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EDGAR WOODFIELD DRUCE, ARCHIT.ECT/BUILDE!-t IN SALT LAK.2 CITY 1891 - 1910 Edgar Woodfield Druce, son of John Druce and Julie An..YJ. Jinks, wc.s born 6 March 1862 in Salt Lake City and died 27 May 1951 in Los Angeles, California. He married Ann Elizabeth Bennett, born 18 July 1873 in Evanston, '.:yarning, on 24 December 1895. She died 28 October 1947 in Hollywood, California. They had two children, John Bennett Bruce (1898-1918) and Dora Elizabeth Druce (b. 1904). 1 E.W. Druce built more than fifty houses in Salt Lake City bet,.reen 1391 and 1910, according to city building permit records. The majority were in the Avenues. Since many permits did not list either architect or builder, it is possible that the total was considerably more. In most instances, Druce appears to have acted as his own architect, however he also worked with architects W. M. Lang, W. E. Fisher, Asper, Noal and Company and Andrew Smith. He was listed as the architect on ho~es built by T. Ograin and O. E. Hartwell on P and J Streets, respectively. Over twenty of the Druce homes were still in existence in 1982, most still being used as dwellings and in fairly good condition. The majority of the structures Druce built were brick after 1891. Known buildings by Druce are as follows: Date issued Built forlat address DescriT)tion 38 10-23-91 Mrs. E. Graham 457 East 2nd South 1 story fra::e, 4 rms. 94 10-21-91 Mrs. E. Graham 2nd So. betw. 4th & 5th East 1 story fr2I:1e, 4 rms. 1,000 1063 11-14-93 J. E. Buttler 1 story brick, 5 rms. 1,000 1 story brick, 2 rms. 5th & 6th South 300 Permit Value s / 980 Barrows Ave. 1104 3-15-94 F. B. Woodbury ,, Orchard Square, 1st ~~, 6-1-94 1174 J. A. Knight . betw. brick, 2 rns. & pantry 500 144 South 7th East 1224 8-7-94 Mrs. c. G. Horsfall 544 East 6th South 1563 7-3-95 George 2Guiver 96 T 1598 8-8-95 George }~foughton 90 Vi 2 story brick, 7 rms. closets, pantry, etc. brick, 7 rss., etc. 2,100 brick, 6 ms. 1,000 950 References 1. LDS church archives records and persona l recollec~ions of ?earl Athey, a niece of Hr. Druce now living in Salt Lake City. 2. Actual address fro:n Folks Directory, 1896 - perni t sEtid onl;,r T cetw. 1st & 2nd 3. Actual address from Folks Directory, 189 6 - perni.... sa id only cor. 2nd Ave, M lo, - Permit Date Issued DRUCE 2 - Built for/at aQdress Descriution Value 1649 9-28-95 E.W. Druce 4 109 So. 5th East 3rick, 6 rms. $1,000 1806 3-14-96 Clark Whitney 222 So. 9th East brick, 5 rms. etc. 1,000 1955 6-3-96 Mrs. F. 5Burmeister 149 N brick, 7 rms. 1,000 2008 7-11-96 J. R. Foulks 2 story brick 2,800 55 P Street 8-10-96 2057 Mary Gemii!ill addition 275 133 South 5th East 2512 7-15-97 H. W. Reed corner L & 1st Ave. 2 story brick 6 rms. 1,500 2527 7-31-97 2 story brick 7 rooms 2,000 2538 8-5-97 H. W. Reed 1st and L F • . B. _}loodht!ry 8 Orchard Square 2584 8-28-97 w. Reed corner 1st & L 2 story brick 8 rooms 3,000 2687 10-13-97 brick, 9 rms. 3,500 H. H. W. Reed front addition 300 corner 1st & L Mrs. Burt 117 J Street brick addition 900 3-8-98 Mrs. E. Kimball J betw. 3rd & 4th 2 brick houses 1,650 ea. 3019 6-17-98 Charles Hardy 553 East 1st South 1 story brick 550 3057 7-13-98 Mrs. T. Zarbok 6 743 E. 6th South brick cottage 1,380 3140 9-3-98 William Servic 513 8th Ave. brick, 4 rms. 860 2746 11-4-97 2848 7 References 4. Actual address from Polks Directory, 1896 - permit said only car. 5th E, 1st S. 5. Actual address from Folks Directory, 1897 - perr:iit said only cor. 3rd & N 6. Actual address from Folks Directory, 1899 permit said only 6th s. betw. 7th & 8th E. 7. Actual address from Polks Directory, 1899 permit said only 8th betw. G & H - 3 Permit 3131 Da te Issued 8-31-98 DRUCE Built for/_ at address Descriution H. ',T . Reed 2 sto!"J brick terrace 1st betw. L .~ M Value $ 4,ooo 3132 9-1-98 ,,.1 • B • frame barn 100 3133 9-1-98 Fred Marti 8th betw. G & H frame shed 50 3134 9-1-98 C. D. Pence 12th betw. 6th & 7th South adobe barn 200 Mackey 713 South 6th East -~~-.. '~i: -~. ,:.,.., ,1:t";,,' 3135 9-1-98 R. E. McConaugry 7th So. betw. 3rd & 4th East 1 story brick 1,200 - 3136 9-1-98 F. J. Dunford 859 West 8th South lumber shanty 50 3137 9-1-98 Fred Timmins 452 Pearl Avenue wood addition, 1 rm. 100 3138 9-1-98 F. Auerbach & Bro. rear 160 South Main brick & gravel ad.dn. 250 boilerhouse 3139 9-1-98 B. A. Beatie No. 36 South West 'i'emple repairs 3189 10-3-98 S. H. Covey 8 633 East 3rd South brick cottage 1,500 ;,I_.:. - ""-"~--1':_ .,.. ... 