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.. This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. _ ANDRUS , MILO , JR., HOUSE Holladay , Salt Lake County .. "9/ 7. ~ ~ UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111111 111111111111 111 3 9222 00535 5859 . EVALUATION FOR HISTORIC POTENTIAL FILES .' (enter date in blRnks) Preliminary evaluation made Encoded - Added to county list Added to yearly 'r ecord SIGNIFICANCE TYPE: Associated Historic Person Associated Historic Event Associated Historic Theme __ Sig. Builder/Architect Other Reason for Significance ALTERED: None Minor __ __ __ __ __ Significant Significant Significant Significant Archeology Style Plan/Type Construction Type Material Type _ Major Demolished Reconstructed Excavated Fair Demolished Deteriorated Ruins CONDITION: Excellent Good Unknown Site Unknown EVALUATION: (A) - Significant (8) - Contributory Out of Period Non-contributory COMMENTS No Evaluation (include any relevant .information to explain evaluation) \ \ Evaluator: Date: · THE RESTORATION OF THE lillO ANDRUS, JR. HOBE HOLLADAY, UTAH PRESTON K. GUSTAFSON HISTORIC PRESERVATIO!J NOV. 10, 1980 .,,:. = t J " · ! ./ This Holladay farmhouse lvas built in 1911 by Hilo An(l}rus Jr. He and his wife 'VTere parents of eleven children. They lived in the home until 1938 .. The home was so:W to their son, George, who turned it into apartments, a condition in 'VThich it stayed until 1975 Hhen Preston Gustafson purchased the home. The following is a description of the home as it was found, and the subsequent changes the Gustafsons made. Their purpose has been to return the home to a family home, (no apartments) and to restore the original materials and rooms to the original. . It is an adaptive restoration and is not intended to exist as it did in 1911. The exterior of the home has remained basically unchanged structurally since 1911. The lean-to porch at the rear was caving in by 1975 and had only rotted wood foundations, and unrepairable sides and roof. It was therefor removed and a Lord & Burnham greenhouse pleeed in its stead on a concrete base. At that time it was felt it WOQld be more adaantageious to cut the stairs (then on the back por~h) through u.'1der the interior existing stairs, thus allo'.ving inside access to the basement~ Also in 1975-76 the Io..tchen (aptl) Has remodelled to become the main Io..tchen. As it existed, the wiring was totally inadequate (the refrigerator was then plugged into the st ove) . The 10.. tchen was als 0 a hodge-podge of various cabinet components from some wood cabinets existing from 1911 :bo metal cabinets probably added in the 1940' s. An old chimney, l-Thich carried flues from the 10..tchen stove still exists and shows on the floor plans as a concrete column. It was necessary to piba.n the Io..tchen around this. Also the Io..tchen had three doors into it. The door into the bathroom was eliminated, and a door was cut from the greenhouse through the existing wind 0,,1 to give access to the mud beth. All the eabinets, sinks, plumbing and electrrcal wiring are ne'VI in these areas. The living room had been turned into a dark bedroom and the ceilings had been lowered with accouatical tile. The closet (added in the 401S) was removed, ceilings were returned to their original height, and the door to the hall l.ras enlll>rged.. All moldings were faithfully recreated to match the originals. All the old doors were found inthe basement and were returned to the doorways. Also all the existing hardware is still in use in the home, but not without the need for stripping off old paint. All the 1-7ood'.;ork Has checked for material components ••• because there 'VTere many pieced and multi-1:10od areas it was decided to keep the wood~iork painted rather than strip it. The apt. I living room was covered with patchwork carpet, 1-J'hich when removed again revealed a pieced wood floor, of non-finish type pine. Obviously the Andrus family had covered this floor l.'ith a thrO'~T rug (it 'Has originally a dining roomO. Remodelling of the upstairs apartment began next in early 1977. The upper hall was HaIled in and a door had been placed at the top of the stairs