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0 WILLIAM COOK; ARCHITECT AND BUILDER by Brent Fredrickson ...,.. •• '· 0 /./ j ;ee-1/. '6- d- y t{,n II ff ,eel/ 7d.4 111'/ 0 ,.,,,c,1-loxi" (· r"--c: 0 When the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints left their [\ homes in Nauvoo and moved into the Salt Lake Valley, they began with great optimism to establish homes and communities and to colonize the whole area. All of the SRints were involved in the "building up of the kingdom" in some form or another. They built homes, started businesses, and began to establish the same kind of life style which they had been fRmiliar with in the more poruL,ted areas of the east or Europe where they had come from. The undertaking of this ambi- tious task was.accompli~hed to a large extent, and was successful •· largely because of the number of the saints who had been trained in a wide variety of skills and trades which enabled them to produce I high quality goods of all types, even though they were so isolated from any large population or manufacturing centers. Many were cab- inetmakers or blacksmiths, tinsmiths or CNrpenters, cendlemakers and masons, in fact even artists and scientists, educators and engineers were able to make use of their knowledge and helped to raise the quality of life for everyone here. Many of these craftsmen and builders are unremembered today, even thou~h their contributions may have been significant, simply because there were so many, and because many of their accomrlishments ~ere made in the course of day to day activities and ,.ere taken to be a matter or c<J\J, · in- stead of as important events to be recorded. One of these eerly builders in the Salt Lake Valley wus Williaw Cook, an architect, builder, and joiner, who worked for some of the 0 prowinent early church leaders, and with some of the leading architectural figures in the valley at the time, such as Obed Taylor nnd . , -2- William Harrison Folsom. Although he contributed to the building and design of several very important buildings in Salt Lake City, he is virtually unremembered for his architectural accomplishments, and the short biographical sketch found in "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah'' only mentions this fact in the last sentence almost as an afterthought. COOK, WILLIAM (son of John Cook and hlizabeth Fi~th of Yorkshire, Eng.). Born July 24, 1845. Came to Utah in October, 1863. Married Helen(sic) Wheatley in December, 1867, at Salt Lake City (daughter of John Wheatley of Sheffield, Yorkshire, Eng.) who was born in 1843. ,·' Married Lydia Hartle, July 17, 1880(sic), at Salt Lake City, Utah (daughteJ'. of Samuel Hartle and Nary McNichol of Leeds, Yorkshire, En,.g.) who was born Jan. 10, 1857. Family home was in Vernal,. Utah. Member 1st quorum seventies; ward teacher; high £riest. Active in Black Hawk war. Contractor and Builder . • 0 I have included here as much information as I could find about his architectural accomplishments as well as the important and interesting events of his life. I am certain there were many other buildings and designs which he worked on as well but about which I have no information. On July 24, 1845, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, William Cg?k was born as the third son of John Cook and tlizabeth Firth. 2 His father, John, had come to Sheffield from Scotland to work in a lnrge file factory tl1ere, where he soon became one of the fore~en. At a very young are, Lilliam, end the other children as they come along, beRan working in the fnctory as well, but the labor laws 1 0 Fronk ·E,ssorn, Pioneers and J rominent r-'.en of Utah, (Salt Lake City, 1966) pp.818 2 Helen Fredrickson, Family Records (in her possession) • .:3_ # at the time would only allow children to work for half of the day, :) so they would work for the full half day at the factory.and then bring work home to be finished for the next day. This left very little time for e_ither recreation or for schooling. "The only play time he ever talked about was going to his great grandmother Cook's house. ,.3 She had a hon,e 1,i th a srr,all piece of land on which she raised fruit trees.and chickens and made "wonderful bread and jam." Without the opportunity of formal schooling, William and the other older children, were taught the fundamentals of reading, writing and arithmatic by their parents, and later William was peard to to school three days. remark "I only have gone ...,,.:'' 114 information by working. I have gotten my ... ~illiam's mother, Elizabeth, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just two years after he was born, on the 25th of January in 1847,5 and for a number of years before this and after, their home was always open to the missionaries. They went to great lengths to see that they were comfortable and welcome, even though his father was not a member. It was during this time, when William was ten years old, that he and his older brother also joined the church, and were baptized on the S8me day. Eventually, however, this sltuation combined with John Cook's drinking, caused so much discord within the farrily that it ended in a divorce after Elizabeth and the children packed up and sqiled for America while he was away on one of his drunken s1.rees. This happened in the summer of 1863 when William was eighteen years old. After srending six weeks in 3 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle Rnd Cook Families, City, 1968) pp. 551 (Salt Lake 4 Ibid., pp.552 5 Sheffield Branch Yerubership Records, Copy with Helen Fredrickson (Salt Lake City, 1979) .• ,.,..· crossing the ocean they arrived in New York end found the United States was in the middle of the Civil War. 6 So without much chance to look around and observe the architecture of the east, they continued on to Utah with one of the ox team companies, and arrived in Salt Lake City in October of that same year. But William made two trips back east to help some of the other immigrants who were late in getting to the valley. The first winter he was able to get a job cutting and hauling building timber from the mountains, for which he received his room and a board of squash and potatoes for the entire winter.,,, "But there were lots of dan0:s, and parties after the work was done. ~ They often went to these with a young lady and a cedar post'' 7 to pay for their ticket. 0 This job was the first experiauce he had in a field relating to construction and it must have brought him into contact with some of the builders who were already pursuing this career because the next summer he started working as a car;;enter, "all the time studying to become an architect and builder. 118 In March of that year, his mother was remarried to a Mr. Charles Clifton and they moved to Wallsberg in Wasatch County leaving the ·~ bc,ys behind in Salt Lake. In 1867 William had to put aside his career and studies for a while ns he was mustered into the army to serve in the Black Hawk War. He served as a rrivate under Captain William L. Binder from I J une until October 21st of• that year, but he Tias unable to collect 6 lilliam Cook mentioned being with a crowd who •ent to shake hands with Fresident Lincoln. Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, (Salt Lake City, 1968) pp. 551 7 Ibid., pp. 551 8 ,Ibid., r,p. 551 -5his payment for this service until after his death. 9 0 That fall after being diGcharge~ William got a job with his brothers, Robert and Joseph, building the grade for the Union Pacific Rail Road through Weber Canyon. This lasted until the rails were joined at Fromentory Faint on May 10,1869. rejoicing at this advent. "There was much All the steam whistles there were in Salt Lake blew for about two hours. 1110 bn Christmas Eve, in 1868, William Cook and Ellen Wheatley were married in the old endowment house in Salt Lake City. Their first son, Mathias Henry, was born the following year on the 27th ,,, It is poss- of September and soon after the family moved to Ogden . ..,. . ible that it was here that l',,illiam first met Obed Taylor, since they were both in Ogden at the time and afterwards worked on some significant projects totether. 0 While they were in Cgden, the baby became colicy and died in August just before he would have been a year old. This was a severe blow to the young family ~nd they decided to return to Salt Lake City. They bought a little house at 6th A1enue and K Street. See photograph no. 1. While living here in Salt Lake at this time, he must have been w~rking on the Garde house which was under construction. In what capacity he was working on it I am not sure because his daughter, in a family history wrote that, "He was architect, contractor and builder for the Amelia Ialace, which was built by Brigham Young for the purpose of er.tertaining those who came to Utah on business. 