50 , 3433 3-24-99 A. W. Harvey 465 or 469 8th Ave.9 brick cottage 1,250 3485 4-12-99 Orsen Arnold 10 369 5th Ave. 2 stor-.r brick 2,250 3486 · 4-12-99 George Lambourrr 363 5th Ave. 2 stor-.r brick 2,250 3520 4-19-99 J. K. Nicholso£ 2 brick cottage 1,500 / 573 5th Ave. 3761 7-28-99 Hrs. Nellie Little 364 East 1st South addn. fc repairs 3806 8-23-99 Hrs. Lillif3 Pratt 34 G St. brick cottage 300 1,650 . References 8. Actual address from Polks Directory, 1899 - permit said only betw. 6th & 7th on 3rd South 9. Actua l address from Folks Directory, 1900 - permit said only 8th betw. F & G Actual address from Fol ks Directory, 1900 - permit sa id only _5th bebr. D & E 10. 11. 12. 13. J·.._· Actua l adc.ress from Folks Directory, 1900 - permit said only 5th betw. D & E Actua l address from Folks Directory, 1900 - permit sa id only 5th betw. H & I Actual addr ess from Folks Directory, 1900 - permit s aid only G betw. 1st & So. Temple - 4 Permit 3897 Da te Issued 9-28-99 DRUC.3 Built for/at address Description William Phillips 14 515 or 535 3rd Ave. brick cottage Value S 1,750 3918 10-7-99 William Stears15 759 3rd Ave. brick dwelling 3929 10-13-99 E. B. Wicks . 73 So. State Street brick shed/iron roof 3938 10-23-99 Elijah Burt 16 615 4th Ave. brick cottage 1,750 3966 11-6-99 Deseret Savir s Bank 218 I St. brick cottage 1,750 ·· 3967 11-6-99 B. F. Writer (Riter?) 4th So. betw. 3rd & 4th East 2 story brick 2,a50 3968 11-6-99 Deseret Savings Bank cor. 12th East & So. Temple 2 story brick 2,850 residence, 9 rms. 3,400 residence, 6 rms. 2,500 7 1,500 150 3178 9-19-03 W.R. Serviss 660 East 4th South 3179 9-19-03 E. 3-21-04 Hrs. J. G. Forrester 2nd East betw. 6th & 7th South 2 story brick, 8 rms 3,000 128 ) 6927) June '04 Joseph J. Daynes (possibly 38 D) D St. betw. Brigham & 1st Ave. modern dbl. brick 5,300 229) 6028) Aug. 1 04 B. H. Schettler B & 2nd Ave. 2 story modern double brick 5,400 230) 6029) Aug. 1 04 R.R. Romney 1st West betw. 2nd & 3rd South 2 story brick 231 ) 6030) Aug. M. J. Ke~dy brick cottage 232) 6031) Aug. 1 04 J.M. Higley 19 856 East 2nd South dbl. 1 story brick 2,600 377) 5626) Oct. 1 04 Mrs. L. Y. Merrill 856 East 3rd South brick addition 1 04 w. Druce 8th Ave betw. E & F 45 M St. 5,500 2,400 0 1,500 References 14. Actual addresses from Polks Directory, 1900 - permit said only 3rd betw. G & H 15. Actual address from Folks Directory, 1900 - permit said only corner L & 3rd 16. Actual address from 1900 census - permit said only corner 4th & I 17. Actual address from 1900 census (only house on Deseret Savings property there) permit said only corner I & 4th 18. Actual address fro m Folks Directory, 1905 - permit S2.id only M & 1st 19 . Actual address from Folks Directory, 1905 - permit said 2nd So. betw. 8th · and 9th East _. / r - 5- DRUCE Permit Dnte Issued Built for/ at address 551) 5300) !far. '05 723 ) 5472) Hay '05 Deseret Savings Bank double brick cottage rear of 222 W. 3rd So. (Poplar Ave.) S 3,300 E.W. Druce brick cottage 1,500 8th w. betw. No. & So. Te:r.ple 724) 5473) May '05 Mrs. M. J. Kennedy 766 1st Ave. dbl. 2 story brick 5,000 2477) 2322) 11-30-09 E. M. West 1 story brick cottage & store 3,000 2746~ 2556 3-17-10 1 story brick store 7,000 Note: 702, 706, 708 9th Ave. E. M. West 501, 503, 505 So. 7th East Descriution Value } \; . ... ~ It is also apparent that Druce built four more houses on I Street between 4th and 5th Avenues on Deseret Savings property. 214 I Street. These are 202, 206, 210 and Permits for all four were taken out on two perrait numbers on the same day (see below) and 202 is an identical duplicate of 218 I Street which is known to have been a Druce house. Permit Date Issued Built for/ at address Description Value 1306 5-15-1900 Deseret Savings Bank corner 4th and I Street 3 brick cottages$ 4,350 6 roo~s each total 1307 5-15-1900 Deseret Savings Bank corner 4th and I Street brick cottage 6 rms _.,. 2,000 ..:' '-' . . iC{) s· ?JJJ- <t'iJ E. 5"5:3 E. /(}.J 5 J Atu:J /1/()l/ 6-/7-9t