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Show SP 16-15 56 t-les t Main-1892, 1898 ------------------------------------------------~ .• .~--------------------------------~--~--------Arch itectiBu ilder: 5 Building Materials: brick. adobe Bui ld in g Ty pe/S tyl e: Vi ctoria n COmmercial Descriptio n of phYSical appearance & significant architect ural fea tures: (In c lude addI tions. altera tion s. anCI ll ary structures . an d landscapIng II app liCabl e) The Wasatch Block i s a ~o story brick commercial bu i lding. The elabo ra te corbelled and paneled brick parapet includes a met a l plaq ue i n the cen t er with t he name "Wasatch Block" in stampled metal. Beneath the plaque a l a rge eliptically arched window opening is divided into three parts by Eastlake mullion t rim. The two side ba ys each have a pair of round arched windows. The second f loor wi ndows and frames a re nearly all intact. The f i rst floor windows have been rep l aced wi th a luminum sas h and the transom area is covered with a large metal a.n d plas t ic s ign. 6 Sta tement of Historical Significance: o C o mmunIcat ion C h borog ln al A menca :-,s o C onservaloo n o ':' ~rl ;:u l ture o Ed ucatIon o A:cr. .!eClure o E xploratoon / Settlement o Tr.e A rt s o Indus try o C o:nmerce o o o o o MIlita r y MIn Ing t-.lln or lty G roups PO llto cal Recre a tio n o o o o Rel igion SCIence Soci o-Humanitarian Transportation This building is significant as one of the more elaborate examples of Victorian commercial architecture on Main Street . In. 1891, the Wasatch Mercantile Co. was organized by Abram Johnson and Erastus Kefford, who later built the Wasatch Block. Although one source places the date of construction of this building at 1892, it is likely that the building was substantially or entirely rebuilt during or after 1898. Its adobe walls, and the presence of a similarly sized two-story building on pre-fire 1898 Sanborn map suggest that the 1892 building exists but was rebuilt and refaced in the architectural style given commercial buildings in the dis trict after the fire. The building was known as the "Wasatch Block" as ind i ca ted by an extant inscriptiot plaque. It housed a general store, then the "Star Theatre," and more recently, "J.C. Penny and Company . " (1926) Presently, the "Big V Department Store" occupies the building . |
