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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. 95 N 300 WEST ROBINSON, WILLIAM , HOUSE #1 BEAVER, BEAVER COUNTY Beaver MRA UTAH STATE HISTORY 11 11111111 11111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111 111 3 9222 50018 1263 r Utah State Historical Society Property Type: Site No. Historic Preservation Research Office Outside of platted area Sign. Site D121 Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: 0 Name of Structure: z ~ UTM: E. of Beaver of NT 153 12/359075/4237575 T. S. R. ...::t L) . G: to- z w Cl Present Owner: Fred B. and Dixie Harris Owner Address: Beaver vicinity, Utah Year Built (Tax Record): Legal Description Less than one acre Effective Age: Kind of Building: 1910 . Tax #: 414 County Beginning at a point approximately 700 ft. from the Southeast corner of Sec. 14, T 29 S., R 7 W~, Salt Lake City Meridian, then running North 150 ft., West 150 ft., South 150 Ft., then East 150 Ft. to beginning. Original Owner: Robinson,William, House Construction Date: 1910 Original Use: Preseflt Use: residence residence Building Condition: Integrity: Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: ~Excellent [] Site [J Unaltered P"Significant o o o Good ~Minor Alterations Ruins G Major Alterations [] Deteriorated 3 Demolition Date: Photography: c:: o Abstract of nile Plat Recordsl Map /r ax Card & Photo o Building Permit o o o o o C Sewer Permit o Biographical EnCYClopedias 0ersonallnterviews County & City Histories State Register o District C Multi-Resource [} Thematic Photo No.: Views: C Front 0 Side C Rear [] Other o o Obiturary Index o Date of Photographs: City Directories Sanborn Maps National Landmark C National Register Not Contributory Other Research Sources: [j Historic Period Slide No.: Date of Slides: Views: [] Front C Side C Rear [] Not of the [] Contributory o o Newspapers o Utah State Historical Society o U of U Library BYU Library o USU library LOS Church Archives o ~CLibrary LOS Genealogical Society ~Other Fieldwork Bibliographical References (books, art icles. records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris, interviewed 8/26/80 in Beaver by L. L. Bonar. 1933 photo on tax card, County Assessor's Office, Beaver, Utah. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Robinson, interviewed 8/29/80 in Beaver by Linda L. Bonar. Zoe Palmer, interviewed by telephone 8/29/80 by L. L. Bonar. Research er: L. L. Bonar Date: 8/29/80 Street Address: 4 UJ a: ::J I() UJ I- :x: () a: 4: E. of Beaver on UT 153 Architect/ Builder: Unknown Building Materials: Pink Rock (tuff) Site No: #121 Building Type/Style: Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) The ho~e begins with a three foot tall, black rock foundation. This rock is squared and joined with beaded mortar joints. The home has a rectangular plan and all of it, excepting two small frame additions on the east side, was originally built in 1910. The gables are infilled with decorative shingles in a scallop pattern and the broad~ wooden cornice not only extends across these gab les, but all the way arotmd the house. The masonry on the front facade is quite unusual for Beaver. The pink rock displays a tooling pattern that is not encountered elsewhere in town. Th.e tooling is very fine and was done somehow with an axe into which teeth were filed. Such a modified axe was cormnonly used to "chop" the pink rock blocks from the quarry, but it is unusual to find the same tool used to refine the stone. It makes avery pleasant pattern~ but a very unique one~ The sbone, as it was set in courses on the front facade~ probably was done by different masons. The rock work on the east side of the front is much more neatly done, with even, straight courses, while those on the west half are often curved and irregular. The edges of the blocks on the corners of the house are al tooled to a smooth perfection. The home is quite large and the rock is only tooled on the front facade. On the remainder of the house, the rock work is flat, but not squared. The interior has been extensively remodeled. 