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.. -- SCANNED AUG 23 l018 264 J St Avenues H.D. Salt Lake City Salt Lake County UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 00545 3902 .. Rese'lrcher: Date: Site No. _ _ _ _ __ lois Harris March 14, 1979 Utah State Historical Society Historic Preservation Research Office Structure/Site Information Form 1z o Street Address: o Name of Structure: T. Present Owner: Toktmaga, Mary J Owner Address: 264 II street. SLC Utah Original Owner: Charles W. Midgley UTM: ~ ii: i= zw S! 2 W In .... Z ::::I o i= i3 z o o ill ~ 3 en ::::I S en 4 z o ~ ~ Z w ~ ::::I o o o .original Use: Present Use: Plat D BI81 Lot 2 264 J Street 84103 Construction Date: 1903 R. Tax #: 041261 Demol ition Date: single-family 8""Single-Family o Multi-Family o Public o Commercial Occupants: o Park o Industrial o Agricultural o Excellent i3""6ood o Deteriorated o Vacant o Religious o Other Integrity: Building Condition: o Site o Ruins o ljJlaltered er'"'"Minor Alterations o Major Alterations Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: o National Landmark o National Register o State Register o §jgnificant tY'Contributory o Not Contributory o Intrusion Photography: 5/77 Date of Slides: Views: Front ~de 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 rd"1>lat Records o Plat Map o Tax Card & Photo Q"Building Permit o $ewer Permit ifsanborn Maps ~ity Directories l<YBiographical Encyclopedias ~Obituary Index o County & City Histories o Personal Interviews o Newspapers ~tah State Historic<;ll Society library B i bl iog raph ical References S. o LDS Church Archives o LDS Genealogical Society 2Y"CJof U library o BYU library o USU .lIbrary o SLC Library o Other (books. articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Salt Lake County Plat Abstract Records. Polk, Salt Lake City Directory, 1903-1940. "Midgley, Char1es W. ," D3seret News, August 12, 1937, p. 16 . "Johnson, Herrrrul, J.," Salt Lake Tribune, Jan.25, 1965., p.32; Jan.27, p.25. "Paxman, Sarah M.," D3seret News, Jan. 15, 1935,p.12. Salt Lake City Building Permit, #3469, March 31, 1931. 264 J Stree- 1903 5 w a: ::> Iu Architect/Builder: Building Materials: brick Building Type/Style: Victorian eclectic Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures , and landscaping if applicable) w !:: J: U a: ct This is a one-story Victorian hare, probably of pattern book design, with hip and gable roofs. The front gable has wood shingle siding, as does the gable on the front porch. The porch has tapered square wooden colurms. It has been screened in. Walls are os brick with two corbeled belt courses above the windows, which have brick segmental arches. -----Thomas W. Hanchett. The house is similar to 252, 258, 264 and 270 J Street, all builtin 1903 by the same developer. 6 > a: o I- !!? J: 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 Mining Minority Groups Political Recreation o o o o Religion Science Socio-Humanitarian Transportation The Victorian Style, amaterials and massing of this house contribute to the a architectural character of the Avenues. The developer of this group of houses probably chose the designs from an architectural pattern book, a comron practice in the district. In 1903 Charles W. Midgley took out building penni ts to construct five brick cottages on this street. Houses numbered 252 to 270 J Street were built by Midgley at this tiIre. Cllarles Midgley was born in Nephi, Utah on Septenrer 23, 1864, and roved to Salt Lake City as a young b~y. He was one of the first theatre operators in Salt Lake, entering the business in 1906. In 1913 he operated the American Theatre Company in downtown Salt Lake. Midgley rroved to California in 1914 \\here he died in 1937. Apparently Charles Midgley did not live in this house. From 1904 to 1909 Walter Brynat, the vice-president of the A.W. Smith Real Estate company held the title to this house. In 1909 Walter Bryant sold this house to J. Herman Johnson, \\ho becane the first resident-owner. J. Herman Johnson was born July 18, 1878 in Salt Lake City, to A.J. and Oornielia Herman Johnson.. He was a graduate of the University of Utah , and received a degree as a civil engineer. He worked in that capacity for the union Pacific Railroad. He married Hazel Woodruff in SLC in 1907. He lived in this house until 1919 and sold it in 1924. J. Herman Johnson died in IDs Angeles in 1965. He was survived by his wife and three sons. In 1924 this house was purchased by William R. H. Paxrmn, the Paxrmn Family lived here from 1919 to at least 1940. William Pa).1Ilan was the son of William and Ann R. Paxman, born June 13, 1856 aboard the ship Horizon bound from England. He lived in Azrerican Fork, Utah and later St. George, . where he worked on the St. George lIXS Temple. Avenues H. D. 264 J St Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County 264 J Street He IIDved from St. George to Provo mere he continued to be active in r.ns QlUrch activities. He died in Provo, utah in 1925. Mrs. Sarah M. Paxman, was the resident and owner from 1925 to 1937. She was born in Salt Lake City in 1859 a daughter of John Moody and Sarah Matilda Damron, She lj,a,s been the secretary of the St. George Relie~ Society and presdient of the Sorosis Club of Provo. She was also a rrember of ihe Daughters of the utah Pioneers Camp 21 and the Wasatch Literary Club. She died in Salt Lake City in 1937. Her daughter, Sarah Matilda Foster Hedquist Anderson owned the house until 1969. Clive Ho11ocombe Clift owned the house in 1970 and then sold it to Robert G. Schreiner. He sold the house to JanES David Wright in 1973. Mary Tokunaga purchased this house in 1975. 5659 Utah State Historical Society Property Type: 111 Site No. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ Historic Preservation Research Office EATCH KEY 18049976">9 Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: 00264 o Name of Structure: z i= J UTM: ST '127107 513747 T. 0 1 • (1 N R. 0 1 • Q F S. 32 e:( (,) u:: i= Present Owner: z w C Owner Address: TOKUNAGA*f"1.ARY*J* 264 J S T SL C, UT Year Built (Tax Record): 19 03 Legal Description BEG 33 FT S FR NW COR FT; W 82.5 FT TO REG 2w I/) ::l LOT 84103 Tax #: C4 1261 Effective Age: 1 '324 21 Kind of Building: RESIDENCE 2, BLK 81. PLAT D. SLC SUR; Original Owner: Construction Date: Original Use: Present Use: FT; E 82.5 FT; N 33 S 33 Demolition Date: I/) ::l le:( l- Building Condition: Integrity: Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: I/) D Excellent D Site D Unaltered D Significant D Good D Ruins D Minor Alterations D Contributory D Major Alterations D Not Contributory o 3 Deteriorated Photography: Views: LJ Front D Side DRear z o i= e:( IZ W ~ ::l (,) oc Date of Slides: D Not of the Historic Period Slide No.: D National Landmark D District D National Register D Multi·Resource D State Register D Thematic Date of Photographs: Photo No.: Views: D Front D Side DRear D Other LJ Other Research Sources: D U of U Library D Abstract of Title LJ Sanborn Maps o D Plat Records I Map D City Directories D Utah State Historical Society o D Tax Card & Photo o D Personal Interviews D USU Library D Obiturary Index o D SLC Library D County & City Histories D LDS Genealogical Society o Building Permit D Sewer Permit Biographical Encyclopedias Bibliographical References (books, articles, records, Researcher: Newspapers LDS Church Archives o BYU Library Other interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Date: Street Address: 4 Architect/ Builder: W II: :::l I- Building Materials: ow !:: ::t: o II: cs: Site No: Building Type/Style: Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) Photos 5 > II: o lI/) ::t: Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: