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Show OMB No. 1024-0018. NPS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. Z Page § Utah Ore Sampling Company Mill, Murray, Salt Lake County, UT structures on the east elevation were used for coal storage. The foundation is concrete and the semi-circular roof is supported on steel bowstring trusses. The asphalt shingle roof appears to be from the 1980s. The roof features seven metal stove-top-shaped ventilation chimneys (probably original). The north and south elevations were originally open with sliding doors to allow rail cars to enter and leave the building on three spurs. Historic photographs show the thaw house with large sliding doors with vertical panels. The doors were removed circa 1980s when the north and south openings were blocked with cinder block. There is a small window on the north elevation . Two entrances are on the south elevation: a regular hollow-core door and a large metal folding loading door (circa 1980s). There are two newer loading doors and an office door on the east elevation. There is a tall , brick chimney at the southwest comer of the building. The only decorative elements are projecting piers of corbelled brick at the comers of the north and south elevations. The rail spurs into the thaw house are no longer extant. Currently the building's 12,341 square feet of open space has been partitioned and used for offices, shops and storage. Despite modifications to three of the elevations, the building retains its history integrity and is a contributing building associated with the sampling mill. Two frame and metal lumber sheds were located to the east of the thaw house. These were built in 1964 (and therefore not associated with the historic mill) and were demolished (circa 1980s). Superintendent's House: The house, built in 1909, is located southeast of the mill at 5516 South 300 West. The residence is a one-story, cross-wing cottage constructed of frame and clad in drop-novelty siding. The front porch was enclosed with screens, probably in the 1920s. The interior space is approximately 1,160 square feet. There is a parlor, living-dining room , kitchen, bathroom, bedroom , and enclosed front and back porches. The interior was remodeled in the 1960s or 1970s when converted to an office, however a few interior features (molding , cabinets , 9-ft ceilings , etc.) are intact. A square shaped frame and novelty sided building over a cellar is located just behind the house. It is designated as a "washhouse" on the tax cards and was probably contemporary with the original construction . A circa 1910 one-car frame garage associated with the house was demolished , probably in the 1970s. Currently the Superintendent's House is a contributing building on the site, however the house will likely be moved off site or demolished by the summer of 2003, due to an impending expansion of 300 West. |
