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Show ;~ArChltect-:JIaynionif~J:~AShloll .Merits Profession' Accolade By OLDTllIlER As We shall see, the subject of .this . sketch has looked beyond the· goal of acquisition. and reputation during his ·career. Raymond J. Ashton was born in .. Salt Lake City, Jan: 23, 1887, "on the west side." His mother was Effie Morris Ashton, a daughter of Elias Morris, and his father was Edward T. Ashton. Both his parents were of pioneer Utah families. He attended F ran k II n school, being graduated from the grades in 11101. Ii- Io - L/h Learns Trade At the age of 10, after a~rvt.;g as waterboy on construction jobs, he learned the trade of bricklayer at $2.50 per week. During his high school days, completed in 1905, he delivered the Deseret New. at $2.50 per week, in a territory bounded by 6th West st and Redwood rd., and 2nd South st. and 13th South st. . During his Unh' erslty ot Utah days, one of his summer vacations was spent as draftsman In the office of the chief engineer 0 to serve ~f Raymond Ashton and th';'Union. li'adfic: rallr.....d. ->.'H· his partner. _--was ·graduated from .t he Univer Raymond Ashton has aen'ed his llity of Utah in 1909. profession well and in tum has In ' 1916, after several, years. man, ..Raymond Ashton rno\'ed .to·. been honored by his profession. working as an architectural drafts- . Chicago, "'here, in addition ' to For three years (1932-34) he • working as a draftsman, he at~.· sen'ed as a member of the board tended Ecole des Beaux Arts of directors of the American InstiSchool of Architectural Design. .. tute of Architects, representing Returning to Salt Lake City he the western mountain district, entered partnership ,.;th Francis compri.lng Alaska. Washington, D. Rutherford in the firm of Ruth~ Colorado, · New Mexico, Wyoming, erford &:. Ashton in 1918. This Montana. Oregon. Utah and Idaho. partnership was diasolved in 1921; In 1940 he was honored with In 1922 the partnership formed ' the title of Fellow in the Ameriwith Raymond L. Enns started can Institute of Architects and )n the firm of AShton &: Evans on 1 .. 11'42 he was elected treasurer, and \...ay to an Impressive record oJ follo,,;ng thls·to the presidency for architectural participation In the two terms. He is a past presiconstruction of important build '· dent of the Utah chapter of the ings. The type of buildings "aries ,Am~rican Institute of Architects. greatly. .' .. . · r.:.: < 'He IS preSIdent of the board of ".}:r the. American Architectural Founh '\ E "'hlbl Is . .'. , ....:.'.-~~ S coo .dabon. . . .. . Of the . educaUonal huilclinP: Reeel..... Hono.... there h8\'e been: At the University A .. d t· I o~ Uta.h, t.~e Students' union. Abe" nect~~~gth~~~C h~e ~ae~O~os~O~f girls' dormitory, the' 1leld hOlUe board of lilreeloH' u£ the S",lt La k~ I and remodeling. the John R. Park (:ity Chamber of Commerce, 1923building. At the Utah Stale A,: ~13, and member o( the Building . . . 'Construction AdvillOrl' Council of rieultural colle«e It was the field . the United ' States C1tamber of house. , - ~:~ Commerce for two years. In the commercial ' field there Raymond 'Ashlon married Winhave been the Temple Square bO:." ie Richards, a dau:;-hter or Albert tie. the South and :Main exchangeD. Richards of Salt Lake City. buildings of the Mountain States :They have .tour children. Yvonne, Telephone Co., not to mention M!V~ 1he eldest, ~adu.te of the Unieral others throughout the moun: ,-eraity of Utah. Is Mrs. R. H. WiItain states. .. .~,:~. -lty, \\'ho$e husband Is an engineer or entirely different typewAi for the Utah Copper Co. They (and to . be completed) the new re.ide In Copperton. Leila, their state prison at the Point o~ · th.e~ 8ocond daughter, .I:l'aduate of Colo-I Mountain, Bome 20 miles south of rado university, IS Mrs. J. P. Col-I Salt Lake City. '. . {; 'lier of Salt Lake City. Joy R. . .... .hton, their son. who attended .:--" .... "orked: at. Bus~eU .. __: .. lae .University of Utah, is manager I . During' the war the firm was o~ lhe Chicago office o{·"the Dell identified with · such important Webb Construction. large general construction as Bushnell hospital. contractors. He married Leona Bri,;ham City, Utah · the na,'al Mullin, dau:;-hter of "Tom" Mullin. con\'alescent hoapitai, Glenwood Janet, a ' graduate of the U. of U .. Springs. Colo., and lhe naval sup- il Mrs. Wesley Granfden of North ply depot, Clearfield, Utah. Ogden. Her husband operate, a. At the present time the part- dairy farm. ners are identified with the 101'1 ' Stands Ground 10WJDg work under construction: . The new retail elore of Sear.. Raymond J . Ashton, patient, I Roebuck &:. Co. Salt Lake CitY ·I·God-fearing, but broadminded in the enlargement of the South and ibis belief. is soft spoken but capa-I Main Exchange buildings in Salt Ilble ?f no uncertain righteous indilf- . Lake City for the Mountain States I.,atlon when Impostd upon. HIS Telegraph and Telephone Co.: the ppartner unconsciously re\·eal. both Thermoid plant at .Nephi, Utah. lthe respect and aHection of the and as mentioned previously, the f!rm. When one calls at thclr of-I completion of the new Ulah state hce. Raymond E\'ans pretty ncar- I prison. Iy always inquires . If you .want to The listing of these few build- see "The Boss." ings renders unnecusary any test- . At the be~nning-. we said that . timony ... to the 'kill or ability our subject ha~ looked beyond the goal of acquisition and reputation during his carecr. Perhaps the best .upportlng evidence of this is the citation (which he was hesitant to show us) from the American Institute of Architects after his three: years' sen'ice as preFident (1943-45): I I I I I I A Citation ~our courageou. be}!e! that ~he |
