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.. - SCANNED AUG 23 l018 --------~ 258 J St Avenues H.D. Salt Lake City Salt Lake County lII~mi~i~~ln~~11 3 9222 00545 3886 Site No. _ _ _ _ __ Researcher: Mark H, Lundgren Date: March 12, 1979 Utah State Historical Society Historic Preservation Research Office Structure/Site Information Form 1z 258 J Street Plat D BI?l Lot 2 Present Owner: Stuart, Joseph F. & Evelyn A. Owner Address: c/o P.O. Box 11248 SLC, Utah T. R. S. UTM: Tax #: 041259 o Street Address: o Name of Structure: ~. i&: j: z w 9 2 w en j ...... z o j: is z o o iii CJ c 3 4 z o 5 z ~ w ~ j o o o Original Owner: . .3oC...... uW. . . . --'Mi~·d"i~j,.!.l~e.J-Y______C_o_ns_t_r_u_c_ti_o_n_D_a_t_e_:-=1;:::9.. .::0..=;3_ _ _ D_emol ition Date: .original Use: Present Use: single-family o W'Single-Family o Multi-Family o Public o Commercial Park o Industrial o Agricultural Integrity: Building Condition: o Excellent Iil"'Good o Deteriorated Occupants: o Vacant o Religious o Other o Site o Ruins iYCInaltered o Minor Alterations o Major Alterations Final Register Status: Preliminary Evaluation: o National Landmark o National Register o State Register o Significant Q"'Contributory o Not Contributory o Intrusion Photography: 5/77 Date of Slides: Views: Front tot'Side 0 Rear 0 Other 0 0 District 0 Multi-Resource 0 Thematic Date of Photographs : Views: Front 0 Side 0 Rear 0 Other 0 Research Sources: o Abstract of Title ffPlat Records o Plat Map o Tax Card & Photo Id"'"'Building Permit o Sewer Permit Q""San·b orn Maps lB"City Directories o Biographical Encyclopedias ~Obituary Index o County & City Histories o Personal Interviews lr"Newspapers Q"""Utah State Historical Society Library Bi bl iograph ical References o LDS Church Archives o LDS Genealogical Society B"lJ of U Library o BYU Library o USU Library ~LC Library o Other (books, articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc .) : Salt Lake County Plat Records: 1904-1969 Polk, Salt Lake City Directories, 1904-1970. "Midgley, Charles William," D:lseret News, August 12, 1937, P .16. Salt Lake City Building Permit, #3469, March 31, 1903. 5 w a: ::J ~ U 258 J street - 1903 Architect/Builder: Building Type/Style: Victorian eclectic brick Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: Building Materials: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) w !: :J: U a: c( 'Ibis is a one-story Victorian horre, probably of pattern book design, with hip and gable roofs. The front gable has \\OOd shingle siding, as does the gable on the front p:>rch. The p:>rch has tapered square wooden colurms. Walls are of briclt with two corbeled belt courses above the windows, which have brick arched openings. There is a ' large three part front window with decorative wocxi\IDrk and a leaded glass transan above the cdnter section . 'Ibe houre is similar to 252, 262 , 264, and 270 J Street, adjacent, all built in 1903 by the sane developer. ----'Iborms W. Hanchett 6 > a: o ~ (/I i Statement of Historical Significance: o o o o o Aboriginal Americans Agriculture Architecture The Arts Commerce o o o o o Communication Conservation Education Exploration/Settlement Industry o o o o o Military Min ing Minority Groups Political Recreation o o o o Religion Science Socio-Humanitarian Transportation The Victorian Style, rmterials and rmssinf of this houre contribute to the architectural character of the Avenues. 'Ibe developer of this group o f houses probably chose the designs from an architectural pattern book, a COIIlllCll practice in the district . In 1903 Charles W. Midgley built this house as v.ell as 252, 262, 264 and 270 J. Street adjacent to it. Midgley was born in Nephi, Utah Septenber 23, 1864 and moved to Salt lake City as a young child. He was one of the first theater operators in Salt lake, entering the business in 1906. In 1913 he operated the Arrerican 'Ibeatre at 241 South ~in Street. Midgley roved to Caldlfornia in 1914 where he died on Aug. 8, 1937. Midgley never lived in this houre, but sold it to Fred o. Frick in 1905. Frick, a legal stenographer, owned the house until 1913 while living at 264 J Street. Aaron Myers bought the house from Frick but never lived here. Myers was a lawyer and during 1915 lived at 264 J Street. In 1917 Myers sold the property to EmraC. Anderson who sold it to Betsy C. Borreson in 1920. M3 . Borreson, a schoolteacher at Blaine School, was apparently the first resident owner? Betsy Borreson only lived here for two years. She rented it to William C. Cbodwin in 1922 and sold the porperty to Sarah White in 1923. Fred and Agnes Howes became the resident owners in 1926, staying until 1929. Mr. Francis H. Evers bought the property in 1929 as a real estate investnent and sold it to Zion's Benefit Building Society in 1942. Various tenants were resident here during this tine period. Avenues H. D. 258 J St Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County 4550 Utah State Historical Society Property Type: 111 Site No. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Historic Preservation Research Office B.ATCH KEY 1804044247 Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: 00258 z o Name of Structure: u:: Present Owner: i= e:( u i= z w o STUART, JOSEPH F. & EVELYN A. PRUDENTIAL FED SAY POBOX. 2 Rns N OF SW COR OF Effective Age: 1 920 Tax#: 04 12 '19 KindofBuilding: RfS1DENC[ LOT 2 BLK RI PLAT 0 SLC SUR N ? RD E 72 1/2 FT S 2 Rf} \J 01 Original Owner: Construction Date: en Original Use: PrestYlt Use: ~ LOAN ASS 84111 2 - ~ F S. 11248 SLC. UT AH Owner Address: 72 1/2 FT TO BEG w 13060 T. 01 • Q N R. C 1 .0 Year Built (Tax Record): 1907 Legal Description COM UTM: ST J Demolition Date: en ~ le:( I- Building Condition: Integrity: en o o o 3 z o i= e:( o o Excellent Good Site D Unaltered Ruins D Minor Alterations Deteriorated D Major Alterations Photography: Date of Slides: Views: D Front Research Sources: D Side DRear Abstract of Title o Plat Records I Map D City Directories o o o o Significant D Tax Card & Photo D Biographical Encyclopedias o D Building Permit D Obiturary Index D LDS Church Archives Sewer Permit o County & City Histories Bi bl iographical References (books, articles, records, Researcher: 0 National Register 0 District Multi·Resource State Register o Thematic Photo No.: Views: 0 Front D Side 0 Rear 0 Other D Other ~ o o National Landmark Date of Photographs: o o u oo o Not Contributory Slide No.: Sanborn Maps o Not of the Historic Period Contributory IZ w :!: Final Register Status: Preliminary Evaluation: D Newspapers D U of U Library D Utah State Historical Society D BYU Library o Personal Interviews LDS Genealogical Society D USU Library D SLC Library o Other interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Date: Street Address: 4 w a: Architect! Builder: ::I I- Building Materials: !:: Building Type/Style: ow ::t: o a: « Site No: Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) Photos 5 > a: o I~ ::t: Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: