- - - rI, NORTlIING EN>TI NG , I I Il'!DI VIDl'ALS 38. [EO] S.OnG. A BCD E FGHIJKLM N OPqRSTUVWXYZ 1 2 345 6 7 8 9 1 • ASSOC. ORGAN, ~ -:mw YORK, Onondaga County, Fayetteville, Genesee Street Hill-Limestone Plaza Historic District, Roughly both sides of Genesee St., from Chapel St. to Limestone Plaza (07/29/82) NEW YORK, Albany County, Albany, Arnold, Benjamin Walworth, House and Carriage House, 465 State St. and 307 Washington Ave. (07/26/82) NEW YORK, New York County, New York, Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State, 27 Madison Ave. (07/26/82) NEW YORK, Ononda a Count, Baldwinsville, Oswego-Oneida Streets Historic District, Oswego, E. and W. Sts. and Sunset Terr. 07/29/82) NEW YORK, Richmond County, Staten Island, Ward, Caleb T. Mansion, 141 Nixon Ave. (07/26/82) NEW YORK, Westchester County, White Plains, Friedlander, Leo, Studio, 825 W. Hartsdale Rd. (07/29/82) NEW YORK, Westchester County, Yonkers, St. John's Protestant Episcopal Church, One Hudson St. (07/29/8?) NEW YORK, Westchester County, Yonkers, Hart, Eleazer, House, 243 Bronxville Rd. (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Alamance County, Mebane vicinity, White Furniture Company, E. Center and N. 5th Sts. (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Alleghany County, Whitehead vicinity, Crouse, Elbert, Farmstead, S of Whitehead on Blue Ridge Parkway (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Chatham County, Pittsboro vicinity, Aspen Hall, W of Pittsboro on US 64 (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Forsyth County, Winston-Salem, Gilmer Building, 416-424 W. 4th St. (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Haywood County, Lake Junaluska, Lambeth Inn, Lambeth Dr. (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Macon County, Franklin, Franklin Terrace Hotel, 67 Harrison Ave. (07/29/82). NORTH CAROLINA, Moore County, Aberdeen, Blue, John, House, 200 Blue St. (07/29/82) NORTH CAROLINA, Person County, Roxboro, Roxboro Male Academy and Methodist Parsonage, 315 N. Main St. (07/29/82) PUERTO RICO, Arecibo County, Arecibo, Casa Ulanga, #7 Gonzalo Marin St. (07/26/82) RHODE ISLAND, Providence County, Woonsocket, L'Eglise du Precieux Sang, 94 Carrington Ave. and 61 Park Ave. (07/26/82) TEXAS, Grimes County, Anderson vicinity, Piedmont Springs Archeological Site, NW of Anderson on Texas Farm Rd. (07/29/82) UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, Millard County, Scipio, Quarnberg, Peter, House, Ofr UT 63 (07/26/82) Salt Lake County, Midvale, Salt Lake County Library, 80 E. Center St. (07/26/82) Sanpete County, Ephraim, Johnson-Nielson House, 351 N. Main St. (07/26/82) Uintah County, Vernal, Curry, Lewis, House, 189 S. Vernal Ave. (07/26/82) Utah County, Lehi, Austin, Thomas, House, 427 East 500 North (07/26/82) Utah County, Provo, Maeser School, 150 S. 500 E. (07/26/82) . VERMONT, Orange County, Brookfield vicinity, Stratton's Inn, E of Brookfield on East St. (07/29/82) VIRGINIA, Allegany County, Callaghan, Wood Hall, VA 600 (07/26/82) VIRGINIA, Charlottesville (Independent City), Charlottesville and Albermarle County Courthouse Historic District, Roughly bounded by Park, Water, Saxton, and Main 8ts. (07/26/82) VIRGINIA, LynChburg (Independent Cit~), Sandusky House, 757 Sandusky Dr. (07/26/82) VIRGINIA, Richmond (Independent City, Virginia Union University, 1500 N. Lombardy St. (07/26/82) WISCONSIN, Portage County, Stevens Point, Fox Theater, 1116-1128 Main St. (07/26/82) Multiple Resource Areas are identified by MRA Thematic Resources are identified by TR PHOTOGRAPHS & SLIDES Thomas Austin House Lehi, Utah County, Utah Southwest facade Bhoto: John McCormick, November 1980 Negative filed at Utah State Historical Soc. \ Ol::" L. Thomas Austin House Lehi, Utah County, Utah South facade Photo: John HcCormick, November 1980 Negative filed at Utah State Historical Soc. - Kodachrome ---- - --- SLIDE PROCESSED BY KODAK 61 Kodachrome SLIDE PROCESSED BV KODAK /I _ ... ~ I fl I -- - _ __ - - _0 _. .. Kodachrome SLIDE PROCESSED BY KODAK IdO Il 1 (I r Kodachrome SLI D E II PROCESSED BY KODAK 14 ~ I f' -Kodachrome' • .. ." :.' '-.- _. . • I ' S,~I.~~.~ . __ '< • - .~ ... PROCESSED IV KODA1C J .a.N ~ IP I Kodachrome SLIDE PROCESSED BY KODAK 17 J A N S I P7 Kodachrome SLIDE PROCESSED BY KODAK 16 J A N !l IP l -.:::..