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Show OMS No . 1024-0018 . NPS FOfTTI United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. I Page ~ Utah Ore Sampling Company Mill, Murray, Salt Lake County, UT Shop: According to the tax cards , the shop building was constructed in 1924. It is located to the north of Mill C & D, and is connected to the mill by a concrete pad. The building measures 36 feet x 61 feet. The shop is a frame building sheathed in corrugated iron . It sits on a concrete pad that serves as foundation and floor. The simple gable roof is also covered in corrugated metal. There are two small monitors located on the ridgeline. There is a small brick chimney (originally for the heating stove) on the west elevation. The west and east elevations were originally devoted to five bays of tripartite three-over-three wood sash windows. Similar windows flanked the half-light doors on the north and south elevations. Most of the windows have been covered with either corrugated metal or plywood , mostly due to the vandalism . Two metal-sash multilight warehouse windows were installed on the west elevation (date unknown) . A few of the remaining windows have been broken. The south entrance has been completely boarded-up. The north door is extant and operable, however the ten-light transom has been covered . The interior is open with approximately 2,196 square feet of space. The building is currently used for storage and auto repair. The 1958 tax card noted a 300-pound warehouse scale in the building, perhaps now where the auto repair pit is located. Despite the boarded up windows, the building retains much of its historic integrity and is a contributing building on the property. Change House and Oil Storage-Coal Shed: The change house and oil-coal shed are located on the northeast side of the property. They are attached, however there is no access between them. A frame and vertical plank office-storage building was to the south of the change house, but was demolished, probably in the 1970s. The oil storage-coal shed is the older bu ilding . It was constructed of concrete block in 1924. The building measures 13 feet by 19 feet. Both the flat roof and foundation are constructed of concrete. The door is on the west elevation and features a six-light window in the upper half with three horizontal panels below. On the north elevation is a nine-light wood sash window. The building is currently used for storage and is a contributing outbuilding. South of the oil-coal shed is the change house, constructed in 1937. The change house is built on a raised basement and concrete foundation. Its walls are a dark gray concrete block with pink mortar, which reach to the apex of the simple gable roof. There is a stringcourse of concrete just under the eaves and above the windows. The roof is covered in asphalt shingles and features a central brick chimney. The entrance is on the west elevation . Two eight-light, metal-sash windows flank the door. The window to the south is boarded, while several of the lights to the north have been broken. The other elevations are blank. The interior is approximately 658 square feet. The inside plan contains four showers, three lavatories, and a small lunchroom above a full basement. The interior of the change house was scorched in a fire set by a trespasser in 1988 and is currently vacant. It is a contributing outbuilding. Thaw House: The thaw house, also known as the thaw shed, is located south of the mill complex on a separate legal parcel at 312 W. 5560 South . It was built in 1927. The building is a long rectangular structure measuring 43 feet by 287 feet. The structure is built on a reinforced concrete frame with curtain walls of hollow tile block infill. Hollow tile is a cube-shaped clay-based building block and is only rarely used as an exterior material. The thaw house tile is red in color and striated. The concrete piers are expressed on the exterior in sixteen bays of approximately 18 feet each on the east and west elevations. The two small shed |
