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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 tr ustw ort hi n ess, a n d r es p e ct. N ot a bl y, w hil e B e all is cr e dit e d wit h p assi n g d o w n tr a diti o n al fi el d d o c u m e nt ati o n t e c h ni q u es t o t h o us a n ds of st u d e nts, B e all’s fir m w as o n e of t h e first i n t h e st at e t o us e c o m p ut er ai d e d d esi g n ( C A D) w h e n it b e c a m e a v ail a bl e i n t h e e arl y 1 9 8 0s, utili zi n g a s yst e m c all e d C a d v a n c e, f or w hi c h t h e y w er e f e at ur e d i n a n ati o n al a d v ertisi n g c a m p ai g n. B e all h a d m a n y si g nifi c a nt c o m missi o ns f or n e w b uil di n gs i n cl u di n g s e v er al u ni v ersit y pr oj e cts; h o w e v er, h e is b est k n o w n as o n e of t h e e ar li est a n d m ost s e mi n al hist ori c pr es er v ati o n ar c hit e cts i n t h e st at e. H e is l ar g el y cr e dit e d f or s a vi n g t h e S alt L a k e Cit y & C o u nt y B uil di n g ( N RI S # 7 0 0 0 0 6 2 9 ) t hr o u g h c o nst a nt d esi g n cr e ati vit y, pi o n e eri n g r est or ati o n t e c h ni q u es, a n d t h e first w orl d wi d e us e of b as e is ol ati o n f or s eis mi c r etr ofit of a n e xisti n g b uil di n g. B e all’s p ers o n al r esi d e n c e at 4 6 4 4 S. Br o o k w o o d Cir cl e e m b o di es his u n d erst at e d p ers o n alit y a n d d esir e t o h a v e a pri v at e h o m e a w a y fr o m p u bli c lif e. T h e c h os e n Wri g hti a n M o d er n st yl e of t h e h o us e r efl e cts B e all’s i nfl u e n c e b y Fr a n k Ll o y d Wri g ht d uri n g his c oll e g e y e ars a n d e arl y pr a cti c e. T h e B e all H o us e e x e m plifi es a hi g hl y -st yli z e d, Wri g ht-i nfl u e n c e d d esi g n i n Ut a h, w h er e t h e first a n d o nl y a ct u al Wri g ht- d esi g n e d str u ct ur e w as n ot c o m pl et e d u ntil 1 9 5 9. T h e d esi g n of ot h er r esi d e n c es b y B e all ar e m or e i nfl u e n c e d b y t h e I nt er n ati o n al St yl e, w hi c h w er e n ot as c o nstr ai n e d b y s m all r o o ms a n d di d n ot r e q uir e a d diti o n al c ost f or fi n e w o o ds a n d cr afts m a ns hi p, a n d t h us pr ef err e d b y cli e nts. T h e fl o or pl a n e v ol v e d o v er ti m e as t h e n e e ds of t h e f a mil y c h a n g e d, a n d all d esi g n w or k w as c o m pl et e d b y B e all as ar c hit e ct, t yi n g t h e l at er a d diti o ns t o t h e ori gi n al b uil di n g t hr o u g h a c o nsist e nt d esi g n a p pr o a c h. T h e h o us e h as b e e n e x c e pti o n all y w ell- pr es er v e d, h a vi n g o n e o w n er f o r n e arl y si xt y-fi v e y e ars. It is si g nifi c a nt as o n e of t h e fi n est e x a m pl es of Wri g hti a n M o d er n d o m esti c ar c hit e ct ur e i n Ut a h, a n d st a n ds o ut i n t h e c e ntr al v all e y cit y of Mill cr e e k as a mi d-c e nt ur y m ast er pi e c e b y a si g nifi c a nt ar c hit e ct. ______________________________________________________________________________ N a r r ati v e St at e m e nt of Si g nifi c a n c e ( Pr o vi d e at l e ast o n e p ar a gr a p h f or e a c h ar e a of si g nifi c a n c e.) C rit e ri o n C Si g nifi c a n c e: A r c hit e ct u r e T h e B urt c h W. B e all, Jr., & S us a n B e all H o us e is ar c hit e ct ur all y si g nifi c a nt u n d er Crit eri o n C as a Wri g hti a n M o d er n st yl e r esi d e n c e. T h e h o us e w as b uilt i n 1 9 5 5 d uri n g t h e p ost- W orl d W ar II s u b ur b a n b uil di n g b o o m i n t h e S alt L a k e Cit y ar e a. T his p eri o d, as w ell as t h e d esi g n of t his h o us e, e pit o mi z e d t h e b e gi n ni n g of a tr a nsiti o n i n d o m esti c ar c hit e ct ur e fr o m mi ni m al r e pr es e nt ati o ns of tr a diti o n al st yl es t o f ull y-r e ali z e d n e w m o d er n st yl es. W hil e t h e R a n c h st yl e w as e m er gi n g as t h e m ost p o p ul ar i n t h e S alt L a k e Cit y s u b ur bs, B e all utili z e d f e at ur es ali g n e d dir e ctl y wit h Fr a n k Ll o y d Wri g ht’s Us o ni a n d esi g ns. T h e B e all H o us e w as als o a n o p p ort u nit y f or t h e ar c hit e ct t o s h o w c as e his t al e nt, as his p ers o n al h o us e w as his first d esi g n t o b e c o nstr u ct e d i n Ut a h. 1 1 O n o n e o c c a si o n, B e all m et Wri g ht. A s t h e st or y w a s t ol d b y B e all t o a c oll e a g u e, h e a n d a f ell o w ar c hit e ct ur e st u d e nt dr o v e fr o m C ol u m b u s, O hi o, t o T ali e si n t o m e et Wri g ht. B e all h a d writt e n a h e a d t o r e q u e st a n a u di e n c e wit h Wri g ht, b ut w h e n t h e y arri v e d n o a p p oi nt m e nt h a d b e e n s et. T h e y w er e u s h er e d i nt o t h e h o u s e a n d aft er a w hil e, Wri g ht c a m e d o w n t h e st air s t o m e et t h e m, t h o u g h n ot all t h e w a y d o w n t h e st air s. H e r e m ai n e d a b o v e t h e t w o st u d e nt s i n hi s h at a n d c a p e, pr o vi di n g t h e “ a u di e n c e” t h e y r e q u e st e d. Wri g ht t h a n k e d t h e m f or c o mi n g t o m e et hi m, e n c o ur a g e d t h e m t o st u d y a n d l e ar n, a n d wi s h e d t h e m w ell a s f ut ur e ar c hit e ct s. Wri g ht t h e n t ur n e d a n d a s c e n d e d t h e st air s. T h e y l eft T ali e si n a n d r et ur n e d t o C ol u m b u s, pl e a s e d t h at Wri g ht h a d at l e a st gi v e n t h e m s o m e of hi s ti m e. S e cti o n 8 p a g e 1 0