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AND SUSAN LEGGETT CLARK HOUSE FARMINGTON, DAVIS COUNTY \ 1 1 1 1~1~1~1 1~llilll ll~I~~~nlllll l 3 9222 50001 7194 # 49DV07A007 340 West State Street 001 # 49DV07A008 # 49DV07A007 368 West State Street 002 # 49DV07A008 382 West State Street 003 # 49DV07A008 # 49DV07A007 208 West State Street 003 268 West State Street 006 290 West State Street 007 7 .8 7 32.1 1 II II 3 2. 20 4 II liDO 111111 II 5 fi II 4 II II 0 2. 3 10 4. :tI 50 fi 399 West State Street 001 # 49DV07A006 367 West State Street 002 # 49DV07A006 335 West State Street 003 # 49DV07A006 291 West State Street # 49DV07A005 002 01 60 269 West State Street # 49DV07A005 003 307 West State Street 004 # 49DV07A006 Farmington City Reconnaissance Survey ) Central Section r HISTORIC SITE FORM (10-91) UTAH OFFICE OF PREsERVATION Name of Property: Ezra T. & Susan Le gg ett Clark Home Address: 3 3 5 We st State Street City, County: Farming ton, Utah Dav is Count y Twnshp: 3N Range: 1W UTM: Zone 12: fasting: Northing; Section: 24 Current Owner Name: USGS Map Name & Date: Farmington Quad 7 .5'/197: Melba B. Decker Helen B. Johanson ETAL Current Owner Address: 335 West State Street Legal Description (include acreage): Tax Number: 08: 089: 0023 W 1/ 2 OF LOTS 1, 5, AND 6, BLK 6, PLAT A FARM TS SUR; 1.41 Acres Use Original Use: Residence structure site _ object Current Use: Residence • ..: .:•.: .: .:•. .:•. .•. ~ ::::.:.:. •.... .:..•. .....:. .:.:.•:-.•r:...:'tIt •... . :.:..: :.: :~ :...: :..:•.·:..·..:·.:•.·:.•·: :· ·.~ ...:.:.·· ..•... : : ~ :. : ~:'IU ...:.. ...:.:.•:. •.•:. •.•.•.•.•.•.•.: .•.:.:.:.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•.• {::.:\;g•: • ..: : : :.:;: :::::::·:>.:.:::::::::.\::::::::::{:.:::::i:.:;:i:::::::::: :;:;:.:;:::::::;:;:;:;:;:;:::;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:;:};::{:/.)(:}:;::::)::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::\\?:;:,:·::::.:••:r.:):::;::::::::;::::::::::::;::::::::::::::::::: ::::.::::: .•..•..•.~ ~ ~Ul.l:U!a,:::.a::a::J.::;lv.;l:": ::':'::;:'. . :::::::::::::::;:::::::::::;:::::;:;:::::::::::;:::::::::::;:::;:::;:::::::::::::::::::;:::::::::::;:::;::::::::::::::::~:::::::~:::::::;:~:::~:;:~~;;;::::::; ::.:.::::::::;:?~:;{ ;:;:;:;:;:;:);f~;;;;;:::::::::::: :.:.:.:.,:::::::;::.:.:::::::-:':':': ~rr1;1;1rrf;~t;;;;:;:;:;::::::::::::: :.::Ai .·...... Photos: Dates slides: ~ prints: historic: .•.. . .. : ::. . . ....: •.. :. ... Research Sources (check all sources consulted, useful or not) 1L abstract of title _ city/county histories ~ tax card & photo L personal interviews ~ USHS Library _ building pennit ~ USHS Preservation Files _ sewer pennit Drawings and Plans ~ Sanborn Maps USHS Architects File x_ WS Family History Library _ measured floor plans _ obituary index _ site sketch map _ city directories/gazetteers _ local library: _ Historic American Bldg. Survey census records _ university library(ies): _ biographical encyclopedias _ original plans available at: other: _ newspapers Bibliographical References (books, articles, interviews, etc.) Attach copies of all research notes, title searches, obituaries, and so fonh. Hess, Margaret Steed, My Farmington. (Salt Lake City, Moench Letter Service, 1976) .Title Abstract-s, Davis County Courthouse, Farmington, Utah White, John S. Farmington, The Rose City (Kaysville, Utah: Reflex Print, 1913) Tanner, Annie Clark, A Mormon Mother. (Salt Lake City, Tanner Trust Fund, 1983) Tanner, Annie Clark, A Biography of Ezra Thompson Clark, (Salt Lake City, Tanner Trust Fund, 1975) Gould, Robert F, Ezra Thompson Clark's Ancestors and Decendants, (Bethesda, Maryland, 1975) Tanner, Maurice, Decendants of John Tanner, (Tanner Family Association) Clark, Edward Barrett, Autobiography of Edward Barrett Clark, (Clark Family Association) Researcher/Organization: Clark Lane Historical Preservation Association P.O. Box 917 Farmington, Utah 84025 Directors: Charles B. Clark John Clark Sonzini Maureen Clark David A. Barney Dale: 11/26/92 Building Style/Type:_-...;::;S..;:;e..;:;c..;:;o..:.:n:.::d:.......=E:.:.:rn.:J;;p;..:i;..:r:..:e:.r./.....::C:;..:r:...;o:;..:s:;..:s:;..:w~~~ · n:,.:.g::.....-_ _ _ _ _ _ __ Foundation Material:___S_t_o_n_e_ _ _ __ _ Additions: _ none ..x minor Wall Material(s): No. Stories:~2,,"---_ Brick-regular _ major (describe below) Alterations: _ none ~ minor _ major (describe below) Number of associated outbuildings 1 and/or structures - '__ Garage + Barn Briefly describe the principal building, additions or alterations and their dates, and associated outbuildings and structures. Use continuation sheets as necessary. The original house had a parlor, a bedroom, a living/dining room and kitchen downstairs. Upstairs there was four bedrooms. A seven foot screened sleeping porch was located off the kitchen. At the time the house was briilt a hay barn was built in the back field. Another barn that was used to store grain was also built around the same time. In 1923, lightning struck the hay barn and it burned to the ground. When indoor plumbing became available a bathroom was added under the stairs downstairs and another bathroom was made out of the southwest upstairs bedroom. In the 1920s this house was converted into a duplex. The downstairs bedroom and bathroom was rented for many years. All rooms in the house had wood stoves and in the 1930s a fireplace was built in the parlor. In the 1930s, a glassed sleeping porch was added to the southeast side of the house. A small garage was also built on the property in the 1950s. In 1992, an sixteen foot addition was added to the back of the house and a large two car gar~ge was also added on the west side of the house. The two sleeping porches were removed, and a three story addition was added to the south side ~f the house. The basement floor of the addition has a bedroom and storage space. The first floor of the addition has a large living area and the top level has a bedroom and laundry room. The door off the kitchen that went to the sleeping porch was moved to have access to the new addition. A window on the second level was made into a door for access into the addition. Architect/Builder: Historic Themes: Mark themes related to this property with "S" or "c" (S contributing) . (see instructions/or details) _ Industry ....s. Agriculture ....s. Economics Invention Architecture Education _ Landscape . _ Archeology _ Engineering Architecture Art Entertainment/ Recreation Science Law ..