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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. 6395 S 300 EAST AMUNDSEWADAMSHOUSE MURRAY, SALT LAKE COUNTY UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 00536 0016 q8' l@-3 . • .' ! ....." .• ~.: I ....u..l ~ . . .\JO UTAH PRESS ASSOCIATION Clippil/g Service (HOt) 32H-H67H GREEi"SHEET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD . ..,....,r.<'lc:;::;:r:on:~;;?-""7:~,..--:::::M Before renouation, the home was sheathed in 19508 era aluminum 8~ing. Adams Family Home - One of Oldest in Murray - Restored to 1890S Beauty Rebecca SUer G_II Sh«t SID/f Wrilu Z~ Today the fully restored home recaptures the grace of buildings of the past century. Edith Adama thimIed Iugar beet. and piled hay on the porch of an adobe lined howse on Wmchett!r Street in 19115. Here, she lived until 1995, helping to preserve her family'. legacy for more than a century. Now lOme of Edith'. children have completed a reatoration of the family home - creatin( a preservationist'. dream jUAt a few hundred.feet east of Fashion Place Mall. Edith'. father, Dyre Amundlen, arrived in America in 1862 from Norway before coming to Utah in 1863. He married Sophia Maria Peraon from Sweden in 1865, settled in Murray, and hom8lteaded the 160. acre Wmch8lter propertY with a deed from the US government. Edith Selma Lemora Amundsen Adama was the only .urviving child of Dyre and Sophia to live in the home her entire life, ueept for a .hort period when me was first married. -It was not an eOJlY project, but one that was important to me, my family and hopefully to the City of Murray." She admitted yean ago that she was very fond of her hoUle, and never had any dun to move. "New hoWleS are nice, but I always liJr.e to come back to my own,· .he .tated. Aa long as their mother was alive, the children of Edith Home7 C/; continued from page 2 bedrooma, a half bath and a new kitchen.. During the reno- vation, Adama laid .he was careful to match brick, window dreuinp and woodwork. The parlor was enbanced ·with the addition of a period fueplace with an oak mantel. Briclu salvaged from the outBide walla of the boUle were uaed to line the hearth. The plaster ceilinp were cleaned and papered, and ceiling medalliona were repainted. '"nIe project was fun, but not without ita challengea," reflected AdamI. "We Itarted demoliticm and the kitchen cei1iD( caved in. That Itarted it alL" The floor., made of fir, had to be replaced, and the entire .tructure was rewired and replumbed. Out.ide, unbeknOWDlt to the family, the hoUAe was .till on a leptic tank, and new diacharp lineI needed to be inatalled. Although AdamI admita the project was often diIcouraging and COItiy, .he laid .he never once CODIidered abandoning the idea. She admitted it wu faith that kept her going through the entire procell. . 'ThiI was jUit IOmething I felt a great delire to fight through. • Adama noted. -It was not an easy project, but one that was important to me, my family and hopefully to the City of Murray." Ada.ma rupected her wiIhee not to alter the appearance of the hoUAe. But when the paued away at age 94, they decided to ren0vate and pruerve the hiftoric hom8ltead. "We wanted to keep the home in the family, and have IOmething the neighborhood could be proud of," .aid Linda Adama, daughter-in-law to Edith. -It is almost like everyone in the community OWQI a piece of it. In a way, the hoUle belonp to Murray." eon.tructed in 1892, the Wmchelter Street hoUle reflect. a commoo deaign of the era as it is built on a foundation of quarry atone. It feature. a 14 foot hich cei1iD( and IOld leafed pluter decorationI aroUDd liPt fixtun. in the front parlor. All window. and dOClrl are original. "Howard'. mother jUit loved that hoUAe it wu her whole life," remarked Adami, vUionary behind the reetoration project which was begun in June 1997 and completed February 1998. 'lb brm, the home back to ita original state, Ada.ma tore down the aluminum Iiding of the 19501 to upoae a rich, red-toned brick. With the help of Dan Lo_, an architect intereated in hiItoric prelervanon, Adami aYltematica1ly tranlformed the house. She replaced the roof, window. and front door, and added two back - "Bome," ptI6_10 Ob/27/1994 21:27 8015371245 UTAH L.jEP.! r~GE FNDTrl UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATIO~ 1998 HERITAGE AWARD NOMINATION Nominee: ADAMS FAMIT V CIa I.INDA ADAMS Address of Nominee: __8_7_4_0 _S_O_UT_H_LI_T_T_LE HISTORIC HOME PROJECT LOCATED AT 6395 SOUTH 300 EAST, MlffiRAY, UT 84107 CLOUD ROAD City:,___S_AND_Y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Srate:_U_T___ Zip: 84093 Phone: (day)_ _ _ _ _ (evening),_--'9::..;:4=3-~9=36=6=___ Fax:_----__ Category (check one): xx _ _ Organization Project _ _ Finn/Governmental Agency - - Individual _ _ Lucybeth Rampton Award Nomination submitted by: MURRAY HISTORI PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD, ATTN: MARY ANN KIRK Affiliation wiLh numince;. __H_O_M_E_I_N_MU_RRA_Y_C_ITY _ _ _ _ _ _ _- - - - - Address: 5025 SOUTH STATE City:___MU_RRA_Y_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _State: _ _U_T_ _ Zip: __8_4_10_7_ _ Phone: (day)_2~.4-2638 (evening),_______ Fax:_-=2,::.64:.!",--=2..::..50::.,:7:.....