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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 St a g e c o a c h I n n i n F airfi el d ( 1 9 5 9), t h e J a c o b H a m bli n H o us e i n S a nt a Cl ar a ( 1 9 6 6), a n d Bri g h a m Y o u n g’s Wi nt er H o m e i n St. G e or g e ( 1 9 6 6). B e all’s w or k o n t h es e pr oj e cts l e d hi m t o g et i n v ol v e d at a n e arl y st a g e wit h Ut a h’s hist ori c pr es er v ati o n m o v e m e nt a n d a n e w or g a ni z ati o n, Ut a h H erit a g e F o u n d ati o n. B e all’s fir m w as hir e d i n t h e e arl y 1 9 7 0s t o c o n d u ct s o m e of t h e e arli est r est or ati o n w or k o n t h e S alt L a k e Cit y & C o u nt y B uil di n g. B e all w as l at er c h os e n as t h e ar c hit e ct f or r est ori n g t h e C ul m er H o us e ( 1 9 7 6), t h e D e v er e a u x M a nsi o n ( 1 9 7 9), t h e Fr a n k Ll o y d Wri g ht- d esi g n e d Str o m q uist H o us e ( 2 0 0 2), a n d s e v er al p h as es of t h e W est er n F ol klif e C e nt er ( hist ori c Pi o n e er H ot el) i n El k o, N V. N ot a bl y a n d m ost i m p ort a ntl y, B e all s er v e d as r est or ati o n ar c hit e ct f or t h e S alt L a k e Cit y & C o u nt y B uil di n g i n S alt L a k e Cit y f or n e arl y t w o d e c a d es. T h e eff ort c ul mi n at e d i n a s u c c essf ul r e h a bilit ati o n of t h e b uil di n g i n 1 9 8 9 t h at f e at ur e d t h e w orl d’s first us e of s eis mi c b as e is ol ati o n f or a n e xisti n g str u ct ur e, f or w hi c h t h e pr oj e ct b e c a m e w orl d r e n o w n e d. B e all is cr e dit e d wit h t h e c o n vi n ci n g of el e ct e d offi ci als t h at b as e is ol ati o n w o ul d w or k f or t h e b uil di n g. Si n gl e- f a mily r esi d e nti al c o m missi o ns b y B e all ar e n ot n u m er o us, b ut t h os e t h at h a v e b e e n d o c u m e nt e d a n d ar e e xt a nt s h ar e si mil ar c h ar a ct eristi cs as t h e B e all r esi d e n c e. T h e Ri c h ar d V a n N or m a n R esi d e n c e ( 1 9 6 3; e xt a nt) i n Mill cr e e k a n d a n ot h er r esi d e n c e o n Br o o k w o o d Ci r cl e ( c. 1 9 5 7; e xt a nt) s h ar e m a n y si mil ar e xt eri or c h ar a ct eristi cs s u c h as mi x e d n at ur al m at eri als, h ori z o nt alit y of str u ct ur e t h at d eri v es fr o m l o w or fl at r o ofi n g a n d wi d e o v er h a n gi n g e a v es, us e of c ar p orts, a n d a s urr o u n di n g n at ur al e n vir o n m e nt. T h e J. Vi ct or St e v e ns o n R esi d e n c e i n S alt L a k e Cit y ( 1 9 6 1; e xt a nt) is t h e m ost u ni q u e as it c urr e ntl y sits o n t o p of a t w o- c ar g ar a g e, a n d utili z es m et als, w o o d, a n d c o n cr et e as pri m ar y m at eri als. H o w e v er, t h e St e v e ns o n R esi d e n c e s h ar es t h e B e all h o us e d esi g n c h ar a ct eristi cs i n t h e us e of c o nti n u o us gl ass o n t h e s o ut h f a ç a d e a n d t h e l o w pit c h e d g a bl e r o of o n t h e t w o s e cti o ns of t h e b uil di n g. D uri n g a s h ort p eri o d i n t h e l at e 1 9 5 0s, B e all w or k e d 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 l o c al r esi d e nti al ar c hit e ct. D uri n g t h eir w or k, B e all w as cr e dit e d wit h t h e d esi g n f or a h o us e i n H oll a d a y ( 1 9 5 9; e xt a nt) a n d a h o us e i n t h e Arli n gt o n Hills ar e a of t h e F e d er al H ei g hts n ei g h b or h o o d of S alt L a k e Cit y ( 1 9 5 9; u n k n o w n) t h at w o n a l o c al d esi g n c o m p etiti o n. B e all’s o nl y cr e dit e d f or a y i nt o m ulti- f a mil y d esi g n w as f or t h e M e di c al St u d e nt H o usi n g ( 1 9 6 6- 1 9 7 1; e xt a nt) at t h e U ni v ersit y of Ut a h i n S alt L a k e Cit y a n d is Br ut alist i n its d esi g n. R esi d e nti al d esi g n w as cl e arl y n ot w h er e B e all w a nt e d t o f o c us his ti m e. T h e st or y h e r e c o u nt e d i n a 2 0 1 2 i nt er vi e w gi v es i nsi g ht t o his t hi n ki n g a b o ut r esi d e nti al d esi g n: “I w as b ei n g i nt er vi e w e d b y a cli e nt at his e xisti n g h o m e. S at i n t h e li vi n g r o o m wit h his wif e a n d t al k e d a b o ut t h e h o us e t h at t h e y w er e e n visi o ni n g. A n d t h e y e x pl ai n e d t o m e h o w t h e y e nt ert ai n e d a n d t h e l e v el of s o p histi c ati o n I g u ess – k n o wl e d g e, a w ar e n ess, w orl dli n ess. T h e y h a d all t h es e t hi n gs i n t h eir mi n d of w h o t h e y w er e e nt ert ai ni n g. A n d aft er t h e y g ot t hr o u g h, I s ai d, “ Y o u k n o w, I’ m h o n or e d t h at y o u w o ul d c o nsi d er m e b ut I d o n’t t hi n k I’ m t h e ri g ht ar c hit e ct f or y o u. ” I s ai d, “I k n o w a p ers o n w h o w o ul d d o y o u a m ar v el o us j o b. H e u n d erst a n ds t h e l e v el of s o p histi c ati o n n ot o nl y of y o u as h o w I vi e w y o u n o w b ut of w h o y o u ar e g oi n g t o e nt ert ai n. ” B e all d esi g n e d a n aff or d a bl e h o usi n g d e v el o p m e nt o n t h e w est si d e of S alt L a k e Cit y a n d s er v e d as c o ns ulti n g ar c hit e ct t o S alt L a k e C o u nt y o n s e v er al ot h er aff or d a bl e h o usi n g pr oj e cts. B esi d es S e cti o n 8 p a g e 1 4