$.. Commerce Literature _ Ethnic Heritage Communications Maritime History _ ~ Community Planning ...s.. Exploration/ _ Military . Settlement & Development Health/Medicine _ PeTjorming Arts Conservation Date of Construction: 1868 = significant, C = So. Politics/ Government .s- Religion .2.... Social History _ Transportation Other Write a chronological history of the property, focusing primarily on the original or principal owners & significant events. Explain and justify any significant themes marked above. Use continuation sheets as necessary. The house was built in 1868 for Ezra Thompson Clark's second wife Susan Leggett Clark. While on a L.D.S. mission in England in 1856, Ezra met Susan Leggett and married her as his second wife in 1861, the year she emigrated to Utah. 1 Ezra Thompson Clark's wives lived across the street from each other. Children from both families went freely from one home to the other. A cordial family companionship existed between the children of the two homes. This house was smaller then Ezra's first wives house and Susan did not have a hired girl to help with housework. at The Ezra Thompson Clark family followed the patriarchal order of family ownership in common. The major part of his family kept their property interest together. There was an attempt by the L.D.S. church to establish a united order. This movement was started in Davis County and men were appointed to supervise certain sections of farmland. The country between Kaysville and Ogden, Utah, was at one time a great cattle range. It was decided that the stock on this range should be removed and the land used for residences of those living the United Order. After consulting with President Young, . Ezra Thompson Clark was allowed to keep his livestock and property separate from the United Order because of his family order. Annie Clark Tanner wrote in her autobiography "A Mormon Mother", "This mutual business arrangement was an evidence of the high regard and devotion of his children. Not until just before my father's death did my brothers have deed to their own homes; although some of them were old enough to have sons on missions.".:3 Susan Leggett Clark was an accomplished artist at needle work. While crossing the ocean in a sailboat, she attracted the attention of the captain and his wife for whom she served, and enjoyed the best accommodations on board. ~ . There was so much expected of the early frontier woman. Candles and soap were made in the home; peaches were cut and dry; and fruit preserved in malasses. Utah dried peaches were noted for their fine favor and brought a good price in the Eastern market. Susan Clark would exchange her dryed fruit for cash. While Ezra did nearly all the buying for both families having extra cash afforted a rare opportunity to do the shopping for her own family. 5 Susan Leggett Clark was twenty-three years of age when she became Ezra's second wife, fifteen years younger than her farmer-husband. While Ezra's first wife's children were grown, Susan on the other hand, was just beginning with her large family. The first family was aware of its superior positon. Annie Clark Tanner wrote in her autobiography "A Mormon Mother" "And we~ neVAr thought of complaining to our father because they (first family) kept the chicken house locked and because they objected if we knocked a few sweet apples off a tree in their orchard. As children, my father's second family accepted conditions as children do, and like our mother, we expected very little". 0 Other owners of this house include Horace W. Clark (1901-1913 ) . Ezra T. Clark gave Susan Leggett Clark a life time lease. Mary Clark Bennion owned this house between 1913 and 1961 when she died and created the Bennion Trust. This home is owned by the surviving Bennion children. 7 1- JAi\H J(.f:( I A(\I\I f :z ~ / t\ N (JbK/ / A-iln ; f c..LAJL~/ "2 '-' iA'N/'J(;r< ; J Lf ~ )A-NM~R./ 5_ CLcu<. K' ANN ;f A 6: C)~rZ.p--r h ~ 6.} S-Z-~p. 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Utah .. ~ t I 114 363 En',y No .. :2., /3 .:j.j/ VY AH.H .ANTY DEED. ,r1T1\ESS tlllJ h:l1ld .. . of said grantor Si),!;llt.: J ill ( .' t: c "-- _II~! , I .. ~ thj~ / / ll'./ or C1~~ /:~. ~ L '"'" "",/ presence' . 4!'4~L . ~-j'~~.! .... , lhe ~ i:;lIel' '" . of t.he My CUintlli!;si\\1I expirL's in Dook "Y" or WalTant)" Dueu Hecunl, page cl(;;. ,.1.'.~, Hocords Recording Fcc pn.id. ::. t1, /' ,oJ En'ry No.:b/.3:; c; WITNESS tho hand ... of said grali tor R this ~ bstractcI1 .SJp 6 ').) f':--h..( .J ," ~?_ "'7/~ of Davis Cuunty, Utah. .. /.:1.'. />.-. ,0" " County 1\ooordcr, Davis COllnty, Utah. Address: 335 West State Street Farming ton, Utah 84025 Legal Description: W 1/2 OF LOTS 1,5,6 BLK 6 PLAT A FARM TS SUR: Current Owner: Melba B Decker & Helen B Johanson ETAL. Address: 335 West State Street Acreage: 1. 41 Acres. TITLE · Date Ol/Utl Grantor Instr Grantee $ 1870 . Hector G. Haight Ezra Thompson Clark TD 1 9 01 Ezra Thompson Clark Horace W. Clark WD 1. 00 Horace t\!. Clark Mary C. Bennion WD 1. 00 Ma ry C. Bennion Bennion Trust WD 1. 00 U'J/LU 10/17 1 Q 1 1 06/30 1 Qt:.1 --- - - .. - -- .- 125. YOUNG WOMANHOOD tea, coffee, nor r father always ny in his family ness enterprises. n by the older lad a hired girl that the Clark which was true. ; of goodwill by lded for several re always ended Irayer by father. tIled a "peach )pyanticipation. ering fifteen or be cut that eve~ put out to dry ly. Besides gathlmpkin pies and ,d up brush and md the fire we nes. So, with all real enjoyment. nment. their fine flavor Eastern market. e. Mother could ler did nearly all led a rare oppor- \~I·~e. Ezra and Susan Clark and family. Annie is seated at the far right. . j A :1 • The second wife's home in Farmington. 121 Zzra :f:cmvscn ;t t1ree born in ,. 'r ,-. Fa~ing- t, o L846 , :!ontrose, Lee, Im.,ra; 1c~omer y , ~;.~., 14 July Leit for a ~ssion in Engfor 3 years in the \~orces­ ~, and {e~ t Con£ere~ces. \ on the ~oy age ~ome; he ~ :~l~ 13 65 and exe~:2d tre:,.~:~ i:1 :: ei?ing t::e im(. .;;8 ;:C::: ~1as in::er.se jC:.lrr.2 '.' :.'es :-:·,' ilrc., and ::e : he :~2.L', . :l.;: :.'as ~uried the next snrin~ his . ~rr2.nge t:2.~s~er of ~is ::-lorence, :o'J, 1347, ~oug- :-"'Y1,...., _"".104 . . ,.. oJ'" : ':: :! /, :) _...I"'T ,/ , •• ............ h .. LV'" L· :o.:1 . :1. 1~S2; i. , IS54, I.., _ , • ..,;' II ...... ::notny /"'. ......... ,... ..... · ~C11.L 'r.;,"'''''''''''~'''\I't •."ULL VI.l/~ . . .",,.: ••",f,...,....,,,! \,.4 ... ... .......... 