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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) OMB No.1 0024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No_ l Page _1 Taylor, John W., Janet (Nettie) and May Rich, House, Farmington, Davis County, UT Narrative Description c-:ftypically a separate paragraph for site, exterior,--intefier,-and-et:ttbuiimngSj Th Tayl ,John W., Janet (Nettie) and May Rich ouse is a two-story)m re house c. 190 ached on the north side to a sin Ie story adobe house c. 1878jjh?gabled dormer '. on the south facade was removed nknown date. everal clapboar a I Ions were a e 0 e adobe structure on the north, possibly when the b ~pvas built. A single car garag~~ , '\ shed roof was added to the northeast corner of the ~ao~srrutture at an unknown date. The' rJ.u~.~ 0 \. -~ faces south on a residential street in the center of Farmingtortr The fou rsquare houW(}ominates the street scene. The lot has a sloping lawn and thirteen mature trees which appear to date from the SRckaddition:- \M..~C-f""Ltnt . ~ ~~ ...J \te.... r The c. 1878 single story adobe house has a stone foundation and hand made brick covering the floor of the cellar. Stucco was applied to the adobe at an unknown date. Some windows have wood lintels and sills with original sashes. There are the remains of two chimneys in the attic that no longer extend through the roof. An ea~y kitchen on the north side has a pine and fir hutch built into its west wall and tongue and groove cupb ards on the east wall. '~(J ~)... ~? . ..l! . c..ett%l~r..J) ~ I.M.~ The c. 1901 two-story foursquare additioF'l is red brick with white morta~ If has a stone .. . foundation and a hip roof Gablets were added at a later period to the hip roof and serve as attic vents. Tn~l't"If'Ir+-t-I-f'I1"t"~>-Yi"Isnns the length of the house and its hip roof is supported by four massive square piers. The facade is arranged symmetrically. Diamond paned side lights with leaded glass transoms appear over the sides of the main entrance door. Large picture windows with leaded glass transoms are on either side of the door on the front facade. Wood dentil trim separates the windows on the first floor from the transoms above them. The second story windows on the facade were originally the same as the first floor but have been replaced by one-over-one double hung windows, hung in pairs. The lintels and sills are concrete. , ~ The interior of the-b~ ditiOflS~ns much of its elaborate original woodwork. There are two sets of pocket doors i ing room. The mantles throughout are oak with original ceramic tile and ornate, cast met fire box f nts. The dining room mantle stands eight-and-a-half feet tall with large carvings of lion heads serpents. The interior doors are five paneled with transoms. The woodwork was originally grained to look like oak but has been painted over the years. The original fir floors were replaceci-e1,"'maple in the 1930s or 1940s. w~ ~~s- ~ {fi'~~- ~G~ 6'~ ~ ~Ll91r - ~ ~Nv\-f,w- k~tD' ..x.. See continuation sheet |