5 > a: o ItI) :x: Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: The home is significant because of its historic date, its stone construction materials~ its unimpaired architectural integrity and its unique masonry. It was built for William Robinson, who was born in Parowan, Utah in 1869. At a young age, Will moved to Beaver and lived with and worked for the John Riggs Murdock family. When he married, and acquired a family, he earned his living as a farmer and kept some milk cows as well. He later moved his family out at town to live in this pink rock house so that his children could be near Murdock Academy. Will was reportedly the farm manager for the Academy and in that capacity was responsible for overseeing the Academy's experimental farms and vegetable gardens. He worked part-time for the Telluride electircal plant, and also sold "stubs" to the plant, which they used with electric poles. Then stubs were juniper posts, which acted as a fotmdation for the fir tree logs that actually carried the wires. An interesting story, related by more than two source~, is that the William Robinson house was built with the labor of prisoners. Mr. Robinson served as Beaver County's Sheriff and it is quite possible that the prisoners worked on his house as part of thei r "chain gang" labor. ----------,----------- --- - --- - .-- - On Highw~y 153 Beaver~ Beaver --- - - Sign. Site #121 Co .• Ut. West Facade Photo by F. Aegerter~ 1981 Neg. Utah State Historical Soc. . - . _. ------ Utah State Historical Society Property Type: Site NoBV-04-138 Historic Preservation Research Office $I~, ... '2.\ SIT: Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: 0 Name of Structure: z I- 9S North 300 West T. S. R. <: u LL. I- Z w 0 Present Owner: / H. Terrence Gregersen Owner Address: Beaver, VT 84713 ?~T OF ~ LOT 2w (/) :;) (/) :;) I- <: t- Original Owner: William Robinson Construction Date: c.1876 Original Use: residence Preseflt Use: single-family , o o "Excellent 0 Good o z o I- <: I- Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: Site o ~ignificant Not of the o National Landmark 0 Ruins li'Minor Alterations o Contributory Historic Period o National Register 0 Multi·Resource' o o Not Contributory o State Register 0 Thematic z w :!: g :;) o Deteriorated Photography: Unaltered Major Alterations Date of Slides: Views: ~Front 0 Side [J Rear o i o o o o Slide No.: Sanborn Maps Date of Photographs: o Newspapers o J,Ilah State Historical Society l'1' Personal Interviews o o BYU Library Plat Records I Map C City Directories o o Obiturary Index o LOS Church Archives o o County & City Histories o LOS Genealogical Society B'Olher Building Permit Sewer Permit Photo No.: U of U Library Tax Card & Photo Biographical Encyclopedias District Views: 0 Front 0 Side 0 Rear C Other C Other Research Sources: ItfAbstract of Title Demolition Date: Integrity: Building Condition: (/) 3 Tax#: B-93 Effective Age: Kind of Building: Year Built (Tax Record): Legal Description [J USU Library SLC Library Bibliographical References (books, articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Annabell and Elsie Hales, interviewed July 1979 in Beaver by L.L. Bonar Mrs. Chloe Fillmore, interviewed July 1979, in Beaver by L.L. Bonar Researcher: Linda L. Bonar Date:9/2l/78 Street Address: .- ; 95 North 300 West Arl:h ite ct! Bu ilder: --- --- - - - ---- Thomas Frazer - - - - -- - - - -- ---- -- - Building Materials: Site No: c.1876 - - --- -- - --- - - -- - - -- - -- stone (basalt) -- - --- --- -- - - --- - -- -- - Bt.:i!d :n g Type/Style: Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features : li ncl ud e ad d :l ,o ns. alt arations , ancill ary structure s, and land sc aping if applicabl e) This one-and-a-half story stone house was built by the Scots stonemason Thomas Fra zer c.1876. Frazer built most of the black rock houses in Beaver and the home displays three of the characteristics common to his work: a center gable, ashlar stonework on the front facade and beaded, white mortar joints. The home has end-wall chimneys and a window on either side of the central door of the front facade. It is unusual that there are no dormer windows upstairs, but the large size of the center gable (with a door in it) precluded windows at the cornice line in this relatively small house. The portico and the car-port are not original to the house, but they are the only alterations seen from the front of the house. On the rear, a salt box lean-to ~as built, which contains a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Structurally, the home is in excellent condition though it currently needs maintenance. Unusual for Frazer's houses is the basement. 