1111 9 Letters from the Army to Lydia Hartle Cook, llilliam Cook's widow, dated 1921, with Grant Fredrickson, (American Fork, 1979) 10 Frank and Da1hne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp,571 11 Ibid,, pp,551 (Salt Lake •. ; -6Robert Cook, William's brother, also mentions in his personal history that he worked on the Garde Rou,;e, 12 But I am certain that he wasn't the major architect or builder as claimed, since William Harrison F ol~om and Joseph Ridges are credited with being the archi. t ects 13 according to most sources, although one article at the Utah State Historical Society Library, in the file on the Garde House, does list "William Harrison Folsom, Joser,h Ridges, and other gentlemen" as the architects and Obed Taylor as the contractor and builder. Also the Gardo House was begun in 1873 but was not completed until 1881, 14 and during much of this time from 1875 until 1878 ...William Cook was living in Wall'lJ)erg and Heber City and so could not have ... been in Salt Lake to supervise or even participate in the construction during those years. 0 '.l.'hey only stayed in Salt Lake City for three years and in 1875 they moved to Wallsberg where his mother was living. By this time they had two little girls, Friscilla, and Lida, and while they were there a third, r,llen, was born, But within a few days of the birth William's wife, Ellen, died on January 21, 1876. In 1877 He went to Heber to do some building and in 1878 he married Mary Horrocks Taylor who was living there. Immediately after their marriage, though, her parents decided to move in with them. This proved disa,;torous, and after only about two months there was so much contention that lilli3m sought co~ncil from Brighrym Young, who was ar 1,arently well a<J.uain ted :and a friend. Brigham Young after unclerste,nding the situaUon .advised Brother Cook that 12 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp. 571,572 13 Faul L. Anderson, "Vdlliam Harrison Folsom" Utah Historical Quarterly (Summer 1975) lP• 251 14. lhid., ~P· 251 (Salt Lake -7Perhaps it would be best for him to seek a divorce before there were any children involved. On this advise a divorce w·as obtained, but· as it turned out, Mary was already expecting and on the 25th of December, Elizabeth was born. 15 Shortly after this he went back to Salt Lake City to work on the temple and some of the other buildings which were under construction. He may have again worked on the Garde House and on the Assem- bly Hall on Temple Square. According to his daughter, William Cook designed and built the exterior wood trim for this building which v,as designed by Obed Taylo.r. It is quite likely that this~ Vias the case, because it was about ..,.. this time when he returned from Heber that Cook opened an Architectural office in the Herald Building on Main Street and also purchased enough equipment and had it brought into the valley to start' the "Beehive Planing Mill" which opened on 0 "State .. Road, Three blocks South of Eighth Ward square" which was about eighth south. The mill advertized as a specialist in Doors, Frames, Windows, Mouldings, Store Fronts, Counters, Shelving, Stairs, etc." with estimates given, and Plans and specifications furnished on easy terms. 16 See illustration no. 2 The mill also made combination fenc- ing and steel bed springs . •• During this period Cook built homes for many of the prominent church leaders, and many of the old business houses. 17 This probably included several homes which he built for Heber C. Kimball. After building the last of these homes, Brother Kimball naid him with a large piano which he had brought over the plains with an ox team,and • 0 15 Interview with Helen Fredrickson Oct. 28, 1979 16 Utah State Gazeteer 1884 (Salt Lake City 1884) pp.98 17 Frank ~nd Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp.551 \ (Salt lake -11- 0 which was the second pi'ano ever to be brought into Utah. When Wil- liam commented that this was extrem•ly generous, Brother Kimball stated that it was nothing, His wife, he said, had decided that it was no longer fashionable and was pressing for one more elegant and up to date, anyway. This piano was later taken to Vernal when the Cook Family moved there in 1893 1 and was the first piano ever in that area. Later it was donated to the church and was for many years in the museum on t~e Southeast corner of Temple Square. On the 17th of July, 1879, William Cook.was married again to Lydia Hartle in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. In,. describ- ing thi~ event Lydia tolj, how she had sent all her money home to help her mother's family so she didn't have enough to make herself a wedding dress and had to be married in her long white nightgown. 