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DESCRIPTION The Cahoon House, built ca. 1900, is the best example of ''high style" Victorian architecture in Murray. .Although less elaborate than many of the fine hanes in Salt Lake City, this two-and-one-half story house features a quality of design and decoration unmatched in the Murray area. The integrity of the house on both the interior and exterior has remained virtually tmaltered, and the entire house is in exceptionally good condition. The Victorian Eclectic styling of the house, most evident in exterior and interior details, reflects . the Victorian infludence of the late nineteenth century, but the basic rectangular shape and the subdued ornamentation hint of the early twentieth century econany of design that produced the simple Box and Bungalow Styles. The large brick house sits on a raised sandstone foundation, which holds a full basement story. The brick exterior walls are accented with heavy sandstone lintels and sills. A two-story bowed bay window on the south side is the only feature that interrupts the rectangular massing of the house. Victorian detailing, such as scroll brackets and dentils, decorates the wide eaves ~ Hip dormers with flared cheeks provide illumination to the attic story. Other decorative features include clear and frosted leaded glass in SOlIe windows and transans, and a heavy paneled front door framed by a transan and sidelights. TIle large wrap-around front porch features a wooden balustrade, paired Ionic columns on paneled pedestals, and latticework along the base~ The only exterior Changes are the addition of a small canvas canopy over the doorway on the south and the application of outdoor carpet on the front steps and porch. Exterior condition of the house is very good overall, with only minor spalling of SOlle of the sandstone blocks, slight deterioration of IOOrtar in some joints, and a feW cracked bricks. The interior of the house has also been very well maintained and remains virtually unChanged fran its original condition. Original features include twelve-foot high ceilings, ornate fireplaces (still in use), decorative wood baseboards and trim, and wood paneled doors, both hinged and sliding, with classical surrounds. The stairway is lit by a large leaded glass windOW' and features finely turned balusters and heavy paneled newel posts. Other original interior features are the oval doorknobs, operable transans, and cast iron radiators. Interior alterations are very minor; no windows or doorways have been covered over, and even though the house was used as a mul ti -family residence for several years, the original floor plan has remained intact with the single exception of a wall and doorway addition (ca. 1940) in the hallway leading to the stairway and side entrance. '!he kitchen and bathrooms have been altered only slightly by the addition of newer fixtures and cabinets. The current owner is using the main floor of the house as a law office for himself and is leasing out the basement and upper stories as office space.