-- Kodachrome S\.IDE . PROCESSED BV KODAK 15 - - ----- JAN ~ IP 7 Kodachrome SLlDE PROCESSED IV KODAK 18 J A N bl P 7 MAPS & DRAWINGS ( RESEARCH NOTES/MISCELLANEOUS \ \ I ~ fv r ~~ 1 1A (tJff,(J ~) ~.,- ~ ~~ -/laL jtt/tv I tf JJkti b-( -8/ FHA-a-300 (11-71'1 United Sla·l es Department of the anterior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service 't.- iRegisier of Historic· paaces . • • . Dnyenr!ory-Nomgrna'lgon Form ~~ationa; t III • " "'II ' , . See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections , 1. Name htstoric Jh,rr4, S and/or common 2. Loca't ion I 4-:- J-.- 7 .[ street & n umber S6Io _ ~W- city, town _ congressional district county code state vicinity of not for publication 041 · . code 3. Classification Category district buiJding(s) ~ structure. __ site .X Ownership public private _both X Public Acquisition _ I n process _ " being considered _object 4. Owner 0" Status _occupied _ unoccupied _ work in progress . . . XCeSSibJe . yes: restricted _ yes: unrestricted _no Present Use _ agriculture _ commercial _ educational _ entertainment government _ _Industrial _. _ military _museum . park . ..x=: .. . private residence . . _religious _ scientific: _ transportation _other: Property )...,pk 1 . 1JzId--:-· _vicinity of 5.. Location of llegaBDescripiion city, town ,~ . state . I .. ~. street & number state city, town s this property been determined elegihle? _ title · date £~ ttu vt1l r·) depository for survey records city, town 5 Lc... - federal b yes state . -. _county \1.) ~ S state ...J..A:J::; I _ no _. _ . local , . .~ . I J ~ J-~60 ' Quadrangle scale . Ouadrangle name -/II"'"'-U<:'-+-I~_~ , UMT References A lL.1d Zone cW ELLJ BW I' I ' I I I. I I. I t' I I , I J t 1'1 I .! I oUj Easting I If I I I r GWII Verbal b unda P..,r+. C!> t. ' . -k. . . _ _ qJ"~ \ +0 14,417t1 16diP' 1 41ZI~1 5J ,ei pO'fI~ eo des~r;plion ",)1'2P.s" o.t ..... ~ TCCA- + b 4!.j\ "I1I''"'j Zone Northing n justi II LLJ I I HLU I I I F jcati,o~: i ~ nJ e _ c..."'VV'o.-T ·,.J 'I!t . ~"',-t \)5)' ";'-:'\tA"t.. ,~ I\c>r , ' \·1:1.-": '1,3. 'f -tl "I .1 I I I 1'Northing IEasting II I -wt,:,;' . I 1I II II l I I I I I I I I I t J I I I I t ~~ ~~ ~ ~-P 6L~ 11.5"'-~ j +~~,,<- ,~"'t'" 1~3J1S. ~+ . ' ... . List all states and counti&$ for properties overlapping state or county boundaries '- state stan! . . code - county code code county code 11. For m Prep a r ed By name/title J'fJi organization \) 'cArvwLe S# .s JI~Jt)(~ date ' street & number telephone city or to)yn state The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _ national _ .J.- state local . As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public law S!}-" 665), I hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to"1he criteria and procedures set forth by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature date title ; Keeper of the National Register " ' ~ ' j . t. .':~... • ~ : Attest: '.." , .:"~" . .::;. ' .::.:.~.~ './'. :, ? ~~, ": . • ...~::' ; Chief of Registration -, ; , .:. • ,- .. ' I " . ~ :. -: '_... ,. : :". ' ~': , " , ." . ' . 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I • ldo..VId M·~'"' .& c.ct:c.e ~~tMr o~ A'Mf){I,{'w.. rtr~\kc~ e.ow I \c{l~ ) J p, l'S4 . -is) J ~ I dt:'( ~ . ~5') ) ... .,.,I ~ ' AYcil dec.~l'Q..l l-llStmy gw-~'\eyly I cq~: 5 ( S\iM~ l.f If>)) Pf. 0 ~ CtJ~ ~CtV ~ ~ u h:t.~) " U ~h. 2.2\- 2.Zz., ~ft'DY c.wJ fI l-+I'7~W (, Sec. Ria ai'll w: LD"5S t~~ A~V\ca. Y\ A:~ drdYV'e J pp . 55" - 82. , f?oit) . , ' I I ACtttkWII ic. fdce-htlsi\1 In . ! Wwrkr-thvr Port--fc-1!0 ) 11 : I LSp~\'lt~ l'lU) ) I \ lr.M.C,\..Y<, ~tSt1\\f , p S-~ I Thomas Austin House 427 East 500 North Lehi, Utah Current Owners: Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dalley 427 East 500 North Lehi, Utah 8404-'7 Statement of Significance ~ The Thomas Austin house is ~significant as the best example in Lehi of the manifestation of the Victorian spirit in residential design. It is particularly unusual because standard elements of Victorian pattern book design have been combined to create a unique composition, one that reflects one extreme of Victorian designs, irregularity of massing leading to complete incoherence of form. Hi story LThis house was built in 1901 at a cost of $4,000 for Thomas Austin, a wealthy sheep and cattleman.] Little is known abou~~a~o~h~ngland in 1864 and came to Lehi in 1868 with his parents, who were converts to the Mormon Church. His father became a farmer. In the l8ROs and lA90s, both the cattle and the sheep industries became increasingly important commercial enterprises in Utah, and Thomas Austin became involved in both of them. By the id ~ 1890s, he was well established in the sheep and the cattle business. ' In T896, for example, he opened sheep shearing corrals west of Lehi e he employed 35 men and sheared between 5000 and 6000 sheep a ~. ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~ .0. ,-.oJ..) ~. ~ ~~ ~ \ '\ O' 1- Following his death, Charls E. and Geneva Mercer bought the house. it for the next forty years, until 1965. They owned lDeseret News, September lA, 1923, 6, section 2. 2Lehi Banner, March 6, 1896, 1. Description Standard elements of Victorian design suggest that pattern books were a starting point for this house's design, however, the irregularity of massing and unusual combination of various motifs indicate that it is more than likely a unique compositon. Hip and gable roof sections have been combined so that the house has several axes of differing lengths, and an irregular wall surface punctuated by projecting bays and a variety of window types. The west and south walls have both been accented by elaborate porches which make it difficult to ascertain which of the two was intended as the principle facade. A square bay with a steep pyramid roof is set diagonally into the southwest corner separating those two walls. The first floor porch over the west entrance on the north half of the building is topped with a smaller portico. The pediment of the portico is out of proportion with respect to the size of the house. The pediment is supprted on piers of varying dimensions, each of which is topped by a capital. The piers of the first floor porch may not be original~ and the porch balustrade has been removed. The piers of the one story porch on the south side too are not original, but have been designed to resemble those on the front porch and are compatible with the design of the house. Its balustrade has also been removed, but the small pediment projecting from the roof over the entry is intact. It is echoed by the small pediment over the second story window of the diagonally set, three part bay. The south door is larger and more elaborate than the one on the west wall, and is flanked by a diamond shaped, and keyhole shaped stained glass window. That accentuation, and the fact that the door opens into a small vestibule suggests 4 ' that the south entrance was intended as the primary point of entry. If that is the case, it is strange that the door on the west wall has been givn so much emphasis. The mix of elements, and variety of forms of this house have been tied together in several ways. A wide frieze decorated with dentils wraps around the upper edges of the house, and around each porch and pediment. The brick of the first and second stories varies slightly in color, that on the first floor being lighter. Two courses of rough faced brick define the division between the first and second stories, and a projecting course of red sandstone marks the division between the first floor and the foundation. That rough-faced brick has also been used at each of the corners in an alternating header and stretcher pattern. A simple double hung sash window has been used consistently on the second story, and a double hung sash window with a plain transom was used repeatedly on the first floor with the exception of a single sash window with a stained glass transom on the facade of the diagonal bay, and the smaller stained glass windows that flank the south entrance. Alterations include those already mentioned with respect to the porches, the addition of a new roof, and the addition of a set of stairs at the back of the house. The balustrade of the new stairs was designed to approximate the design of the balustrade of the portico on the west wall~ and do not greatly affect the original integrity of the building. The other changes too are compatible with the original design. ~-- Thomas Austin House d?7 East ~OO North Lehi, Utah r.urrent Owners: and r"rs. Wesley Dalley 427 East SOO North Lehi, Utah r~r. Statement of Significahce Q The Thomas Austin house is significant as the best example in Lehi of the manifestation of the Victorian spirit in residential design. It is particularly unusual hecause standard elements of Victorian pattern boo~ design have heen combined to create a unique composition, one that refiects one extreme of Victorian designs, irregularity of massing leading to complete incoherence of form. Hi story .. (;}) . This house was built in 1901 at a cost of $4,000 for Thomas Austin, a wealthy ~ ~ ; heep and cattleman. little is known about