to allaH a separate and private apt. The original balustrade had been remo'led. The present mmers again recreated the original staircase railings to match the IO:'J'er staircase. The upstairs girls room Has a Io..tchen. It Has in this room that the most elaborate measure 'VTaS taken to restore the Halls to a smooth and usable condition. The many la.yers of paint and particularly Hallpaper were scraped and sanded. Then the room Has replastered by one ot: t he few men left who can do that, type of vTork •. He also mended and smoothed t he ceilings and vTalls in the front (master) bedroom. The storage room. off the bathroom was turned into a laundr,Y room, and a tile trough was b uilt to hold vT3.sher and dl""1Jar. Later in 1978, the cabinets were built in here and' also the bathroom upstairs. Holdings appropriate to the period of the home have been recreated in a number of rooms. The living room and halls all have cove moldings. The family room is coffered with beams vlhich intersect to form nine eections. Shatters have been added in the study, family room and children's rooms upstairs. The dining room has cova moldings with dentil trim. The study has also received recently floor to ceiling bookcases, built in arol.L.'1d the 1-lindow, Cl.nd stained to match another new addiUlOn, 3/4" oak parquet flooring. The latest project involved the painting and refinishing of the ,-1000 tril1'l and walls in apt 2 or the south half of the house. Also the basement is n8aring completion and will have an 18 X 20 recreation room where pre~iously there was nothing but a cavern and support wa:Lls. The exterior of the home and grounds have also needed attention. In 1975 the tenants pulled up to a garage on mud. Since then the owners have reclaimed some tfthe area from the driveway and steeet and have poured concrete drivel"ay, sidewalks and a patio. The patio is enclosed with a cedar fence and new landscaping which providees privacy for the open greenhouse, where the family has all their meals. The home in 1975 was also painted white and had turquoise trim. Today it is back to its original form, with "'hite and soft good color trim and red brick. The concrete roughcut stone foundation is also natural. neo~e. Ylote- ; -sl;ot~s. ~ ~e-<l~J.s f~.e.s~,.J-d-; ff'(1 jD ~,.., t:.- ~ 1 1 11 l.f\V\·\,.\q·e .(/, "1! \IV ~ . , ' . . J-1 « ClJ'};~A ' 'Y'~i)"-<"' FHR ~- 300 (11-78) United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries-complete applicable sections 1. Name historic Hilo Andrus Jr. Home and/or common 2. Location street & number city, town state 4917 Holladay Boulevard Holladay _ Utah _ vicinity of code county not for publication congressional district Salt lake code 3. Classification Category _district .JL buiJding(s) structure _ _site _object Ownership _public -X.- private _both Public Acquisition _ in process _ being considered Status Loccupied _ unoccupied _ work in progress Accessible JL.. yes: restricted _ yes: unrestricted _no Present Use _ agriculture _ commercial _ educational _ entertainment _ government _ industrial _ military _museum park private residence _ religious _ scientific _ transportaUon _other: -x:- 4. Owner of Property name Preston K. Gustafson street & number 4917 Holladay Blvd. city. town Holladay _ vicinity of state Utah state Utah 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Assessor's Office street & number City and County Building city, town Salt Lake City *84117 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title has this property been determined elegible? date _ federal _ state depository for survey records _ _ yes county _ _ no local ---------- ---------------------------------------------------- c:;;ty. town state 7. Description Condition -.X.. excellent _good _fair _ deteriorated _ ruins _unexposed Check one _ unaltered ~ altered Check one ~ original site _ moved date _ _}_ Jo_v_~---,,_1-,-9_8_0_ _ _ _ __ Describe the present and original (if known) physical appearance PRESENT APPEARANCE: The home is a large 2-story modified bungalo'-t with intersecting hipped roof and four dormers. The home is built of soft red brick and sits on a base of rusticated concrete blocks. The windows