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Show HAROLD HAROLD 8. 8. LAMB, LAMB, M.D. 309 MEDICAL TOWERS - 1060 EAST FIRST SOUTH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84102 3~ 32 5 973 I PHONE April 4, GENERAL SURGERY h 270 IS5b h '2,70 ISS' 1977 Ann Floor 328 G street Salt Lake City, utah 84103 Dear Ms. Fl oor : I apologize for not responding sooner to material you sent me some ti me ap . eOlllcemin eOll1carnin g the re sidence of my mother, Mrs. 0' 0 I Conner, on Evergreen Avenue. Generally the information is correct and many of the pictures of the house that the Historical Society has haa were lent to them by me to be cop~ed for the archives. not know, at least it is not There is something perhaps that you do mt Il'8ntioned rrenticmed in the documents, and that is that my father was Mrs. Holmes Holmes'I nephew and that she had no children. My fraternal grandmother died at age 18, so that Mrs. Holmes raised my fatB3r fatl!w3r essentially as her son. Mrs. Holmes glve iJlve the Mill Creek property to my father about 1919 am this became my family's familyls residence since that time. M My so that the y fatner died in 1925 so property reverted to my mother bu butt was also divided among the children through a court decision. My father diad without a will. If it would be useful for the society to obtain inside pictures of gh it is in some the home I am quite sure I cou Id arrange thi s al thou gil disaray because of my mothers advanced age and her refusal to permit full time live in help. r can also provide some help on the interior details prior to the oonstruction of the south w.ing wing since I lived in tne t:ne house bouse both prior and subsequent to that arcm arcbi tectual addition. It It should also alEK> be mentioned that the Mill Pond is on the property but at a much la tar date was cemented in and for many years used as a swimming pool. It is not used f er or any purpose now since the water in Mill Ydll Creek became too polluted for contact use. I recognize there are some deficiencies in the knowledge of the archi tectual pI'\!) gre ssian ssion and even the original plans but I beli eve that the site is truely worthy of a historic designation. If I can be of any further assistance in this matter do not hesitate to contact me. assistamce in Sincerely, HBI/aj HBIIaj |