1...1. ~c:i:.':!!J I, ..,;C:f-""e r.""l •..., : ..... c.J "AJl,.,f~1 4 ,,,,,,,, 1 /""i'1 V .... "-"- · ·• • '.·~~I ( S;e'.)e~s::::)) ~'z!'~ . .lV:S, ~9 ;\.:Jrf 1854. ?eD. 1856. I c. 1359. 1861. ~eb. 1863. L865. . 1867: .1. 9 Apr. 1869. rmin~con, ~avis, Utah Sept. 1863; d. 22 ~ov. Jan. 1869. 1871; d. in ~aifa, '..,ras teaching e, Gtah when he was c~lled ~y . He landed at Livert his ~oworkers in Leipzig, 5umme~ started to work ulation OI 5eiru::, Syria udy Arabic. In August he he started to work among acted smallpox and was ae the root of :·!t. Carmel, .96 . ~le I I I I I! j 1365. t. 1367. Co 2D. , (?hoi;o taken ~:..tnme'f' 1221. ) I I I i I i ,,• IJ 1 J • I I FamiZy C~ark. JJ ~'f'~u~ ~Z~1 ~1o~son and Susan (Leg;att) :r~nt ROu) , ~ to r: Susan Alice 3ell (CZarkj Staea, Susan. (Zaqgett) , Laura 3lanc;'1.e, Zzra T'f1.o!.'?son, .) ;;o race ,1(~~ "S , .ii'ln'/..e 1'/..;,.17;e . "ar'.'<. ~armer. oacY.. .~oi.J: ., .. , .... • • · f t "' . (C~ (Y'f ,.,,, '""I :la:;nc:n ·';e.or,;e, ,Ionn .~le=and.er, Sc.!'1h Lauina (CZa~kj Xnowi'Con, eugene fienI"j. (?hoto taken 1888 or 1389.) lI£ZRA JH()'(Y\PSON C.L~Y<K ~ A-NCE::::'iO .t:<S O'f'JO DECeNDAN-:S}I Ro'be:.r;J,.+- F=. GOvL-~ -~Cf' ~R"<j\\-+ ICf75 .. BE.iJ+E-SDA/ f"7PrR\.fLArvD C57/, C(p /'175a.. q~9/~ ;).10'173 7S-37910 . Chav-cer 6. Ezra Thompson Clark 100. Ezra Thompson CLa..RK. Son ot Timothy Bald·..;in and :fary (Keeler) Clark, born in Lawrencevi.lle, La;.;rence, Ill., 23 ~ov. 1823; d. in ?ar.nington, Davis, Utah, l7 Oc t. 19 01, bur. Far.:ting ton Cem.; ~. 1) ::':1 :!ontrose, Lee, Iowa, 18 ~!ay 1845, ~~ary S te'lenson, dau. of Jose?n and Elizabeth (Stevens) Stevenson, b. at Gibralter, Spain, 29 Aug. 1825, d. in Farr:1ing ton, Utah, 24 :lov. 1911. He m.2) in Salt Lake City, S.L., Utah, 8 ~ov. 1861, Susan Leggett, dau. of, ~';illiam and Sarah (Howe) Leggett, b. in Galstan, Norfolk, England, 24 Aug. 1838, d. in Farmington, Utah, 4 ~ov. 1902. He m.3) 11 July 1870, i' lancy ,a..reta Porter. She m.1) 7 Apr. 1845, Edward Stevenson, son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Stevens) Stevenson; diVe 3 July 1869. As a young boy Ezra ~hompson Clark took part in the ~ormon migra tions to :-lissouri and back to Iowa and Illinois. He a..'1.d ~ary Stevenson were married at her home by his brother, William O. Clark. They lived f or a year near ~iontrose, Iowa in a log cabin rented from his brother-in-law John Cooper~ This was across the MiSSissippi River from NauVoo, the Hormon city that was at that time the largest in the state. He was in the first encampment which left the Mississippi River in June of 1846 and soenc. two winters at ~']inter Quarters, now Florence, ~ebr. He was in the second company cnder Heber C. Kimball for the second migration to Utah, leaving in June 1848; he arrived in Salt Lake City with his family Oct. 12 and with others went north of the city to a canyon southeast of Bountiful, where he built a log cabin. He took a farm in Farmington in 1849 and rented i t to a tenant who built a cabin on it. The tenant vacated the next year, and Ezra moved his family to the cabin in April 1850, giving up plans to live in Salt Lake City where he had bought a lot. Ezra T. Clark served many missions as a preacher and . as a colonizer. In late 1850 he was called to help settle Iron County, 250 miles south of Salt Lake City; he returned . in 1851. Before leaving on a mission to England ·in 1856 he built an adobe house =or his family to replace the log cabin with its dirt roof. He returned in 1858 when all missionaries '.Tere released to go home because of the ilUtah War. ,: In 1860 Ezra was among those called to help settle the "Muddy," a district 100 miles west of St. George in Nevada. 118 6. 1 Clark Son or Timothy Baldwin and .)r:l in La,..irenceville, Law?ur=i~g:v~, ~avis, U:an, l7 :':1. l) :':1 :'!Qn crose, Lee, Iowa, or joseph and Elizabeth tcr, S~ai~, 29 Aug. 1825, d. '., Utah, a )lov. 1861, Susan h (Howe) Leggett, b. in Gal338, d. in Farmington, Utah, eta Por:er. She m.l) 7 Apr. sepo and Elizabeth (Stevens) lark :ook part in the :[ormon o 10I.;a a:ld Illinois. He and r ho~e ~y his brother, Yilyear near ~10ntrose, Iowa in er-in-law John Cooper. This from ~auvoo, the Mormon citv in the state. He was in .. he :1ississippi River .in June Winter Quarters, now cond company under Heber C. to Utah, leaving in June y with his family Oct. 12 city to a canyon southeast g cabin. He took a farm in to a tenant who built a the nexc year, and Ezra .AiJril 1350, giving up plans 'e had bought a lot. ions as a preacher and as a alled to help settle Iron ake City; he returned in n to England in 1856 he ly to replace the log cabin in 1858 when all missionaruse or the "Utah \.[ar." aIled to help settle the t of St. George in Nevada. ':;z:ra 7"aompson CZark ll? By furnishing a team and supplies he ~as privileged to allow another person to go in his place; he c~ose his sister's son, Ezra Daugherty. In 1861 Ezra T. Clark entered the principle of plural narriage when Susan Leggett came, alone, to Utah. ~e had enjoyed the hospitality of her family's home Nhen he Nas in England. In 1867 President 3righam '{oung asked Ezra T. Clark to ouild a flour mill in ~'eber Valley. He bought an old sawmill at :10rgan, and since this ',;as oef;:,re the railroad car:Je co Utah he sent seven yoke of oxen to :he ~lissouri ~iver for equipment. In 1870 Ezra took his third ,';i::e, ::ancy Areca?or:er Stevenson, forcer wife of Edward Stevenson, brother of Ezra's first wife. She had gone to President Young with her domestic problems, and President Young had asked Ezra Clark to marry her, following her divorce. His acquaintance with ~ancy Porter dated back :0 the days of his early :::anhood in :·!issouri I_hen he and ::dward Stevenson '.;ere :-i'lals for her hane. The re I"e re :10 children fron this third. ::Iarriage. Also in 1870 Ezra was called to help colonize 3ear ~ake County, Idaho. His son Joseph Smith Clark went in his place to establish a ranch there where several of E=ra ' s sons and their families settled. Ezra filled missions to the East in 1871, to Canada in 1874-5, and to Oregon in 1876. In 1886 he was arrested on a charge of polygamy under the Edmunds Law; in 1887 he and ten others were fined $300 each and sentenced to 6 months inprisonment. He served 5 ~onths and was discharged from the penitentiary in July 1887 . .In 1894 he was Jrdained a patriarch of the LDS Church. Ezra T. Clark was a farmer of consumate skill and experience. Soon a~te~ arrivin~ in Cache Valley he had large p~ch and apple orcnaras; hera~sed sugar cane and many kinds or produce. Cattle, hay, and grain '.vere the chief sources of his income. By the time of his death he owned 700 acres in Fa~ington. He founded Davis Councy Bank and was elected its first president in 1891. He assisted in organizing the Commercial Store and was elected chairman of its board of directors. He was Davis County treasurer and kept the county funds in a safe in his room in ~ry (Stevenson) Clark's house. Susan (Leggett) Clark's house was across the street. Among his last acts was donation of $1000 to the Latter Day Saints University, Salt Lake City, for founding of the "Clark Library of ~atural Sciences." Before he died he had di'lided all of his property among his children. Each son and daughter was given a homestead, a farm and several head of cattle, bank and store stock, and portions of miscellaneous property. In July 1901 he organized the Ezra T. Clark Family Organization for the purpose of keeping family records. 