0 After leaving the endowment house they passed the home of a friend who invited them to stay for supper and as they left she gave them a loaf of bread saying that ~t would help them get breakfast. Wh~n they reached their home, whir.h was now at 287 K street, they found that all of the food, bedding, and clothes had been taken from the house by Mrs. Wheatley, the mother of Williams first wife, who was angry that he had married again, and for many years did everything possible t~ make the new couple unhappy. So they slept that night without covers, and had bread and water for their first bre~kia,;t., and· they began making some clothes for the little girls from some of the few clothes that Lydia owned. As ~illiam had spent everything he had earned to buy things for the house when they were to be married; they had to start all over again. 18 0 18 Lydia Gertrude Cook Fredrickson, Personal History in possession of Brent Fredrickson (Salt Lake City, 1979) PP• 1 •• 0 -')- There is an interesting story told of how Cook used to laugh about being able to make the detail drawings for men with a much better education than his own, It seems that there was one contrac- tor who always designed his own buildings and drew up his own elevation',plans, but William did all of his details. On this occaision this contractor had a gentleman from the east who was going to work with him. They had drawn up the elevations for a large building which they had the contract to build, and when this was ready the stranger asked: "Who are you going to get to do the blue print?" tractor then answered, "Old man Cook," _We don't want any mistak.es, now." know him," ."Are you sure of your man? "I think it will be all right; I ~· the partner answered and they went down to the ·mill, was a small man, only about .. 0 The con- Cook 5 ft. 4 inches tall with prominent fierce looking eyebrows, but he did not like to have reople underestimate his ability in his work, or think themselves superior, so when the g~ntleman asked, "At what college did you study?" only gone to school three days. working," William replied, "I have I have gotten my information by At this the gentleman turned to his partner and said, "Well I hope you know what you are about," and they left in a rather ugly mood, As soon as they had gone, Cook went and got~ large sheet of paper " big enough to cover his drafting board which wqs about 6 ft, by 10 ft. On this sheet, he drew one set of the framing plans in one color, another set he drew in another color, joists, rafters, beams, braces, all in a different color and in different figures, it ~as really quite a ruzzle when it was all put onto one plan, ~hen the two gentlemen came for it, Cook had it hanging on the 0 wall and the one fellow walked up tp it and went from one and to the other and back again, finally he looked over at his partner who was having a good laugh out of the situation, "Just what is it?" he asked. • -1u- • So the partner came over and began pointing out the different parts. 0 and went over it, showing the other gentleman how to find what he wanted by looking at the chart in the corner. After he understood it the man also laughed and said that he wouldn't forget next time. serves me right.'' After this incident the gentleman from the east reportedly became a regular customer and Cook did all for many years. "It of his work 19 Although through the first years of their marriage there were times when they found it difficult to scrape by, the next few years seemed to be quite prosperous and it appears that they were able to get what they called "a few of the comforts," and at the same time ...,.., the family increased. Lydia,.Gertrude was born May 15, 1880. of 1881, William Harry came along. In July l!loroni, the third child was never well and when he was about eighteen months old, he crawled out to 0 the strawberry patch, which made the family happy, believing that he must surely be getting well. But that night he died. Michael Moroni was next and was born march 25,1887, and Annette Eliza born Jan. 19, 1890. Annette Eliza also died the same year, and in 1891 Mark was born. The family at this time was doing well enough that they were in a position to help others as well. Lydia Gertrude wrote of one instance that she remembered • • Once while standing at his mill door, he watched a young man get off the train. The man stood looking around as if not knowing what to do, seeing Father he came over and aske~ for a job. Finding he was a young emigrant from England, Father said, "v,ell I guess "e can do sou.ethin,; .;bout it, there is a cot in the office and you can do odd jobs until sonething else turns up." Next morning Father found him a very sick 0 19 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families (Salt Lake City, 1968) pp.552 20 Gertrude Cook Fredrickson, Personal History (in possession of Brent