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U nit e d St at e s D e p art m e nt of t h e I nt eri or N ati o n al P ar k S er vi c e / N ati o n al R e gi st er of Hi st ori c Pl a c e s R e gi str ati o n F or m N P S F or m 1 0 -9 0 0 O M B N o. 1 0 2 4 -0 0 1 8 B e all, B urt c h W., Jr., & S u s a n, H o u s e S alt L a k e C o u nt y, Ut a h N a m e of Pr o p ert y C o u nt y a n d St at e A r e as of Si g nifi c a n c e ( E nt er c at e g ori es fr o m i nstr u cti o ns.) A R C HI T E C T U R E _ _ _ _ ___________________ P e ri o d of Si g nifi c a n c e 1 9 5 5- 1 9 7 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________________ Si g nifi c a nt D at es 1955_________________ 1 9 6 5; g a m e r o o m a d diti o n _____________________ Si g nifi c a nt P e rs o n ( C o m pl et e o nl y if Crit eri o n B is m ar k e d a b o v e.) _ _ B urt c h W. B e all , Jr._ _ _ C ult u r al Affili ati o n ___________________ A r c hit e ct/ B uil d e r B urt c h W. B e all, Jr., Ar c hit e ct ___________________ St at e m e nt of Si g nifi c a n c e S u m m a r y P a r a g r a p h ( Pr o vi d e a s u m m ar y p ar a gr a p h t h at i n cl u d es l e v el of si g nifi c a n c e, a p pli c a bl e crit eri a , j ustifi c ati o n f or t h e p eri o d of si g nifi c a n c e, a n d a n y a p pli c a bl e crit eri a c o nsi d er ati o ns. ) T h e B urt c h W. B e all, Jr. & S us a n B e all H o us e, b uilt i n 1 9 5 5, is l o c all y si g nifi c a nt u n d er Crit eri o n C i n t h e ar e a of Ar c hit e ct ur e. T h e str u ct ur e w as d esi g n e d b y t h e S alt L a k e Cit y -b as e d ar c hit e ct B urt c h W. B e all, Jr., as his p ers o n al h o m e b et w e e n 1 9 5 5 a n d his d e at h i n 2 0 1 9. T h e p eri o d of si g nifi c a n c e is 1 9 5 5 - 1 9 7 1, t h e y e ar t h e h o us e w as c o nstr u ct e d t hr o u g h t h e e n d of t h e hist ori c p eri o d, 5 0 y e ars a g o. B urt c h W. B e all, Jr., w as a pr olifi c l o c al ar c hit e ct w h o d esi g n e d e d u c ati o n b uil di n gs a n d a d diti o ns, c h ur c h es, b usi n ess es, a n d r esi d e n c es d uri n g a c ar e er of m or e t h a n fift y y e ars. B e all is si g nifi c a nt as t h e first pr o mi n e nt hist ori c pr es er v ati o n ar c hit e ct i n Ut a h. H e w as c o m missi o n e d f or t h e S alt L a k e C it y & C o u nt y B uil di n g hist ori c pr es er v ati o n pr oj e ct wit h t h e w orl d’s first us e of b as e is ol at ors i n a n e xisti n g b uil di n g. T h e h o us e is als o si g nifi c a nt u n d er Crit eri o n B i n t h e ar e a Ar c hit e ct ur e as t h e r esi d e n c e of ar c hit e ct B urt c h W. B e all, Jr. , d uri n g t h e e ntir et y of his pr olifi c c ar e er. B e all w as k n o w n t hr o u g h o ut S alt L a k e Cit y a n d Ut a h as t h e “ Ge ntl e m a n Ar c hit e ct. ” W hil e his list of ar c hit e ct ur al d esi g n pr oj e cts is n ot l o n g, his i m p a ct o n ar c hit e ct ur al pr a cti c e, pr a ctiti o n ers, st u d e nts, a n d t h e p u bli c t hr o u g h his c o m m u nit y s er vi c e b uilt a r e p ut ati o n f or B e all t h at e m b o di e d et hi c al pr a cti c e, S e cti o n 8 p a g e 9