120 ~!i:~en of first wife, all but first ton, Davis, Utah t~ree born in Farming- i. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 11)6. 107. 108. 109. Ezra James, b. 30 :!ar. 1846, :!ontrose, Lee, Iowa; d. unm. at Fonda, ~·1ontgomery, ~l. Y., 14 July 1863. At age 19 he left for a mission in Engl~nd ~.here :1e served for 3 years in the '.~orces­ tershire, Dorsetsnire, and Kent Conferences. Poe ~.as in poo r heal c~ on the I/oyage home; he lar.dcd ::l :·ie~,· Yorl~ 12 ':ul:! 1368 and exer~ed hirr.sel: 'e'!or.d hi s ::n::-en;t:t in :1el?ing :he i:::migrants to disembark. :'he heat ~:as intense as he cct:'.mencea :1i:; journey ~·les~,ard, and ;"e died of sunstro ke on the train. Je was buried in ~lbany, ~. Y., but the next spring his fat~er ~ent d3St to ar:-ange transfer of his body :0 ~ tah ~or ~uri31. ii. ·i::!.:nothy 3alat.it:; t-. 21 ::0';. 134i, Florance, Douglas, ::e'r. iii. :tar:: EE:abeth, b. 25 ::ov. 1349, ::on:h Canyon [S out~ 30untifulj, Davis, Utah. iv. ~·:i1liam ~[ enry, 'J. 12 jag 1352: d. 19 ,\pr. 1354. V. .Joseph Snith, b. 21 ' tar. 1854. vi. :-ryrum Don Carlos, b. 13 Feb. 1856·. vii. Edward uarrett, b. 7 Apr. 1359. viii. Charles ~ich, b. 1 Apr. 1861. i:(. '..:ilford ~,oodruif, b. 2 Feb. 1863. X. Amasa Lyrr4n, b. 6 June 1865. xi. David Patten, b. 11 Dec. 1867; d. 9 Apr. 1869 . Ci!iZ6-er! of second " iEe, born in Farmington, !)avis, Utah ::ii. 110. 111. l12. :<J..~~. xil/. xv. xvi. Seymour Thompson, b. 27 Sepc. 1863; d. 22 ~;ov. 1893. Annie Vilate, b. 24 Sept. 1865. Sarah Lavina, b. 27 Sept. 1867. Susan Alice Bell, b. 14 Jan. 1869. John Alexander, b. 28 Feb. 1871; d. in Haifa, P ales tine, 8 Feb. 1896. lie was teaching school in Hinersvi11e, Utah t.hen he was called on a =ission to Turkey. He landed at Liverpool i~ February, met his coworkers in Leipzig, Germany, and in the summer started to work among the German population of Beirut, Syria while starting to study Arabic. In August he went to Haifa where he started to work among the .\rabs. He contracted smal100x and was buried :!.n a ceme tery at the foot of :!t. Carmel, Palestine. 122 113. ii4 . 115. 116. Ezra Thorr:vson CZar,v.. I s Ancestors and Descendants xvii. Eugene Henry, b. 20 ~ar. 1873. xviii. Nathan George, b. 4 Aug. 1875. xix. xx. xxi. Marion Franklin, b. 6 Sept. 1877; d. 26 Oct. 1878. Laura Blanche, b. 30 Jan. 1879. Horace Wells, b. 23 ~ar. 1881. Sources: ( 1 ) Archive Records, Genealogical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah; (2) Annie Clark Tanner, "Biography of Ezra I. Clark, A Utah Pioneer," Salt Lake City (1933) ; (3) Annie Clark Tanner, "A Mormon Mother," rev. ed., Salt Lake City (1973)' (4) Andrew Jenson, "Latter Day Saints Biographi, cal Encyclopedia," Vol. 3, Salt Lake City (1920); (5 ) "Autobiography of Mary Stevenson Clark," Ezra T. Clark Family Association; (6) Timothy B. Clark, ' :Reminiscences of ~!ary Stevenson Clark," Ezra T. Clark Family Association (1908); (7) P. R. of Orson R. Clark. Timothy Bal t Mary (Steve1 (Florence), Douglas, Ne City, S.L., Utah, 14 Fe m. in Salt Lake City, U dau. of William Kelsey ington, Utah, 5 Mar. 18 Nov. 1928, bur. Farming I. B. Clark, as he s called, went to his onl mother-in-law, Mrs. Luc of the farm was raising I.B. devised a horse-dr merchant and owner of h One of his ventures was on credit. But the col he turned to the salt b salt that he collected Lake shore. Finally , h the side he made vinega T. B. Clark was inte many years as Davis Cou' movements for civic imp writer to the newspaper heating and ventilating came to pass. He was a attention to them, ever he received the tributE c01IlIllunity. " (2) 101. Chi:d:ren 3 born in Farm: 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. iv. Ezra Timot! Lucy Evalil Mary Elizal William JO! v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Zina Alice Clara Mari. Louise Aur· Minerva Am Ellen, b . i. ii. iii. (3') • Ezra T. and Susan Leggett Clark House 335 W. State Farmington , Davis County 11/93 #3 Ezra T. and Susan Leggett Clark House 335 W. State Farmington, Davis County Department of Community & Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ.Evans Director 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 [phone] FAX: [phone] May 2, 1995 MAUREEN CLARK 335 WEST STATE STREET FARMINGTON UT 84025 RE: State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Dear Mrs. Clark: It was a pleasure meeting you and your family yesterday. I hope that planning the rehabilitation of the historic Amasa Clark House proceeds smoothly. Please call at any time if you have questions. (I checked our historic photo library but did not find any photos. Perhaps a few snapshots are filed away somewhere-even among the extended family. They would be very useful in detailing the replacement/restoration of the second level front window and decorative porch woodwork.) Our records indicate that your house at 335 West State is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Clark Lane Historic District. Enclosed is the complete application package for the state historic preservation tax credit which provides for a credit equal to 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures against your state income tax. The state tax credit law requires that all proposed or on-going work must be approved by our office as meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation before the project is completed. Also, a minimum of $10,000 must be spent on the rehabilitation over a maximum period of 36 months. There is no fee to apply for this tax credit. This application is separate from any review or application that may be required by a local preservation commission or other organizations (e.g., Landmarks Commission or the Utah Heritage Foundation). We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to verify if anyon-going work meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Once work is underway, changes to . bring the project into conformance with the Standards can be difficult, expensive or occasionally impossible to make. Photographs showing all area of work prior to the beginning of construction are required as part of the application. Board of State History: Marilyn C. Barker • Dale L. Berge • Boyd A Blackner • Peter L. Goss David D. Hansen • Carol C. Madsen • Dean L. May • Christie Needham • Thomas E. Sawyer • Penny Sampinos • Jerry Wylie We hope the state historic preservation tax credit can make this rehabilitation project more economically feasible. Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance. Sincerely, ~~ Charles M. ShepherCl, RA Historical Architect Office of Historic Preservation NEW OWNERS: LEWIS D AND MAUREEN CLARK 290 WEST STATE STREET FARMINGTON UT 84025 FORMER OWNER: MELBA B ROSKELLEY 1675 WEST 1000 NORTH PROVO UT 84604 residence at 335 West State Street, as a contributing structure in the Clark Lane Historic District in Farmington, Utah ~IJ&I_"IF"~_ •. ---------Homes from yesteryear restored for current comfort :--..' This Farmington house, built in 1857, was once the Union Hotel. fJ y VAl EHIE PHILLlI'S S' .tll{l,In"! ! ~d!' \.!~(~! s tal! ARMINGTON Built in 1857 by Farmin g ton's founder. Hector C. Haight , th e I;nion H OII.' j was co n- sidered the lora l Sheraton of its time h y gUL'st, ~uch a~ Mormo n Church pre'sidellt Brigham YOllng. Alt houg h it is a pr ivate n:si . d l'j)(l' tou:!y, O\\' nl'fS C urtis and l.is"l Last - arc u,ed to peo p le droppl ll g by unexpectedly. Thl' cit v's first hist oric hOIlH.'S tour on Saturday i s just .tll e-xtension of the ~ OO l'iemcn ta r\" " hool classes. Scout t roops and (H ila vis itors to the ir ho use on 200 N. ~'I ain thi s past year. " \Vc' rc a sho\I,.·cJ.sc. we feci irs such a s pecia l part of Fa rmingt o ll hi slO ry alHl of Mormon hist o r y you jU~ l Glll't keep it 10 yo urself," L jS ~;1 Las t sa id. Ailc r only a ye ar li ving in t he hou se.', they've alrc;\dy acquired many 2. Tltiqu( f) to ad d to th ose kf't b y ("I"i r and Ell a Rme De l.ong. \\1 10 li\'cd thl'fC 12 \l'ar~. The Dc1.011 h\ krt th e fa;lll'd Brigham Y VUJll: Ih:d. "\'hid, l~nl':- :JiUIH~ ·••.:i th .111 il ('cUtin t of tlw :lfOphc t ;L'huk. inc. F:lrlllilll:ton' s cast carn'OIl wlnde., 1"(1;" hl~\l"in t! n\'l'r h is ~·;II·. r i Jl!~·. " \ ~ : il': :,lc.r:. '·gOl·~ . th' willd s !la\'cn'l (l'..'CI1 ;]'0; Sl'Vl'rC sinrc. Ell a Rose Delong sa id th e slru(lurc '""as on e of thl' arc a '~ lirst two-story ad obe buildings . .. \t·s an unu sual architect u ral st \'Ie, call ed a t wo-s torY doublen . :II. where two stories ~Ire stacked that arc identical in style:' s he said. The Delong' sren t four years upgradi ng the plumhing and cicelriril~, :~ tripp il1 g J1i1ini o ff walls and llolld'o;Jrds . and doing ot her rl'm,.H.kIiI H~ work. "To r~st~)rl' a h O ll s~ I~ .1 IOYl' af· fair," Dd .nT1g said . Last ar.rt'"l'S. "Yll ll haQ' 10 lo\"e it Of you're crillV 10 do it bcC.1 USt: it's so mu ch Lissa Last of Farmington leans against the bed which Brigham Young once slept in_ The bed, located in the upstairs of her work:' said La st. \\·110 recenti\" str ipped olT li ve layers o f wallpaper to get to th e o riginal plaster walls in her daughter's bedroom . " It 's such a wonderful sense o f prid e when yo u get don e and know yo u did it the right way." One of th e skills last wan ts to learn is that of wood-graining, a popular skill among carly sett lers. The home is accented with the See TOUR on 3D t!J'--TT----+h~ 1ft1fS HOlneowners open doors on Saturday On Saturday, visitors will have a chance to wander \:lack through o ld -time Farmington, with a tour of the city's 15 historic homes and three historic buildings, built bet ween 1849 and 1921. From 10 a.m . to 5 p.m .. homeowne rs arc opening their doo rs to the public, with proeceds from the tickets going toward remodeling the old firc station-s cas t bav into a museum. Guided gr~,up to urs of the Rock Chapei will :11 '0 be offered to the public from I p.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets arc $5 fo r the event. which includes light See HISTORY on 3D A. N ,,> ././~ { ...".~..... . .. i . ' ........ ---...- ~,. home in Farmington, boasts a crazy quilt made of cloth scraps left over from tailormade clothes for the Mormon leader. This informatio n comes from the Fanningtoo Historic Preservation Commission. built in 190 I , is the chi ldhood home of O .c. Tanner, founder of O .c. Tanner Company. The millionaire jeweler was first a profesSusan Leggett Clark sor at Sta n ford and University'of Home, 335 W . State. Ezra Utah ; the jewelry business began T . Clark had this Second Empire as a sideline. His mother, Annie slyle, two-story briek home built Clark Tanner - daughter of Ezra in 1868 for his second wife, Susan and Susan Leggett Clark, and wife Leggett. It was constructed o f an of polygamist Joseph Marion inner wall of adobe blocks and an Tanner - built the house with outer wall of red brick, late r the plot of land and $1 ,000 she painted white. The town got its inherited from her father. Raising first name, Nonh Cottonwood, af- : her eight children mostly on her ter two tall cottonwood trees that ' own, Annie provided lodging for stood on Clark's farm. Clark was traveling orchestras pcrfonning at the first president · of the Davis ' Lagoon. She authored the book, County Bank when it opened its ' "A Mannon Mother." doors in 1862. The home is owned by Clark's descendants; : The Hess Home, 30 S. residents are Lewis and Maureen Main. Owned by Milton Clark. and Fern Hess, this prairie-style bungalow was built in 1921 and Joseph Smith Clark . used as a home and medical office Home, 340 W. State. This · by three separate doctors over the Victorian Eclectic home was built ' years. It was originally built b y in 1895 by Joseph Smith Clark, . Dr_ Clarence S. Gardner, the first eldest son of Ezra T . Clark, The physician to live permanently in original second story was deFarmington, and mayor of Farstroyed by fire in the 1920s and mington from 1926 to 1928. Two nol rebuilt until current owners, other