Fredrickson, Salt Lake City, 1979) pp.2 20 man. As he knew no one jn Utah he was brought home for p:i-mother to care for. It was a serious case of typhoid fever, and it was six weeks before he started to recover. During this time Father had sent the money for this Mr. Buckwell's wife to come, Before the man was well enough to work, she reached Utah. We were well paid for the kindness. Brother and Sister Buckwell became more like a son and daughter in the family than friends, One of my sisters, born after this time, was given Sister Buckwell's name. Brother Buckwell always came New Year's morning to open the door and make the fire, before anyone was up. As he said, ''it would bring joy and happiness for the year,'' The~f life and ours were completely woven together for many years. Q After this period of. prosperity, however, the country as a whole entered a period of depression, At this time one of the friends who Cook had loaned money to, was unable to repay the debt and so William t' was forced out of business in the summer of 1893, ...,.. After selling their home and business property~they were able to save most of the machinery from the planing mill and decided to move to Vernal and see if 0 they could begin again • there. Part of their decision to locate in Vernal was due to the fact that Priscilla, Cook's oldest daughter, and his wife's family were already living there and he wanted to keep an eye on his daughter, The trip, which took 10 days, was made in 2 wagons over roads that were in terrible shape, muddy, rocky, and over very rough hilly terrain, Often they had to take the team from one w8 gon and put it ~ith the other team on one wagon and then go back and do the same for the second wagon. In going up Daniel's canyon they lost their only two cows and after searching for them for a day they asked one of their friends in Heber to find and care for them until they could return. Gertrude who was 13 at the time wrote this about their arriv~l in Vernal: 0 21 Ibid,~ pp,3,4 -1..::::- We reached Vernal about the 28th of September, and while we were very much disar1•ointed in the place, as it was nothing like the pictures that had been drawn or the stories that had been told us about it, we were happy to reach there. My Mother's sister ,rnd brothers, also my sister Pricilla were living there at that time. And we children had our first taste of country life. I have loved that kind of life ever since. That winter was very hard, especially for Mother who had become used to having many of the things that make life plea.sant. The only place th3t we could get to live was a two-room 1 log house. It had two windows facing north an9each one was boarded up except one~half pane at the top. We got on the table to see out. It was so crowded that the beds all touched each other on one side of the rooms, while on the other the things were piled one on top of the other. The chairs were all hanging from the rafters where the ceiling should have been. Aij soon as we were settled, Father went back to Salt Lake to finish bringing his machinery. He had a terrible time, being seventeen days on the way home. It snowed or rained all the way. It cost him so much more than he expected, that ' when he reached home he had but twenty-five cents. Mother had borrowed twenty while he wa"ti' gone, so we had five cents ~ith which to face the winter and tefo late to find any work. 2 0 That winter Cook traded some work with a Mr. Jake Workman for a • 0 lot on which to build the mjll and parted with his shingle mill for lumber to start building, as he wanted to be ready to start working in the spring. But on the trip to Vernal a hole had been made in .f the bottom of the stam"boiler, and he did not have a cent to get it mended. He went to the Co-op store and asked if they would give him enough credit to get the patch and the material to put it on with, but they didn't ~now him and so would not. ~. "To think I have gotten where I have to ask for help and cc,nnot get it. 112 3 Cne of their friends, Mr. George I owe, did send enough money to get everything ready and a letter telling Cook to let him know " 0 - ' -'~ . :! : 22 Ibid., pp.7 23 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp.553 - :-': (Salt Lake .. -13family carried all the chips from the school in tubes, and the boys . carried willow stumps or anyth5ng that they could find to burn. After about a week though the mill was producing its own fuel from the lumber it was finishing. The family, however, was still involved with the girls pulling lumber from the machines while the boys put it in. This continued until