are double hung sash't-rindows in one over one patte.r h, and each is topped 'Vlith a concrete lintel. There is a pronounced bay windm·l on the north side of the house. The home has original cut, leaded glass windows in bTO winch-loBS on the main floor/front, and an especially lovely leaded glass 'tuOOow in the upper/front dormer wiOOol'; that measures 3011 square. The bay also has a leaded glass inset. The north side also has two very lovely colored. stained glass panels of glass 18" X 3611 each on either side of the main fireplace and chimney. The large porch is supported by clusters of three tapered wood piers on each corner. The Gustafsons have made one change in structure located in the rear of the house where a lean-to wood porch had to be removed due to rotting and near-collapse t and this 'Vlas replaced with a greenhouse. Inside the home the original staircase was restored and copied as nevr railings were needed to restore the home (ie. the apt wall divisions on the upper floor were sheetrock petitions which replaced the original stairrail on the upper floor.) All of the extra stoves, etc in the ldtchens were removed (none original) and the upper floor was returned to rooms as before. The main Idtehen was remodel.led as none of the original materials were left to restore. The door casings have been reconstructed and copied to match the originals where necessary·. All the original doors and harch-lare were located and are in use. ORIGIiIJAL APPEARANCE: The home looked exactly as it does tooay on the exterior with the exception of the additmnn of the greenhouse porch in the rear (1975) and a small addAtion adjacent to the porch probably added in the 1940's. The interior rooms are very nearly the same. 1he original home had an opening (arch) with bookcases to the side which made the dining room and living room someHhat continuous. Thl!.t Has changed probably in 1939 when the home .fas remodeled for apartment use. One other main floor room became a Idtchen at that time (for apt 2). The wirldmrs and doors remain in the same locations, and halls and room configurations remain the same as the original •• In the original home the east dormer at the end of the upper hall ,-ras merely a sigging area or passagelmy. Again in the :3-0' s this area vras remcdelled to accomodate another bath, which it remains today. The floors in the home were soft pine, rustic and intended to be covered. They were not finish quality in the main. The living room fireplace is brick, with concrete capstones. A.lthough the home 'Has in disrepair and had been abused by renters t it ...as basically sound, and the alterations that had been made were generally not major nor irreversible. 8." Significance Period __ prehistoric _1400-1499 _1500-1599 _1600-1699 _1700-1799 _1800-1899 ---X- 1900- Specific dates Areas of Significance-Check and justify below __ archeology-prehistoric _ community planning "T archeology-historic conservation __ agriculture __ economics l architecture _ education __ art _ engineering __ commerce -X- exploration/settlement __ communications __ industry __ Invention Builder/Architect _ __ __ __ _ __ landscape architecture __ religion law - - science literature __ sculpture military __ social! music humanitarian philosophy __ theater politics/government __ transportation __ other (specify) Fred Allington, Trail Lewis, Ira Lewis Statement of Significance (in one paragraph) 1"J.lo Andrus Jr. and his family played a significant role in the settlement of' the cottontolooc1.-Holladayburgh area of Salt Lake County. His father :Hilo Andrus Sr.. was a pr~~nent early Mormon pioneer who knew Joseph Smith and who later joined the first pioneer companies in settling Salt Lake. The Nilo Sr. home previousIy located in Hurray (Crescent) on State Street has been moved to Pioneer Park for preservation. Nilo Andrus Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Boyes had 13 children, II of whom survived. A great number of his children and grandchildren remained to make their homes in Holladay. Of his sons!lGeorge, Joseph and Willard buildl. homes near their father. Early records of property transactions, histories written of the Holladay