owners, Dr, George BuchanVik and Dorothy Arnold, bought an and Dr. Harold Jensen, used it it in 1977. Much of the restora- , as their home and medical office lio n was done with used lumber also. Hess is a former Davi s and brick: The hardwood noor in . Counly attorney. the livi ng and d ining rooms came Oliver Lee RobInson's from an old Iowa high school gym Barn, 67 W. 100 North. noor, and other noaring came from the Eagle Gate apartments This home, which served as a ha y barn for 25 years, was built in in Salt Lak,e City. 1872 by Oliver Lee Robinson. Annie Clark Tanner The property was granted to him Home, 291 W _ State_ by his father, Joseph L. Robinson, Farmington's first Mormon bishOwned by David and Peggy Barney, this Victorian style home, See HOMES on 30 ,I ny logs overhead were put together with wooden pegs and trimmed with more than 1,000 feet of rope. Fred and Zelda Tidwell bought the home in 1948. . . . . The Rock Barn, 56 N . iii Main. This single-cell rock barn with wood trim and gable roof was constructed in 1855 by David Randall Williams. It has served as a bam and livery stable, a pri vate home and now an art gallery owned by artist Rebecca Mann. Originally, there were three bays: one for tack and storage; one where horses and buggies could enter the front doors from Main Street and exit through the back doors; and one to stable horses. Tool marks from earlier days are still visible on the rustic old beams atop what once was the hayloft. . . . Old Tithing Office, 108 N . U Main. Now owned by Farmington Ci ty, this brick building, constructcd in 1907 in the Victorian Eclectic style with a hip roof, has served as an LOS Church tilhing office, city hall, a library and a tire station throughout the yea rs. The Farmington Lion's Club signed a 100-year lease in 1970 and remodeled the interior. The ci ty's historic preservation commission plans to remodel the east bay, at the rear, into a historical museum. ...... Hector C. Haight/Union iii Hotel, 208 N. Main . Currently owned by Curt and Li ssa last. this house was built in 1857 by Hector C. Haight, the founder of Farmington. Listed on the National Register, it is architecturally signifi cant as one of a very limited number of two-story double·cell houses in Utah. It is the oldcst re maining hotel in Farmington and one of the few remaining houses in Utah built in the 1850s. The interior of the ho u se has been virtually unal· tered, but the exterior has beer. covered with aluminum siding te protect the badly weathered origi· nal adobe. When the house wa! restored, owners discovered that just four rooms wc re part of th' ori ginal structure. The rear of th' hou se was probably added in the 18605 or 1870s. . . . . The Rock Chapel, 272 N. t,i,I Main. With only $12, Mormon pioneers began construc· ti o n of the chapel in 1861 and completed it in December 1862 at Tour From 10 method, which gives wooden objects such as chair rails or tables the effect of expensive, finegrained wood. Besides founding Farmington , Haight was Farmington's first sheriff and judge. When the jail was full, he brought prisoners home and locked them upstairs in the hotel rooms, Last said. She has a sample of the key that was used for both the jail and the hotel roo ms. "so he only had to ca rry around one key." Last a lso likes to tell the story o f Madame Pianca, a lion tamer who stayed at the hotel while per- History ~rom 10 refreshments and li ve music in the old-fashioned gardens at the rear of th e old fire station and loW Home, 386 N. '1 00 East This home is listed on the Na tional Register. It was built it 1860 by Franklin D. Richards fo his wife, Rhoda Hariet Foss. Fos: was first married to LDS aposth Willard Richards, who died it 185 I. Three years later, she mar ried his nephew, Franklin. Th. small rock house was originaIl: just three rooms, but was enlarge< in 1904. Built in the vernacula style, the Greek Revival trim i, all original, as is the interio' woodwork. Current owner i, Clara Richards, daughter of Ezr: and Amanda Richards. . . . The Sehoolhou•• , 192 N. ~ 100 East. Owned by David and Leola Merrill, this home onet served as Farmington's second schoolhouse. It was built in 1855. with the rock portion added in 1875. The Merrills purchased the building in 1948 and transfonned it into a home. The present livinp AUGUST MILLERIStandarcJ..Examiner room was once a dirt-Ooor garage This china hutch originally built for Hector Haight still sits in the dining room, The glass is original. that housed the city's road scrap· er, and a bay window was de· signed to fit the large door space . Elmer and Eleanor Hess, who a cost of $15 ,000. The original . . . . John Preece Home, 452 Merrills hauled stone from 40-by-60-foot stone church was W N, Main. Now owned by turned the old pantry into a bath- , The the nearby mountains for use in room during the 1930s. designed by Reuben Broadbent in Lyman Hamblin and Jen Shur· the remodeling. The old lime . . . . John W, and Caroline a single-cell vernacular style fea- tliff, the adobe and stone portion /.IiI Workman Hess Home, I mortar, used by the pioneers, wa, turing a gable roof and Greek Re- of this house was constructed in 488 N. Main. Now owned by I chiseled out and replaced with ceo • vival trim . No excavation for the 1862, its builder unknown. The building was made. Instead , pio- Victorian Eclectic brick portion Dale and Sharon Williams, this · ment to match the modem work Victorian Eclectic home with a , An art gallery at the home will al· neers laid heavy timber Oat on was added in 1890 by John crosswing Ooor pla n was built in · so be open on tour day and f<>1 the ground for a foundation. The Preece, who as a 14-year-old 1882 for John W. Hess' fourth , several weeks thereafter, featurin{ building was enlarged in 1941 and crossed the plains with his widwife, Caroline. She raised ten chil- ,48 of David Merrill's painting! again in 1979, but the original owed mother. The stained glass dren in the original three ro oms. , and the work of other local artists. chaPel remains intact and is still window in front dates back to the After her death in 1927, it became in usc today. I890s. After the Hamblins bought the home of Albert Hess. the it in 1987, the house was exten. . . . John R. Walsh Sr, Home town's shoemaker. He eventually . . . . Penrose Cabin , 27 N. sively remodeled. In tearing apart W 392 S. 200 East. Owned b\ sold the home to his son, Willard , II&! Main (in the rear of the walls and roof, two 35-foot