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Show OMS No. l002c.()()18 NPSForm l()'~ lJ1 ah WordPerfec15. l Formal (Revised Feb. 11193) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page 3 Clark Lane Historic District. Farmi ng ton . Davi s County. UT the main parlor in 1914. It features an ornate wood mantel and surround with a tile hearth. Also, the interior treatment at the principle windows remains intact dating from the 1870 and 1914 remodels. Ezra Thompson an~ Susan Leggett Clark House. 335 West State Street. Built in c.1870, this house is an example of a two-story crosswing, "L" in plan, with an eclectic collection of detail on the exterior. The structure is covered by a straight mansard roof with a hipped crown, which is pierced by gable dormers on all facades, typical of the picturesque Second Empire style. Articulated by a wide wood frieze and ~ xenly spac~ wood scroll-cut brackets, the roof covers the exterior fired brick and adobe walls which are supported on a stone foundation. The main facade is graced by a hip roof porch, which runs the length of the flanking wing. It is composed of decorative lathe-turned wood posts with scroll-cut bracketed capitals, and decorative frieze and porch railing reminiscent of the Queen Anne style. Original windows, most of which remain in place, are tall two-aver-two single hung assemblies with segmental arched heads on the main floor and pedimental heads on the upper. Significant interior features include the original lathe-turned wood balustrade and a fireplace with tile surround and hearth which was added in 1930 to the parlor on the main level. Major alterations to the building are limited to a two-story, 16' wide addition at the rear of the house. Added in 1992, the addition is staggered approximately two feet from each corner of the house so as to not affect the appearance or massing of the house as viewed from the street. Two wooden sleeping porches were removed in order to accommodate this addition. Also, a detached two-car garage was built to the side and rear of the house. Its impact is minimal since well established trees and vegetation screen it from view. All original outbuildings have been demolished . . Amasa Lyman and Alice Steed Clark House. 290 West State Street. Built in 1885, this one and a half story crosswing "T" cottage is capped by intersecting gable roofs of differing heights. Over the taller projecting wing, a clipped gable with decorative turned and scroll-cut woodwork accents the steeply pitched rake. The clipped gable is repeated on a dormer on the right side of the flanking wing which, clearly visible from the street, complements the front gable. The narrow overhang of the roof is detailed by a continuous wood fascia and frieze which wrap the perimeter of the roof. A sense of entry to the house is created by a hip-roof covered porch which runs the length of the flanking wing. Supporting the porch roof are five lathe-turned wood columns. The exterior brick walls, which rest on a stone foundation, are accented by richly adorned door and window openings where the majority of architectural detailing occurs. Below the main gable, two large window openings are capped by alternating soldier courses which create a pedimental 3 The exact construction date is difficult to establish. This house would be a very early exa"llle in Utah of the Italianate, Second Empire, and Queen Anne styles in a cross-wing house type. However, family and local histories suggest the house could have been built as early as the late 1860s. The possibility of a broad range of dates is based on the following information. Ezra and Susan Leggett were married in 1861 . The autobiography by Annie Clark Tanner (A Mormon Mother) suggests that since she was born in 1864 and recalls having lived across the street from her father's first wife during her early childhood. the house could have been built in the late 1860s. Title records indicate that the property was transferred to Ezra Thompson Clark in July of 1870 • .!.. SH eonlinulllion Sh_ |
