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This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. 479 North Main Street ~-----.----.John W. and Mary Ann Steed Hess Hous eFarmington, Davis County ...J UTAH STATE HISTORY 111 11111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111 3 9222 50001 6972 @ The John Preece Home: 452 North Main Street The adobe and stone portion of this house was constructed in 1862, with the Victorian Eclectic brick portion added in 1890 by John Preece. Note the stain glass window in front which dates back to that time period. John Preece was 14 years old when he came across the plains with his widowed mother and purchased the small adobe horne. The original builder is not known. Parry, John's son, and his wife, Myrtle, eventually acquired the home and raised five children there. After her death in 1975, the house remained vacant until the current owners, Lyman D . Hamblin and Jen Shurtliff, purchased it in 1987. It has been extensively remodeled since then. In tearing apart walls and roOf, two 35-foot long log beams from the original dwelling have been exposed. These beams now span across the new high ceiling. The wood floor in the living room carne from an old dance hall in North Salt Lake. 452 North Main Street John W_ and Caroline Workman Hess Home: 488 North Main Street Currently owned by Dale and Sharon Williams, this Victorian Eclectic horne with a, crosswing floor plan was built in 1882 for John W. Hess' fourth wife, Caroline. She raised ten children in the original three rooms. After her death inl927, it became the home of Albert Hess" the town's shoemaker. He eventually sold the horne to his son, Willard, who served as the town's barber for 33 years. Through the years, three other rooms have been added. The high ceilings, typical of older houses, offer a feeling of spaciousness. The original wood trim around the windows and doors is identical to the trirnin the Rock Chapel and lends an air of elegance to the small home. 488 North Main Street @ .. The John W_ and Mary Ann Steed Hess Home: =========== 47,9 North Main Street 8 479 North Main Street Built prior to 1886, this Victorian Eclectic home is currently owned by Earl and Ann Hess, and used for their catering business. It was constructed of red brick and later painted while. Most of the beveled glass in the windows and doors has survived through the years, as well as some of the old door knobs. The floor of the walkout basement was made of bricks laid close togelher to keep the room cool for storing milk and cream. this home has remained in the family over the years and eventually belonged to Elmer and Eleanor Hess. He turned the old pantry into a bathroom and built a cinder block utility room ofT the kitchen during the 1930's. When their son, Earl Hess acquired the home, he remodeled the kitchen to make it more usable for his ca tering business.