hi ; . He-was horn in "Eng'ana in 1864 and came to Lehi in 1868 with his parents, who were converts to the Monnon Church. His father became a fanner. In. the 1880s and 1890s, both the cattle and the sheep industries became increasingly important commercial enterprises in Utah, and Thomas Austin hecame involved in ooth of them. By the mid-1890s, he was well established in the sheep and the cattle business.' In 1896, for example, he opened sheep shearing corrals west of Lehi where he employed 35 men and sheared between ~OOO and 6000 sheep a season.? In 1914, he was one of the organizers of the Salt Lake Union Stockyards. By the time of his death in 19?5, he had extenrled his stockraising operations into Idaho and Wyoming. ./ / / Foll owi ng hi sneath, r.harl sF:. and Geneva it for the next forty years, until 19n~. r~ercer hought the house. They owned lDeseret News, Septemher lA, 19?3, 0, section ? 2Lehi Ranner, March 0, 1890, 1. Description Standard elements of Victorian design suggest that pattern hooks were a starting point for this house's Ges;gn, however, the irregularity of massing and unusual combination of various motifs indicate that it is more than likely a unique compositon. Hip and gable roof sections have been combined so that the house has several axes of differing lengths, and an irregular wall surface punctuated by projecting bays and a variety of wincfow types. The west and south walls have hoth been accented by elaborate porches which make 'it difficult to ascertain which of the two was intended as the principle facarle. A square hay with a steep pyramid roof is set diagonally into the southwest corner separating those two walls. The first floor porch over the west entrance on the north half of the huildinq is topped with a smaller portico. The pediment of the portico is out of proportion with respect to the size of the house. The pediment is supprted on piers of varying dimensions, each of which is toppen hy a capital. The piers of the first floor porch may not he original, and the porch halustrade has been removed. The piers of the one story porch on the south side too are not original, but have heen nesigned to resemhle those on the front porch and are compatihle with the design of the house. Its halustrade has also been removed, hut the small pediment projecting from the roof over the entry is intact . It is echoed by the small pediment over the second story window of the riiagonally set, three part hay. The south noor is larger and more elaborate than the one on the west wall, and is flanked by a diamond shaped, and keyh ole shaped stained glass window . That accen t uation, and the fact that the rioor opens into a small vestihule suggests " that the south entrance was intenned as the primary point of entry. If that is the case, it is strange that the door on the \'les t wall has heen givn so much emphasis. The mix of elements, and variety of forms of this house have heen tied together in several \~ays. A wide frieze necorated with rlentils wraps arouncf the upper edges of the house, and arouncf each porch and pediment. The hrick of the first and second stories varies slightly in col~r, that on the first floor being lighter. Two courses of rough faced hrick define the nivision between the first and second stories, and a projecting course of red sancfstone marks the division hetween the first floor and the foundation. That rough-faced hrick has also been usecf at each of the corners in an alternatinq header and stretc~er pattern. A simple douhle hung sash window has heen usen consistently on the second story, and a nouble hung sash window with a plain transom was used repeatedly on the first floor with the exception of a single sash window with a stained glass transom on the facade of the diagonal hay, and the smaller stained glass windows that flank the south entrance. A1terations include those already mentioned with respect to the porches, the addition of a new roof, and the addition of a set of stairs at the hack of the house. The balustrade of the new stairs was designed to approximate the design of the balustrade of the portico on the west wall, and do not greatly affect the original integrity of the building. The other changes too are compatible with the original design. /' CORRESPONDENCE / scon~ . June 10, 1982 Ms. Carol Schull Acting Keeper National Register National Park Service W434 Washington, D. C. 20240 MATHESON GOVERNOR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETy) STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MELVIN T. SMmt. DIRECTOR . 