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Show NPS Fona 10- 900 -. 0H8 No . 10024-0018 Utah WordPerfect 5 .1 Fonnat (Revised Feb . 1993 ) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No _ ~ Page ~ Wh i taker, Thomas and Elizabeth Mills, House, Centerville, Davis County, UT CONCRETE BLOCK ADDITION (c.1960) The one-story concrete block addition consists of a room beginning at the southeast corner of the stone house. It extends about six feet to the south and has an entrance on the west wall. It has a concrete foundation and there are two metal windows on the south wall. To the east of this is a two-car garage that jogs out approximately four feet and has its garage doors facing south. This portion of the building has a flat roof. INTERIOR Nothing of the c.1862-6 interior remains and the additions and remodelings make an interpretation of the original floor plan difficult. The plan of the original house could have been either a hallparlor or central-passage plan. Although the remodeling of the 1920s or 30s substantially altered the placement of the walls and stairway, the work was well-executed and the changes are of the historic period, and the alterations to do not detract from the qualities of the home. This remodeling was done in a Period Revival (English cottage) style as characterized by coved ceilings, a tiled fireplace, the leaded glass windows above the entrance door and in one of the bedrooms on the second story, the mottled plaster finish, and the heavy wooden door with one-byfour horizontal bracing that leads from the stair landing to a hallway. The kitchen was remodelled in the 1960s,3 and the rooms on the south side of the hall were probably decorated in the 1970s. OUTBUILDING (c.1910) There is one contributing outbuilding associated with the property: a front gabled frame shed, about 12' by 18.' It is located behind the house on the northeast side with a single doorway on the south facade . Its small size and placement suggest that it would have served for storage _ LANDSCAPING Several mature trees are placed randomly on the north, south and west sides of the house. Off of the kitchen, to the north, are brick pavers for a small patio; north of this is an enclosed yard . Fencing materials include chain link on the north and east borders, a wooden fence along the south property line, and a wrought iron fence extending almost the entire length of the west property line - the latter being a Significant feature on the site. The wrought iron fence contains the word "Buckeye" in each of the crests and was manufactured by Mast Foos & Company, Springfield, Ohio. It also has a gate that aligns with the "carport" addition on the north side of the original house. Although modifications to the Whitaker house have occurred over time primarily through additions, they are placed in such a way that the original stone house is readily perceived. Also, most of these additions were constructed during the historic period. The structure maintains its integrity in terms of materials and workmanship. The location is intact, and much of the surrounding property consists of vacant fields. See continuation sheet Remodelled by the Fredericksons _ Deseret News, Lakeside Edition, August 10, 1993. |