log Rick and Terra Smith, this Victo· who served as the town's barber church). This small cabin, built in beams from the original dwelling rian Eclectic home was construct· for 33 years. Through the years, 1855 by friends of the Charles have been exposed. The wood ed in 1890 with bricks from th, Penrose family, was originally lo- Ooor in the living room came three other ro oms have been adfirst brick kiln in Davis Count)' ded. The original wood tr im cated directly across from the from an old dance hall in North located in Kaysville. Most of th, Rock Chapel on Main Street. Pen- Salt Lake. around the windows and doors is trim is original, and the origina rose was an early settler in Faridentical to the trim in the Rock etched glass in the doors is stil mington and authored several . . . . The John W. and Mary Chape\. intact. Wal sh, Fannington's may ~ Ann Steed Hess Home, LDS Church hymns, including or from 1896 to 1900, bought thl . . . . Truman Leonard Home, " Oh Ye Mountains High." When 479 N. Main. Built prior to 1886, home from Henry Steed in 1892. loll 94 E. 500 North. The origthe property was bought in 1924, this Victorian Eclecti c home is inal two-room adobe h ouse was his old cabin was torn down log owned by Earl and Ann Hess of . . William Kelsey Ricl built in 1853-54 for Truman and by log and moved to the court- Kaysville and used for their caterIIW Home, 443 S. 200 East house grounds. where it was dedi- ing business. It was constructed of Ortentia White Leonard, who first The original three rooms of thi, settled in North Farmington in cated in 1927 b y LDS Church red brick and later painted white. rock house were built in 1857 b' 1850. While Truman served an president Heber J. Grant. In 1956 Most of the beveled glass in the William Kelsey Rice for his sec LDS Church mission to India. Or· the cabin was moved to its pres- windows and doors has survived and wife, Ann Victoria Rose, whl tentia and their young daughter e nt locatio n to the rear of the through the years, as well as some raised 12 children there. In 1976 lived alone on their farm north of current owners Gunter and Mo Rock Chapel. Historical relics in- of the old door knobs. The Ooor the city. After the family had sev· side the cabin inc lude a rocking of the walkout basement was sell Neumann enlarged the home e ral frightening visits from Indi· chair owned by Penrose, an iron made of bricks laid close together incorporating the old and ne\' ans, lDS bishop Gideon Brown to keep the room cool for storing kettle that came across on the parts with the help of a hi storica had local priesthood members Mayflower in 1620, and the first a rchitect. The rock walls of th' milk and cream. This home has remained in the family over the ._ help build her the place in town. olde r part have been left expose, organ to cross the plains with the The large stone section was begun Mormon pioneers. . years and at one tim e belonged to in adjoining rooms. fo rming at Lagoon. To show her bravery, at the end of her act she put her head in the lion' s mouth. One day, the story goes, the lion bi t her head off. that covered the adobe, they found some of the wall had crumbled. "We worked with historical people on how to repai r this adobe," Last said. "The fi rst one said (to) put more adobe on top, so we mixed up mud and straw and put it on. But it fell right off, taking more with it. " Now they're trying a brick mason's suggestion to chisel out the bad layer of brick and slide in a new layer of brick. They've found an old hom e being to rn down in Provo; the owners arc giving away the old brick. Outside, the Lasts have a 100yea r-<>Id peony and carnations begun from a plant that was brought across the plains. CUllings of the two plant s were donated to the perennial flower ga rden at th e back of city hall. The family - including Lissa's three children by her first marriage and Curt's five children by his first marriage , who visit regularly - had to make adjustments. Since the house has no closets, they bought many armoires and big pine cupboards for clothes and linen. "Those are the things you take for granted in normal homes," Last said. Her children, ages 7, 5 and 4, enjoy the novelty of their home - such as when 5-ye3r·old Patrick dug up an 1870 dime in the yard. The children have also found old clay mar b les and square pioneer nails. she sa id. Ot he r relics on di spla y are a washboa rd . an old·fashioned curl· iog iron. a nd a butter press ovmcd by Louisa Haight, who was Hec· tor's daughter-in-law and secre· tary of the first LDS Primary. Last said her children's great· great grandfather, Archibald McFarland Erskine, was a tail or for Brigham Young. From th" sc raps used to make Young" clo thing, Erskine made a "eraz; quilt." which will hang in th, "B righam Young Room." Th, Lasts arc also adding a dresset and headboa rd brought from an· other ancest ral pioneer from Can· ada. "It's a wonderful hobby tha , YOU can live in ," Last said. "W, never were history buffs before but we've gained a respect and ad · miration for the people of this pe. riod and what they did with vo" little money and the ability th e ~ had to build things." available. Proceeds go to th e muLion's Cl ub, 108 N. Main. Artist David Merrill is opening his galseum fund. lery to those visiting his home, The tour, the first of its kind in . Farmington , is being sponsored known as The Old Schoolhouse. by the historic preservation comFor a n extra fcc, visitors can be mission as part of the city 's cencarried by horse-drawn buggy tenni a l celebration this year. from house to house. An 1800sSeveral homes and buildings arc era covered wagon will also be on the National Register of His· toric Places; othe rs have been ex · tensively restored; and all feature lore and legends about the previous owners. "The main rca son we arc having this tour is to make people aware of the historical value in these homes," said Sue Utley. chairman of th e event. "A lot of new people live in Davis Count y that may not know much about Farmington's earlier years." "The hotel proprietors had a hard time finding out where to send a ll the trunks of beautiful clothes," last said. "We tell kids if they hear a ny creaks in the house , it's Madame Pianea looking for her head." The Lasts have hosted interesting guests of their own, including a group of doctors and lawyers who held a progressive dinner using many of the old homes in Farmington . She also gives children's tea parties, with the proceeds going toward repairing t-he houses adobe walls. When the Lasts took off part of the aluminum siding Tickets will be available at the entrance to the homes. • Susan Leggett Clark Home: 335 W. State Street . Ezra T Clark had this Second Empire style, two-sto~y brick home built in 1868 for his second wife, Susan Leggett Clark. It was constructed of an inner wall of adobe blocks and an outer wall of red brick, later. painted white. The town got its first name North Cottonwood, after two tall cottonwood trees that stood on his farm. People traveling from, Salt Lake City could see these landmarks several miles away. Ezra was the first president of the Davis County Bank when it opened its doors in 1862. Current residents arc Lcwis and Maureen Clark. The horne is owned by descendants of Ezra T. Clark. 