300 RIOGRANOE SALT lAKE CITY. UTAH &4101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Ms. Schull: Enclosed please find the following nominations which have been approved by a majority of the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee and by the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer: Nielson, N. S. House, Sanpete County Austin, Thomas House, Utah County Sincerely, ~. &:.t\211 A. Kent Powell Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer AKP/ch Enclosures State History Board: Molton C Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikolas • Ted J. Warner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander David S Monson • Elizabelh Griffith • William D. ().¥ens scon M MATHESON GOVERNon Division of State History . (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) ~lA 1E OF UTt.I~ {)EPNnMf- ~1 r O FCm~MUNITY AND [ CO' ;UMIC [ll VELOPMLNT MELVIN T. SMI rH oDIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANOE SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84101 TELEPHONE [phone] November 30, 1981 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dalley 427 East 500 North Lehi, Utah Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dalley: At lon~ last federal re~ulations have been approved and authorization given to the states to resume submission of National Register Nominations. In December 1980 Congress passed ammendments to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. One of the ammendments required that if an owner objected his or her property would not be listed in the National Register. In order to comply with this new ammendment the Department of the Interior returned all nominations to the states that were in the National Register Office for review as of December 13, 1980 and placed a moratorium on the submission of new nominations until regulations were approved to meet the December 1980 ammendments. -------Thomas Your properties, th nd the Harry B. Merrihew Dru~ Store/S a e an 0 e 1, were nominated by the State Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee on June 3, 1981. However, because of the moratorium on submissions they \'Iere not sent. We are now prepared to submit the nomination of your property. Enclosed is a waiver letter which, when signed and returned to us, will allow for the listing procedure to move as quickly as possible. This letter is a form letter which the Department of the Interior ha:. submitted to us and which must be sent with the nomination for your property. If you object to the nomination of your property to the National Register of Historic Places you must submit to us a notarized statement that you are the owner of the property and that you object to its listing in the National Register of State History Board: Milton C Abrams, Chairman • Thercn H. Luke • Della G Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z . Papal1ikolas • Ted J. Warner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander Da'.,1 S. Monson • Elizabeth Griffith • Wilha'l1 D . Owens -2- Historic Places. If this notarized statement is provided, your property will not be listed in the National Register of Historic Places only a determination of the property's eligibility for the National Register will be made. The notarized statement objecting to the nomination must be submitted within 75 days of this letter or the nomination will be forwarded to the National Register Office for listing. If you wish to waive this 75-day comment period, please sign and return the enclosed letter and we will fOl"Ward the nomination of your property for listing. If you have any questions about these procedures or your nomination please call Dr. Kent Powell or Dr. Philip Notarianni at 533-6017. Sincerely, 71d~v~~( Melvin T. Smith Director and State Historic Preservation Officer /rm Enc. Dr. Melvin T. Smith Director and State Historic Preservation Officer Utah State Historic Soc iety 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Dear Dr. Smith: This will confirm that I am fully aware of the effects of listing a property in the National Register of Historic Places. I recognize that, under the National Historic Preservation Act, I am entitled to object to the proposed listing of my propert y by a notarized, written statement. If I am the sole owner and I object, my property will not be listed. If there are multiple owners of this property and a