-_ HERITAGE AWARD NOMINA nON DYRE AMUNDSEN HOUSE The Murray Historic Preservation Board ackn-awledges this preservation project as one of the finest examples of historic preservation in Murray. It is impressive that the family was interested enough to spend significant amounts of money to preserve th~ legacy of their family home for the community to enjoy. As long as their mother was alive, the children of the late Edith Adams respected her wishes not to change anything in the hOllse where th'Cir mother had lived since she was boro. But after Mrs. Adams passed away three years ago at age 94, they decided preserving the historic homestead and keeping it in the family W4lS of greater importance than selling it. The siding was removed in 1996 and remained vacant for several months as a plan was designed to restore it. Once the project began and fourteen months later, the adobe lined house with its quaint porch and 12 fOot high ~eilings had been restored with slight alteratians, true to its original look and its integrity in tact. The project was completed in the spring of 1998. The house, canstructed in 1892, was a common design of that era and built on a foundation of quarry stone. Visionary behind the project was Linda Adams~ a daughter-in-law to Edith. "We have so many fond memories of this house, we just wanted to bring it back to its original state". The original state meant tearing down the aluminum siding added in the' fifties, exposing the colorful brick. The brick had discolored and had to be washed. The transformation was instant and exciting. With the help of Dan Losee, an architect interested in historic preservation, Linda proceeded in systematically renovating the house, replacing the roof, windows, fro.nt door, adding 2 back bedrooms, a half bath and a new kitchen while being c.areful to match brick, window dressings, and woodwork. The parlor, a particular source of pride, was enhanced by the addition of a period fireplace. Linda found the oak. mantel in an antique store. Bricks salvaged from the outside walls were used to line the hearth. As the interior of the house had endured little. wear and tear they were able to save most of the woodwork, transoms, window casings and hardware. The plaster ceilings.were cleaned and papered. Ceiling medallions were repainted and the old brass light fixtures reinstalled. The project has not been without its challenges. While working on the kitchen. the ceiling caved in and had to be redone. The floors, made of fir, had to be replaced. The entire structure was rewired and. replumbed. Outside, unbeknownst to the family the house was still on sceptic tank. In order to get it connected onto the municipal sewer system, new discharge lines had to be installed. Linda admits it was faith that kept her going through the entire process. Unable to find any resources she financed the project herself discovering the actual cost of the renovation was about double than had been anticipated. Once the house was completed and ready for occ.i1pancy~ Linda focus.ed on the grounds. The landscaping included small, easy to maintain lawn while saving two very old trees. Next Linda had fifteen. assorted pine trees planted on the larger portion of the property set in thick layers of chips and mulch creating a woodsy appearance. Square brick pillars have been placed around the property appropriately framing this bealltifulpreservation project. #37 Sophia Maria Person and Dyre (Anunsen) Amundsen House 300 East Winchester Built: 1892 ,> ", ", ," . --'. ... ---._--- ---. j .I i: i: I I, I I I " 'I !1 'i This red brick house has been occupied by the same family for more than a century. Dyre (Anunsen) Amundsen came to the United States from Norway in 1862 and arrived in Utah in 1863. Sophia Maria Person came to Utah from Sweden. The two were married in 1865, settled in Murray, and homesteaded 160 acres with a deed from the U.S. government in 1866. Prior to the construction of this house, the family lived in an adobe hous~ just west of the present building. He farmed and hauled stone for the construction of the Salt Lake LDS Temple. The Amundsens had three children; John David, Merinda, and Sarah. The house was willed to John David, and the remainder of the property was divided among the children. John David married Alma Pauline Janson and had two daughters and one son. Edith Selma Lemora Am undsen Adams is their only surviving child and has lived in the house her entire life, with the exception of a few years when she was first married. Born in 1902, she attended Liberty School and Murray High School. Growing up, Edith helped thin sugar beets and piled hay . She admits she is very fond of her house and has never had any desire to move . "New houses are nice," she said, "but I always like to come back to my own." The house features 14- foot ceilings and gold leafed plaster decorations arOlmd the light fixtures in the front parlor. All windows and doors are original. The red brick, however, has been covered with siding. Transoms above the doors allow for the flow of warm or cool air. When the house was first built there was no bathroom. It was eventually added when Edith and her sister were both working. I 1 II I I: I·' . l ....... .... .... .. ~ ~.,.. . '. ,..., .! ,' ,