the summer when it seems that the bus- iness was prospering well enough that they were able to hire some men and boys to help out. With the planing mill beginning to thrive, Cook, again began to design and build homes, and was kept busy that summer, ~o that he did not get started o~his own home. So about the 15th of Dec- ember, when the gentleman wh5 owned the house where they were living, came and said that he wanted the house, thay were in quite a situ- 0 ation. Once again they decided to trade one of the machines for some lumber and hastily put up the first 3 rooms of the old Cook home. There were no windows or doors and it was only one thickness of lumber anywhere. The floor was about 2 ft. from the ground and there was no ceiling, so it was a terribly cold winter. William's wife and the children stayed in bed ~ost of the time to keep warm, and when they d5d rret up the children would skate on ·- the ice which covered about a third of the floor. summer his daughter writes that, But the next "Our own home was added onto, and was becoming comfortable and ple~sant, and we had enough that he could do some of the thine;s he really loved to <lo. 1124 In 1897, Cook, was asked to design and build a meeting house for the Naples Ward of the Uintah Stake. It was a small rectangular 0 Brick, building, about 34• x 64• in size, and modest and simple in 24 Ibid., pp.554 . .. -14- its design. By the spring of 1898, the plans had been completed and construction began. At the dedication, which took place on the 1st of June 1904, it was stated that the total cost of the building was about 5,500.00 dollars. 2 5 The low cost was probably due to the fact that much of the labor for construction was donated by the ward members, and Cook, himself, recieving only items in trade. "\le got about 15 or 20 quilts, among other things, however. But while there was no money, there was plenty to eat and wear, and people were building better homes, and schools were improving." 26 About the same time that the Naples Wardhouse was being designed, l'iilliam Cook approached Uie stake leaders with the suggestion of ... building a Tabernacle in Vernal. He even drew up some plans for one and offered to take charge for nothing, but at the time they ,, were not interested and nothing came of it until the next year. In 1898 they decided to build 27 and select a site, but they sent to Salt Lake City for an architect. The plans were sent out to Vernal in November of 1899 and they began to quarry the otona, and actual construction of the building began in April of 1900. It did not get very far, however, as the plans which were sent were not complete. Evidently only elevations had been included and there was • not enough information for construction to continue, so the Stake President, S. R. Bennion, went to Brother Cook and asked him to see what he could do. C) 28 Ile went to work 1and soon had the plans ready . 25 Naples Ward Historical Record, LDS Church Historic~l Archives (Naples, Utah 1904) 26 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, (Salt Lake City, 1968) pp.554 27 Uintah Stake Manuscript History, LDS Church Historical Archives (Vernal, Utah 1898) ~8 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp.555 (Salt lake -15- • • so the men were able to continue building. 0 His daughter, who also kept the books for him, told of thi~ situation, "Father did not draw the elevation plan, but he did the plans which were necessary for the men to work by." It is also likely that he designed the interior of the buildinl!; as it is quite diffex·ent in feeling and details from the exterior. Cook supervised the construction from this point on and when it was dedicated Aug. 24, 1907, he was made Honorary c.ustodian, 29 A souvenir program from the dedication service declares that the "Cost of the building, including grounds, steam heatin.g plant, wiring for electric ligh.,!;.s, seating, decoratin6 and organ, about $30,000.00. 