majority of the owners object, the property will not be listed. Following is the address of my property : Thomas Austin House 427 East 500 North Lehi, Utah I hereby waive my right to object to the proposed listing and notify you that I request that my property be listed in the National Register at the earliest possible date. Sincerely, sconlA IAAIHESON GOvERNOR June 5, 1981 Division of State History Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Dalley 427 East 500 North Lehi, Utah (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) SIATEOFUTM< DEPARTlAcNT 0; COIAMUNITV AND ECONOIAIC DEV!: LOPMENT MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE OTV. UTAH 84 101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dalley: We are pleased to report that the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee on June 3, 1981 approved the nomination to the National Register of your property known as the Thomas Austin House. If the Keeper of the National Register accepts the nomination, as I explained in mY earlier letter, the provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 will apply to your property . The act contains four main provisions for buildings that qualify for tax depreciation , that is, income or commercial properties. The Act: (1) permits a five-year amortization of certified rehabilitation expenses; (2) eliminates business expense deductions for demolition; ' (3) eliminates accelerated depreciation for structures built on the site of demolished historic structures; (4) provides special depreciation rules when the cost of rehabilitation exceeds $5,000 and the purchase price of the building. These provisions do not apply to private residences. Under present guidelines if an owner objects to listing of his property then it will not be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. National Register guidelines allow you thirty days in which to comment on the eligibility of your property. If you would like us to submit the nomination sooner, please sign, date, and return the enclosed letter . If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at the address above. Sincerely, A. Kent Powell Historic Preservation Research Coordinator br Enclosure State History Board: ~1Itton C. Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. luke • Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikola s • Ted J. Wa rner • Ehzabeth Montague • ThOmas G. Alexander DaVid S Monson • ElIzabeth Griffith • Wilham D. Owe~s May 21, 1981 Utah County Commission County Buil di ng Provo, Utah SCQTT '-' '.1 A T ~ ESO N GOVERNOI4 Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STA;f OF UTA" D~PAR T M E NT OF COM',' ,, 'II TY AND ECONOMIC D ~VE~O"M< ' " IAELVIN T. SMITH . DIREC70R 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CI TY. UTAH 541 0 1 TELEPHONE [phone]' 55 Dear Commissioners: The properties known as the Thomas Austin House, 427 East 500 North, lehi= Harry R. Merrihew Drug Store/State Bank of leni, First West anrl Main Streets, lehi; and Lehi City Hall, lehi, Utah County, have been proposed for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the nation's list of historic huildings and other cultural resources worthy of preservation. I am enclosin~ a copy of the standards under which properties are evaluated. I would like to inform you of several provisions of the law effecting properties on the National Register: Owners of private properties listed on the National Reg i ster may apply for federal m~tching 9rants for preservat ion and restorat i on work. Under present guidelines i~ an owner ohjects to l isting of hi s property then it will not he listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Any action involving the Federal government which may affect a property on, or eligible to he on, the National Register must be reviewed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation establ i shed by Congress under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. This review is intended to help, if possible, avoid damage to the historic character of the property. If a property listed on the National Register is depreciable, t hat is, an income or commercial property, there are also certain provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 that may apply. Section 2124 of the Tax Peform Act of 1976 encourages preservation of historic depreciable structures by allowing favorable tax treatments for rehahilitations. In addition, it c'1iscourages rlestruction