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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 C oll e g e of E n gi n e eri n g, a n d s p o k e t o a w o m a n t h at w as h el pi n g o ut. S h e as k e d hi m f or his n a m e, a n d h e r e pli e d , " B urt c h B e all. " S h e r e pli e d, " Ar e y o u B ett y's br ot h er ? " t o w hi c h h e r e pli e d " Y es. " S h e s ai d " O h, y o u d o n't w a nt t o b e a n e n gi n e er! G o o v er t o t h e S c h o ol of Ar c hit e ct ur e. Y o u'll li k e it m u c h b ett er. " As t h e y s a y, t h e r est is hist or y. ” B e all gr a d u at e d fr o m O S U wit h his ar c hit e ct ur e d e gr e e i n 1 9 4 9. B e all w or k e d at first as a dr afts m a n f or l o c al ar c hit e cts i n C ol u m b us w h er e h e l e ar n e d a gr e at d e al a b o ut c o nstr u cti o n d o c u m e nts. D uri n g his ti m e i n C ol u m b us, B e all w or k e d f or a v er y s h ort ti m e f or L ustr o n, pr o d u ci n g r e n d eri n gs of t h e pr ef a bri c at e d m et al h o usi n g c o nstr u cti o n pr o c ess. 4 A ft er his m arri a g e t o S us a n H u nt er, t h e B e all’s m a d e a cr oss c o u ntr y tri p o n w hi c h t h e y h a d a n a ut o m o bil e pr o bl e m i n S alt L a k e Cit y, a n d aft er s p e n di n g ti m e i n t h e cit y d e ci d e d t o r el o c at e p er m a n e ntl y i n 1 9 5 2. H e w or k e d f or t h e fir ms of Willi a m J. M o nr o e a n d t h e l at er wit h L or e n z o S. Y o u n g. Aft er b e c o mi n g a r e gist er e d ar c hit e ct , B e all st art e d a fir m i n 1 9 5 4 wit h f ell o w O S U ar c hit e ct ur e st u d e nt, a n d br ot h er -i n- l a w, R o b ert H uit H u nt er. Aft er dis c o v eri n g t h e y w er e b ot h gr e at at d esi g n a n d b a d at b usi n ess, t h e y s e p ar at e d. 5 B e all t h e n w or k e d wit h B o b F o wl er f or a c o u pl e of y e ars, a n d s e p ar at el y wit h St e p h e n M a c d o n al d, a r e n o w n e d r esi d e nti al ar c hit e ct i n S alt L a k e Cit y a n d t e a c hi n g m e nt or. H o w e v er, B e all m ai nl y w or k e d i n d e p e n d e ntl y t hr o u g h his o w n d esi g n fir m f or his fi v e- d e c a d e c ar e er. 6 M aj or c o m missi o ns of n e w c o nstr u cti o n f or t h e fir m of B urt c h W. B e all, Jr. i n cl u d e d t h e St e v e ns o n Cli ni c ( 1 9 5 9, S alt L a k e Cit y ; d e m olis h e d); Tri nit y Pr es b yt eri a n C h ur c h ( 1 9 5 9, O g d e n); Ki n gs b ur y C o n gr e g ati o n al C h ur c h ( 1 9 6 0, V er n al); T e nt h E ast S e ni or C e nt er ( 1 9 6 3 a n d 1 9 7 7 a d diti o n, S alt L a k e Cit y); Cl e arfi el d C o m m u nit y C h ur c h ( c. 1 9 6 4 , Cl e arfi el d; d e m olis h e d), Or e m C o m m u nit y C h ur c h ( 1 9 5 9 , Or e m), a n d S a n d y C o m m u nit y C h ur c h ( 1 9 6 5, S a n d y; d e m olis h e d) ; U. S. P ost Offi c e ( 1 9 6 6, P ar k Cit y); M e di c al St u d e nt H o usi n g ( 1 9 6 6- 1 9 7 1, S alt L a k e Cit y; U ni v ersit y of Ut a h); C h as e Fi n e Arts C e nt er ( 1 9 6 7, L o g a n; Ut a h St at e U ni v ersit y); S h a w St u d e nt U ni o n ( 1 9 6 7- 6 9, S alt L a k e Cit y; W est mi nst er C oll e g e); a n d t h e W as ht e n a w M e di c al Arts B uil di n g ( 1 9 7 1, Y psil a nti, MI). B e all p arti c ul arl y f o c us e d o n r eli gi o us ar c hit e ct ur e i n his e arl y y e ars. H e att e n d e d a s u m m er c o urs e at Pitts b ur g h Pr es b yt eria n S e mi n ar y t h at t a u g ht t h e ol o g y i n t h e m or ni n g a n d ar c hit e ct ur e i n t h e aft er n o o n. T h e f o c us of t h e c o urs e w as h o w t o cr e at e ar c hit e ct ur e b as e d o n t h e t h e ol o g y a n d lit ur g y of t h e Pr es b yt eri a n d e n o mi n ati o n. B e all c o nsi d er e d his fi n est w or k t o b e t h e C h as e Fi n e Arts C e nt er, M e di c al St u d e nt H o usi n g, a n d t h e S h a w St u d e nt U ni o n. T h e C h as e Fi n e Arts C e nt er w as p arti c ul arl y, f or t h e ti m e, v er y str o n g i n c o nt e m p or ar y d esi g n, f e at uri n g p o ur e d c o n cr et e wit h r u bs w hi c h w er e i nfl u e n c e d b y d esi g ns of t h e ar c hit e cts P a ul R u d ol p h a n d L o uis K a h n. W hil e t h e P ar k Cit y P ost Offi c e h as b e c o m e a b el o v e d c o m m u nit y f o c al p oi nt o n M ai n Str e et, t h e T e nt h E ast S e ni or C e nt er is e n d a n g er e d e v e n t h o u g h it w as t h e first s e ni or-c e nt er e d f a cilit y i n t h e st at e of Ut a h. B urt c h W. B e all, Jr. , w as als o o n e of t h e first ar c hit e cts i n Ut a h t o m a k e hist ori c r e h a bilit ati o n a n d r est or ati o n a m aj or p art of his pr a cti c e. T his st art e d wit h st at e -s p o ns or e d eff orts wit h t h e 4 5 6 P et er G o s s, p er s o n al c or r e s p o n d e n c e. J u dit h H u nt er, p er s o n al c orr e s p o n d e n c e. J u dit h H u nt er, p er s o n al c orr e s p o n d e n c e. S e cti o n 8 p a g e 1 3