30 ~· By this time, Cook, was beginning to get along in years and most () '· of his family had grown and left but he continued to keep himself . busy with the many businesses which had developed from his planing mill, He obtained a saw mill as well and for many years sawed all the lumber he used in his work. When he had saved enough money he opened a small store which carried a stock of windows, doors, lumber, and hardw:are. 31 When he died on the 11th of May, in 19?0, he left behind a life t~~t had been extremely full, interesting and 1·roductive and as as architect and builder he contributed to some very significnnt buildings which helped to establish a high standard of quality in the areas where he worked. His obj tuary in the Iler;eret !Jews of May 15, 1920 sums up much of his life and accomrlishments: .C\· 29 ~ Uintah Stake Historical Record, LDS Church Historical Archives (Vernal, Utah 1907) Ibid, , · 31 Frank and Daphne Hartle, Hartle and Cook Families, City, 1968) pp.554 (Salt Lake • .. William Cook, a blackhawk war veteran and 1,ioneer contractor of this city, died on tucsd~y last at Vernal, at the age of 77 years. He was born in Sheffield, Ene;land, and came to Utah in 1863. He served in the blackhawk war under Captain William Binder. Afterward he took up building and contracting and for mariy years operated the Beehive planing Mill on State Street near 8th south. About 25 years ago he moved to Vernal where he continued in the building and contracting business up to the time of his death. He was the father of a large family, a faithful Latterday Saint and is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lydia Hartel (sic) Cook, ten children, 38 grandchildren, and 4 great grandchildren.3 2 0 ..,... ... ,.. 0 . 32 "Blackhawk War Veteran Dies" Deseret News, May 15,1920 pp.? • • J BIBLIOGRAPHY Anderson, Paul L., "William Harrison Folsom; Pioneer Architect." 43:3 (Summer 1975), pp.240-259 Esshom, Frank, Pioneers and P~ominent Men of Utah. Utap: Western Epics, Inc., 1966 Fredrickson, Helen. Salt Lake City, Family Records, unpublished in her po 9 session. Fredrickson, Lydia Gertrude Cook. Personal History, unpublished in possession of Brent""tredrickson. Hartle and Cook Families; 1221 England Hartle, Frank and Daphne. to Early 1900's, Salt Lake City, Utah: J.N.Weeks, Noel E. Week, Darlene Hansen, 196~ D "Naples Ward Historical Record." ical Arch;i.ves Obituary, Descret News unpublished in LDS Church Histor- May 15, 1920 (Salt Luke City) pp.7 "Uintah Stake Historical Record" • J William Cook Photograph no. 1 William Cook's.first home on 6th Ave. and K St. in Salt ''Lake City ·, Illustration no. 2 Advertisement for William Cook and his planing Mill from Utah State Gazeteer Stat,· R ,.rd, Tlira !Nocks S,mt/1 oj' J,,j,,11: H'ard ,Square. · 1884 pp.98 ..;_. '·! ·i; V./M. COOI<, :1 ! '\ 11.nd '';, r, ~L\7il'l·'/,C'rt. .:EH PF .'\LL Kl:O,:DS. OJ-' Doors, Frames, Winuo\\',, Mou!dings, Store Fronts1 Counters, SH t,: L VJ.,YG. . ,'i:l'A T.I!S, 1.JTC. ::P. ::•, llu."!: I !M. ;) ,j ·--·----- • ) William Cook's last home in Vernal, Utah which was "begun as 3 rooms in dee. of 1894 'Y'!,'' @u1n11.•11ir :Qr11gu11t. Souvenir Program Cover for dedication Service of the Vernal Tabernaxle August 24, 1907 Of the 8 I st QUARTERLY CONFERENCE of the UINTAH STAKE OF ZION, INCLUDING SERVICES COMMEMORATIVE of the ORGANIZATION of the STAKE and the DEDICATION of the NEW STAKE TAllERNACLE, VERNAL, UTAH, AUG. 24 and 25, I 907 UINTAJ--1 STAKE TAOEHNACLE Cl!.!arrying o( rock for foundations hq;l'ln in November, 1899. brohn in April, 1900. Ground \Valls crcctN:I and roofed in iummcr of 1901. Coft of building, including grounds, steam hc:i.lil1a planl, wiring for dcet,ic ligl1h, SCi\l• ing, J;corating and organ, ahoul $30,000. Dcdicalcd Augu!I 24, 1907. ._ .. ,,. ' ) SALT LAKE ClT\' lJlf::iIN1-;:-;s DIRl·:CTORY • . 339 II 3al~ Lake Ci~y Business Direc~ory · Advertising Agents, BULL JR. B. Jr., 237 n First West. STENHOUSE LORENZO, 211 w Fourth South. YOUNG JAMES. V., 524 n Second West. Agricultural Implcnie nts, CONSOLIDATED IMPLEMENT CO., Geo. A. Snow M'gr. 162 First East. ._,. CO-OP WAGON & MACHINE CO., 128 First East. LOWE GEO. A., 133 s First East!' . STUDEBAKER BROS. l\IANUFACTURING CO., J.B. Glass M'gr, 33 and 35 s Main. · OSBORNE D. M. & CO., Joseph Mellor M'gr, 16+ s \Vest Temple. WOLLEY, LUND & JUDD, 163 to 175 s First East. ) .Apiarists. llcKAY SAMUEL, 971 e Second South. 1'itm:1n Frank, 210 s First East. l'AUFER HENRY, 330s Twelfth East. Arcl1itccts. ANGELL T. 0., 26 e Eighth South. COOK WILLIAM, Herald building. ll;illas S. C., Dcscret Bank building. Harrison E. L. T., 79 w First East. KLE'J'TING R., Room 1, third Floor, I looper & EIJrcdgc block. llonhcim H., 151 s Main. ;\ rt Bazar. ,\RT BAZAR. C. R., Savat:e Proprietor, 12 & 14 s Main. ' Artist a. fhwson J. W., 49 e First South. l.,\~JBOUHNE ALFRED, 521 Si~th East. !!1-:EVJ!S F. H. & BHOS., Hooper & Elcln"l~c building. Wcgg\2nd IDan, 372 e Sixth South. . AB~aycr:-1. l<ISl!OP & Cll l!HIE, 165 s Main, IIHEl)EMYEI{ Dot. W., room Ir {lluopcr & Eldrcdcc,) lmilJing. ) One p,,ge of the 1888, Utah Gazeteer with Vdlliam Cook listed 11s an architEct, ; • • ·t·· .:}..~:,. .' ',• , 0 , ·.:'. ·:. ,, ..3 ·"""·· ~. ..-.~·;,,,!·: ~ '.• )-!·,. '· 't' \ . -, . '~., ,... '·