of historic huilrlings by eliminating certain otherwise available Federal tax benefits both for demolition of historic structures and for new construction on t~e site of demolished historic buildings. These provisions do not apply to private resirlences . We can supply additional information onan i nformal hasis , hut you should consult with an offic i al of the Internal Revenue Service ahout the applicat i on of the law to the property . If t he proper ty contains coal resources an ti ;s l i st ed in the National Pegi ster, certain prov i sions of t he Surface ~i nin g and r ontrol Act of lQ77 ma ke it le ss li kely that surface mining of the coal Ylill he permittec1 hy the Sta t e or Ferleral Government. Sta te HiStory Board: Milton C Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J Warner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander D~ lIo G Dayton • Wayne K H,nlon • Helen l . Papanlkola s • D av!(~ S Monson • Elizabe th Gnlf.th • William D Owens If you have questions about this nomination or would like to comment upon it, please contact me at the address ahove or cal' me at ~3~-6n17. Sincerely, A. \(ent Powell Historic Preservation Research Coordinator hr Enclosure scon M t.4ay 1>1, 1~81 MATH ESON GOVERNOR Division of State History (UT AH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF U T A~ OEPAH' Ml/l; T OF CO'.·'~ UNI T Y.\NO ECONOMIC OE'/nOi'IJ. ENT MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRAN DE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84 101 TELf " HONE 501153 3-~755 Mr. anrl Mrs. Geralrl nal1ey 4?7 East 500 Horth Lehi, Utah Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dalley: Your property known as the Thomas Austin House, Utah Count.Y, will be considered by the Historic and r.ultura1 Sites Review rommittee for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. I am enclosing a copy of the nomination for your review. We would welcome your comments on the nomination and the appropriateness of listing this property on the National Reg i ster. Please send your comments to me at the address above. I will need to receive your comments hefore the Review Committee meets. The Committee wi l l meet on June 3, 1981 at ?:OO p.m. in the Denver and Rio Grande Depot, ~OO Rio Grande, Salt Lake City. You are cordially invited to attend and, if you wish, comment to the committee on the nomination . A staff memher will show slides of your property and hriefly describe its historical significance. r.ommittee members will have received and stllrlied the full nomination he fore the meeting. The Revie~ r.ommittee's action is the most important step in placing your property on the National Register and we hope that you will be able to attend. The Committee's decision, however, will not be affected in any way if you are unable to attend. I will be happy to forward to the committee any written comments YOll may wish to senrl. The 1~80 Heritage Bill, signerl by President Carter in December, enacted new owner consent stipulations for National Register listings. Under oresent guidelines i f an owner objects to listing of his oroperty then it will not he listed on the Nat ional Register of Historic Places. Until the National Re gister Office has approved re gul ations for obtain i ng owner consent, the Wash i ngton Office will not accep t Nati ona l Regi ster nomina t ions. If your propp r ty is approverl hy t he I-tistoric and \'u'tllral Sitp.s Pev;pw rommittee, all essential work will he compl eted by our st aff and the nomination suhmitterl as soon as we are alloweri to do so by Hi\5hington. Sincerely, A. Kent Powell Hi storic Preservation Research roorrlinator br M,llon C AOl ams. Cha,'."a'l • Theron H Luke • • Wayne K H ln l O~ • Helen Z Papanlkola s • TeO J Warner • Elizaoeth Montague • Thoma s G . Alexander Oa" 'O S Monson • Elizabeth G" fl lth • William 0 ONens May 5, 19131 Mr. and ~rs. Gerald Dalley 427 East 500 Horth Lehi, Utah SC'..on M MATHESO'" GOVERNOP Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATfor UTAH DEPAA I MEl, ; OF COMMUNIT Y AND ECO OMIC C!