335 w. State Street Joseph Smith Clark Home: 340 W. State Street This Victorian Eclectic home was built in 1895 by Joseph Smith Clark, eldest son of Ezra T. Clark, one of Farmington's first pioneers. The original second-story was destroyed by fire in the 1920's and not rebuilt until current owners, Vik and Dorothy Arnold purchased it in 1977. They have utilized a lot of used lumber and brick to restore the house. The hardwood floor in the living and dining room is part of an old gym from an Iowa high school. Other flooring came from the Eagle Gate apartments in Salt Lake City. 340 W. State Street ® Annie Clark Tanner Home: , 291 W . State Street Currently owned by David and Peggy Boss Barney, this Victorian style home, built in 1901, is the childhood home of O. C. Tanner, founder of o. C. Tanner Company. The millionaire jeweler was first a professor at both Stanford University and the University of Utah; the jewelry business was begun as a sideline. His mother, Annie Clark Tanner, daughter of Ezra T. Clark and Susan Leggett Clark, and wife of polygamist Joseph Marion Tanner, supervised the construction of the house in her husband's absence. Shortly after her father's death, Annie received, as part of her inheritance, the plot of land and $1,000. With the money she arranged for a rock mason and carpenter to build the large 7-roorn house, Left alolle most of the time to raise her six children, Annie provided lodging for travelIn g orchestras performing at nearby Lagoon . She was the author of the book, A Mo rmoIl 1'.1 (ltila, - 291 W . State Street .j t te of lJt Department of Community & Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ. Evans Director 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 [phone] • FAX: [phone] • TDD: 533-3502 cehis [e-mail] November 5, 1996 MUREEN CLARK 335 WEST STATE STREET FARMINGTON UT 84025 RE: State Historic Preservation Tax Credit Dear Ms. Clark: Enclosed is the complete application package for the state historic preservation tax credit which provides for a credit equal to 20 percent of qualified rehabilitation expenditures against your state income tax. The state tax credit law requires that all proposed or on-going work must be approved by our office as meeting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation before the project is completed. Also, a minimum of $10,000 must be spent on the rehabilitation over a maximum period of 36 months. There is no fee to apply for this tax credit. This application is separate from any review or application that may be required by a local preservation commission or other organizations (e.g., Landmarks Commission or the Utah Heritage Foundation). We encourage you to apply as soon as possible to verify if anyon-going work meets the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Once work is underway, changes to bring the project into conformance with the Standards can be difficult, expensive or occasionally impossible to make. Photographs showing all areas of work prior to the beginning of construction are required as part of the application. We hope the state historic preservation tax credit can make this rehabilitation project more economically feasible. Please let us know if you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance. You can reach me at 801/533-3562 or at [e-mail] Sincerely, Charles M. Shepherd, RA Historical Architect Office of Historic Preservation Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future UTAH HISTORIC SITE MARKER ORDER FORM National Register of Historic Places, Avenues Historic District Proposed marker text (shown in approximate size and format for the 4-3/4" x 6" marker): Susan Leggett Clark House This Second Empire style house with Eastlake detailing house was built in 1868 for Susan Leggett Clark, second wife of Ezra Thompson Clark. Susan, age 23, and therefore 15 years younger than Ezra, emigrated from England after they were married in 1861. Ezra's first wife, Mary, and family lived across the street. Although Ezra provided for both families, Susan would dry fruit and sell it in order to buy additional items for her large family . She was also an accomplished artist at needlework. Susan lived here until her death in 1901 . Marker placed in 1996 o I would like to order a marker with the text as proposed. o I would like to order a marker with the following changes in the proposed text: I am enclosing my check payable to INTERPRETIVE GRAPHICS in the amount of: o $363.00 for a 15" x 19" marker. o $161.00 for a 8" x 10" marker. o $77.00 for a 4-3/4" x 6" marker. Return to: Please sign and include address and phone number: Historic Preservation Office Attn: Julie Osborne Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1182 Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery of the marker. Marker order form generated September 6, 1996. Marker ordered / /1996. 335 West State Street Farmington, Utah Part of the Clark Lane Historic District on State and National Historic Register Original House built in 1868 3-Story Addition & Garage built in 1992 1.41 Acres Total Sq. Ft. 3900 / 6 large bedrooms / 2 full baths Parlor / Formal & Casual Dining / Maple Kitchen / Family Room Large yard & Garden / Over 25 Fruit Trees / Separate 2 Car Garage New Plumbing and Electrical Wiring / New Roof / Fenced Pasture Formal Dining Room Casual Dining & Family Room Main 1 bedroom 1 full bath Parlor Kitchen Upstairs 4 bedrooms 1 large bath Master suite w/ walk in closet +plus roughed in master bath Basement 1 bedroom Store room Total 6 bedrooms 2 full baths +plus roughed in master bath Laundry Room $249,000 Available Immediately For Appointment call 680-6795 or 295-8833