area ahTays include mnnerous accounts of the influence of the Andrus family. l'lilo Jr. was born in England whBh his father served a mission there, and later lived with IImany mothers" as his own mother died and his father had 11 wives in total, and 57 children. r11.lo Jr. l-TaS with the party in the canyon when Jolmston f s army invaded Utah. He accompanied Emma Lucy Gates (one of Brigham Young's daughters) at the celebration when the monument was placed up Parley's Canyon. He was well .1alO:m as a farmer lnth considerable land, and spent 30 seasons assisting fellow farmers in threshing and harvesting. He and a friend and church associate, S§nta Ana Casto (vrhose home on Casto Lane is an historic monument) planted the first peach and other fruit trees in the Holladay area. (George, Nilo's son later dealt in the growing and selling of fruit and chickens(primarily)for his income.) He served in Latter-day Saint bishoprics for 30 years, and "as a bishop for 6 years. He was then called as Stake Patriarch, a position he held until his death in 1938. He is listed as having worked part-time for six different railroad companies, and built the pilons at the original Saltair. His wife Elizabeth Boyes was the daughter of George Boyes who received the first 160 acre patent from the U.S. Government in 1874, the plat in which the Andrus homes "Tere finally built. The first home built at 49l~ Holladay Blvd. was built in 1874- and "Tas inhabited until the present home was constructed. The present home .Tas built in 1911 (1918, according to later Andrus family rec orels). It Has undoubtedly one of the largest and most majestic homes of its time. The drivevray to the south of the home leading to the barn and large farm behind later became "l·.:ilo Hayll and today is the entrance into a subdivision of homes laid out in 1955 as the IIAndlor" subdivision by George B. Andrus (Nilo's 6th child) and by his brother-in-la" Hi:Lliam B. Taylor (married to Leone Andrus). Another street H"hich cuts north between Lilo :day and Hren Road is today called Andlor St. Four of Hilo Sr.' s great-grandaaughters, Hildred l-lollerup, lone Pack, Irene Witmer, and laVerne Diehl built homes on Nilo Hay. lone and. LaVerne both live there today. Although George obtained the home in 1938-39 fro,'ll the survivors of l:li.lo Jr. and Elizabeth Boyes Andrus, and consequently rented it in three apartments, many of the residents of the apartments can be documented as Andrus family members. The home 1-TaS sold outside the family in the late 1960' s and passed through a number of m-mers, 1-1ho held it primarily as investment property until it Has purchased in June 1975 by the present O'trnar, Preston Gustafson, a profeSSional interior designer and BTu instructor, who immediately recognized the architectural and cultural significance of the home. Since 1975 to the present Hr. Gustafson has :re;:;tor¢ the horne, returning it to a family residence and resto:rin~ as much a~ posslble all i the interior and exterior elements to re.ate to thelr Lormer condltlon. 9. Major Bibliographical References Deeds, Plats : Assessors Cffice, S1. City & Co. Bldg Polk Street Directories (SLC) at USHS : Years 1906-1962 Utah Gazeteer 1918-19, USE.S The Andrus Rec order, June 1977, i':arch 1979, December 1979 C"1. . 71-1.tfi'8hs:"' CQ~"' + ·jn 1J ecl slleei; 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominated property Quadrangle name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Quadrangle scale UMT References ALU Zone eLL] ELU GLLj I I BW I I I Zone Easting INorthing I I I I Easting I II I I I I II II I I ~bal boundary d~scri~tion o l.JJ J I I I I I INorthing tJ :-.1 II I II LLJ I I HUJ I I I II I I I F I I I I and justification CON 1099.6 FT Ii & 712.77 FT N FR E 1/4 COR SEX; 10 T2S R1E SL I'fER N 0 07'25 11 IV 36.57 F1' E'LY AlG CURVE TO RIGHT 39.25 FT N 89 50'30" E 155.1 FT S 61.55 IT S 89 50'30" -if 175.95 FT to BEG 0.25 AC List all states and counties for properties overlapping state or county boundaries state code county code state code county code 11. Form Prepared By I name/title Preston K. Gustafs~l organization Brigham Young UniverSity date street & number 4917 