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Show United States Department of the Interior National Park Service I National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 ~~ GLeeD RaslllU§seBrBeck House OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31 /2012) Salt Lake County, Utah Name of Property County and State Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance and applicable criteria .) ~he Green-Rasmussen-Beck House, constructed in 1899, is a two-story Victorian Eclectic brick residence. The House is \P~ significant under Criteria A and C for its architecture and for its association with the development of Draper in the first " half of the twentieth century. The period of significance spans 1899 to 1943 during which time it was associated with three families that contributed to the transformation of Draper from an agricultural outpost to a prosperous community. Under Criterion A, the areas of significance are Agriculture and Education . The property is eligible within the Multiple Property Submission: Historic and Architectural Resources of Draper, Utah, 1849-1954. Th.8 as~ociated his~oric con~~ , - m .sarge home reflects the success of the sheep industry in Draper at e entieth century. second owners, Peter C. and Mette M. Rasmussen, Immigrants who were involved in the cattle industry, as well as owning a meat market and _ c r store. In 1918, the Jordan School District purchased the home as a rental tor Reid Beck. Reid Beck served as the principal of the Draper School, between 1917 and his death in 1943 , during which time the Draper School was one of the most respected public schools in the Salt Lake Valley. Reid Beck's contributions to education in Draper qualify the home within a second historic context, the "Twentieth-Century Community Development and the Poultry Industry Period, 1918-1954." The home is also eligible under Criterion C as one of only five examples of a two-story Victorian Eclectic centra -block-with- ro ' ecti . r. The home Je~t~res significant architectural elements such as a ueen Anne-style tower, an Eastlake-style porch, and multiple ~ss windows. The Green-Rasmussen-Beck House J.... 1 \ Il '. \ -\(471' ASl.J l<.t. .. .r; ~ () contributes to the historic resources 0 Drap~rl Utah . () ____ ~ Cl>. \ ~\.t.. ~ ~+-\..".,.. ~ lAcr-v ~ V\.~ '\~ ~ ~-\ ~c;. ~c..~ .......... -y: Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance .) History of Draper The city of Draper is located in the southeast section of the Salt Lake Valley lying against the hills that divide it from the Utah Valley. Originally scouted in 1847, the area was used to graze livestock because of its abundant water and grasses. The community of Draper was established in 1849 just two years after the arrival of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LOS or Mormon Church) in the Salt Lake valley. The Draper settlement was originally known as South Willow Creek, but sometimes called Sivogah, the native name for the area. Five families were the first settlers, but were soon joined by relatives and friends . The early settlers raised cattle to sell to emigrants on route to the California gold mines. Between 1855 and 1856, a fort was constructed and most of the settlers lived there. By the time the Utah Southern Railway reached the South Willow Creek area in 1871 , the community was a thriving though somewhat scattered collection of farmsteads with a population of around 480 . In 1876, a town site was surveyed for the community, by then known as Draperville. The name was later shortened to Draper. During the nineteenth century, the community grew steadily with the economy primarily driven by farming (grains and fruits) and ranching (sheep and cattle). After the arrival of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway 1881 several industries were established near the rail corridor and a thriving mercantile industry was established near the town center. In the 1920s, several Draper business men established a thriving poultry industry in Draper, which became known as the " Egg Basket of America" by World War II. Although the poultry industry declined in the 1960s, the town retained its rural atmosphere until the late 1980s. During the last three decades, Draper has experienced a high level of residential development around the town and in the foothills . The main transportation corridors have seen a heavy commercial development in retail and restaurant establishments. 7 ..., |