- LoPM" NT v' MELVIN T. SMITH. OIRECTOR JOORIOGRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84 101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dalley: Your property known as the Thomas Austin House, 427 East 500 North, Letli, Utah County. has been proposed for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register is the nation's list of historic buildings and other cultural resources worthy of preservation. I am enclosing a copy of the standards under \llhich properties are evaluated. I would like to inform you of several provisions of the law effecting properties on the National Register: Owners of private properties listed on the National Register may apply for federal matching grants for preservation and restoration work. Under present guidelines if an owner objects to listing of his property then it will not he listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Any action involving the Federal government which may affect a property on, or eligible to be on, the National Register must be reviewed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation established hy Congress under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. This review is intended to help, if possible, avoid damage to the historic character of the property. If a property listed on the National Register is depreciable, that is, an income or commercial property, there are also certain provisions of t~e Tax Reform Act of 197~ that may apply. Section ?l?4 of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 encourages preservation of historic ~epreciable structllres by all owi '1g favorabl e tax treatments for rerabil i tations. In addition, it discourages rlestruction of historic hui1fiings by eliminating certain othen/ise availahle Federal tax benefits hoth for demolition of historic structures and for new construction on the site of demolished historic buildings. These provisions do not apply to private residences. He can supply additional infonnatiMon an infonnal hasis, but you should consult with an official of the Internal Revenue Servi ce about the appl i cati on of the 1a\,l to your property. If the property contains coal resources and is listed in the National Register, certain provisions of the Surface "";nin9 and Control Act of 1977 make it less 'i~ely that surface mining of the coal will he permitted hy the State or Federal Government. Slale History Board Milton C Aora'TlS. Cha irman • Theron H Luke • Ted J Warner • Ehzabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander Delio G Daylon • Wayne K H,nton • Helen Z Papanikolas • Da I dS Monson • Elizabelh Grtfflth • William D. (mens If you wish your property to he nomina t ed, please sign, riate, and return the enclosed letter to me. If you have any questions ahout the nomination of your property or the consequences of listing on the National Register, please contact me at the address above or call me at ~3~-6017. Sincerely, A. Kent Powell Historic Preservation Research Coordinator br Enclosure Dr. A. Kent Powell Preservation Office Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt lake City, Utah 84101 Dear Dr. Powell: to e noml1 i s t i ng 0 n -:-'-"i~"t-Tr-r'-'f-~+-"'¥'i-..r~-""""'~-;-----'.----r-----"'-o-mm-l""'t:-Lt-e-e--,ro r I understand that: * * The National Register is the official list of properties and sites worthy of being preserved. Under present guidelines if an owner obJects to listing of his property then it will not be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. * That owners of private properties listed on the National Register may apply for Federal matching grants for preservation and restoration work. * That any action involving the Federal government which may affect a property on or eligible to be on the National Register must be reviewed by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation and that the purpose of this review is to help avoid damage to the historic character of the property. * That the Tax Reform Act of 1976 makes the following provisions for depreciable properties used for income or commercial purposes: a) permits a five-year amortization of certified rehabilitation expenses; b) eliminates business expense deduction for demolition costs; c) eliminates accelerated depreciation for structures on the site of demolished historic structures. d) Provides special depreciation rules when the cost of the rehabilitation exceeds $5,000 and the purchase price of the huilding. * That if the property contains coal resources and is listed in the National Register, certain provision of the Surface Management Control Act of 1977 make it less likely that surface mining of the coal will be permitted by the State or Federal Government. I understand I will be sent a copy of the nomination for my review? weeks before it is considered by the Review Committee. Signed t l ~~ Date fir I.?, / J'gJ