Holladay Blvd. telephone city or town Holladay state Instructor Interior Design 1 November 1980 278-3692 Utah 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evaluated significance of this property within the state is: _national __ state _local As the desig.'lated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89- 665), I 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 Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. State Historic Preservation Officer signature title Chief of Registration date ':. ' ....,. :' , ' HISTORY OF OANERSHIP OF THE HILO ANDRUS JR. HOlv.:E The property on vThich the present home sits vIas part of a large parcel of land acquired by George Boyes, I·lilo's lorife's father, from the government in 1874. The family lived in Crescent t Utah for a short period t but an adobe home l-TaS built in 1874 behind the present home in Hhich the family lived until the nel-T home Has erected in 1911. At about the same time George Andrus built a home several hundred yards north. The Hi10 Andrus Jr. home was by far the most imposing and impressive of the series of farm homes of its time. Through a series of real estate transactions property was bought and sold, and finally by 1955 the present lot and home were determined. The home stayed in the Andrus family well into 1960's, and then Has sold and resold a number of times to various indididuals interested only in the investment value of the apt home. 1. 1911 Ni10 Andrus Jr. (i.rife Elizabeth B.) mode:Ued after the F.yrum Nielsen home see photo p. 71 Places and Faces Stephen L. Carr, editor 1976 2. George B. Andrus (l.;ife E1izaP.) 1938-39 Upon the death of l'lilo Jr. and Elizabeth, George purchased the interests of various family members in the home. (see documents in George Andrus journal) 3. JvIarlin H. Andrus (l·rife Joan Edna) 31 Nay 1955 from George Andrus (see cop~ of Uniform Real Estate Contract) sold. for sum of $15,000.00 4. Build.ers: Fred Allington, Carpenter Trail Levris, l·1ason Ira Lewis, Painter Joan Edna Andxms assigned interest in the home to: GretchenA.) 5. 1 Sept. 1966 Joan Edna Andrus assigns interest in property to: Ralph D. EchIards (vrife Clarine H.) 6. 3 Oct 1966 Eugene H. Robinson (wife Hazel B.) from Ralph b. Edwards 7. 13 November 1970 (contract sale) Jack Gledhill ("rife, Zelda) from Fred Ledau 3. June 2, 1975 (contract) Preston K. Gustafson (,.rife Linnea) from Jack Gledhill Title Insurance: June 2, 1975 obtained a Harranty Deed subject to obligations against property. (Nedau continued. to make payments to him until he (Nedau) sold his interest to Gledhi11s) Principal balance at time Robins on purchased. '-las $17,094.72. Title Insurance by: Lawyers Title Insurance Richmond, Va. HcGhie Land & Title (\varren H. Curtis) Property managed by Dumont Corp, SIC and attorneys Richards & P..ichards Present Owners Insurance Co. of North America Blackburn Jones Co. 905 24th Street Ogden, Utah AOf(P~ ihe... ~v'~e.t f'fO('h ihe:.. Milo 'AvJy~s~S'('", home /' '\/\ UGSc:.U1t, Ut-~, L.Je.J hue. Dec.. 1'i1z Tv 'Sp(~(\O \974, t t Milo Andrus, Jr. (1848-1938) Elizabeth Boyes Andrus (1852-1938) Front, L. to R: Elizabeth, Mother, Father, Susan Taylor; 2nd Row, L to R: Elena, Mary, Ann, Leone, Sarah; Back, L to R: Willard, Joseph, George, Milo, Ivan. '. : :, ~ by ltno ~!::. !>t:!o AnC:U5 cete-, the pIafIU 0% team. E::':[ft". wedding an-iSr., belnc the captain of the H"~:~' ~: :::~;r Hoilada~' home'ty. . Iw:- 4 "';.<;0 f~iend!l at;d rela-l Mrs. .Andrus was born at :.r~. Co~.:: : ,~.):(c: :-, - par· I Big ,~;"_::<.:~_-:" to. d~ them . honor'l~ ~otton~::,od, now.• Holladay•. Feb. • ____ "on ~as .s erv"d. _6. 18a •• a. daughter ot George :.rl"• ..;~ ::-..i~ was born .at. Liver- and Eliza'~eth Taylor Btrejir i'[)(,i , ~-:;: .. ::.:. ~ql!. 31). '.:" 18,*8.: They were married n e' 'En",';. '-, -:-~:::s ,""re. per·otril-:do;\'ment House in Salt Lake CIty. ._ ~. ,';"; fOl" ' theL. D. ! D!'c. 4. lSi!. Th~~' ha\'f.' had 1~ (' ; ' ~:.' "\\,I,."hona1'ably j childl'E'n, It or whom are Ih'ln~. Li,;" '0:::-:0 l::t~r" and Te- i also 5!! g:-ar.t!ch::drE'n and 11 . : ~;:~ ': . --.. :,c:!. Thet .<;r03,fed' breat-grandchildren . . ,. :C\'p!' .\. bU •• E-,