5 o ;- en Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: _ The home is one of a series of one-and-a-half story houses built by Thomas Fr ;,:~ c ~­ and is important as a link in this series which enables us to study the style of a vernacular architect (this is discussed in more detail in the nomination form for the Mvl\:o\ ;"~ R--r;.!>tJ-' ('-~_ Are.(" of Beaver). Besides this, the home is significant because of i~s historic date, its stone building materials and its nearly unaltered condition. The home was originally owned and built for William Robinson. Robinson was a \vealthy member of the community and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. He had two wives, though only one wife and her family lived in this house. tJ II C [) B N C'O Di J N G li' 0 It H To 00 O:nrpleted' for All Sites Sent to the Nu.tiu1o.l Ibgist0r . or as n. Follow-up to the Bloclt Survey i " . UPDA'J.'BD 10/11/84 :. .. ' _ ~ 7.-~ , 7 . "? , ~rt ro. ST. CI. P. SMITHSONIAN NUMBER S. SIm BLOCK I f:'" : . . ; ~ t -,. - .. ~ ! ( ) .: M. L-- i·-·----·····- 1 ..<_1 ':;> I 1/4 1/1 1/4 1 I I I . ···· I I , I t I 8. STREET NO. , STREIIT NAME , ProPERTY NAHE TPJM PlA\l ~ 32. USE 1]1 ~ " 'I'D Dtt NR I ,.. ! , , , I I n -: . . '. " ( ' 1) I: 1,' (; .' ORIGINAL USE • 0 ~,'l ~" ./ / ., ~% .:;;,... 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I!, ,:I[ ¢¢~b ,cr:s r~ I ~P' l) ,3 1¢4IM I" , NOI~'J'IIIN(: MAP nErERlNCE TOWNSHIP SEC. r':A~i'I' r NC! ~/om: I If T .T 1\ L ~1 !'J () l' 0. 11 S 'T' U V W, X Y ;~ 1 1 t AS SOC. 0 RGAt{ I f--; ""J ~l!l ~j ~ l~t~l \lI\ljl~l~lil~l~l[l l~j}~~-_-_-_-_~ ~ ~f\I~l~lj~ jil~ j l~l ~r~i~ ~I;~ Iji!j~ ~i~ , :.7 ,,/ j::;[l1iIwml:l:l:::ll:l:ll[~. ~ ~ ~ ~ :~ ~j:~:~l il :;:~:~:;];:l :~i: ~:l: : l II Ii::!!:::::!:; · ,,! , i I 16'x 14 -10" I ! I i f- -- -- , 1- . .. - I /~~ -: '- - . . I ! r'-" -- -- - . ~ I I , Rob ins 10' ~ f' x 14'-1 0" -·i L._ ._ . ._ . __ _ _ mt}::::, , , I I I 1 1 0 11 H 0 use 1st floor P fan . I . '.1' -- 1" sec I e: 1'L~_ HISTORIC SITES OF SpeE !~!\:'lE ORDER FORM M~?~ER William Robinson House December 29, 1983 DATE PROPOSED TEXrr: This well preserved stone house was built in 1910 for William Robinson, a farmer who also served as farm manager for Murdock Academy and as Beaver County Sheriff. The stone on the facade of the house features unusual tooling which was apparently accomplished by the use of an axe with teeth filed into the blade. I would like to order a marker with the text as proposed. I would like to order a marke: with the following changes in the proposed text. I am enclosin3 my check payable ~o the Utah State ~istorical Society in the amount of 0$250 . '>: for a 19" x 1St! p2.3.quei 0$100 .00 for a 10" x 3 plaque i 8: CJ $ZiO. 00 for c.~ 6" x 4 3/4" plaque (available only fo: build~~;s in historic districts). fT Re;;'larks: Retur" --------------_.. to: Utah State ~ist0ric21 S~ciety 300 ~:j.o (:',,;,·:::8 Salt L~~ ~ City, Uta~ 2~lOl Sig~ec1: - - - _._--,. _-- - - ---.. ---------_.jJ... ~~ c1 r (~. ?hone :.: s orno, Richland County, Mansfield, Ohio State Reformatory, Olivesburg Rd. (04/14/83) PENNSYL VANIA, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, George, Henry, Birthplace, 413 S. Tenth St. (04/01/83) UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver (04/15/83) UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTX1f, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver County, County, County, County, County, County, County, County, County, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County,.?eaverJ County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, County, Beaver, Atkins and Smith House (Beaver MRA), 390 N. 400 West (04/15/83) Beaver Cit Librar (Beaver MRA), 50 W. Center St. (04/15/83) Bird, Edward, House Beaver MRA , Center and 300 East (04/15/83) Boyter, Alexander, House (Beaver MRA), 590 N. 200 West (04/15/83) Boyter, James, House (Beaver MRA), 90 W. 200 North (04/15/83) Boyter, James, Shop (Beaver MRA), 50 W. 200 North (04/15/83) Crosb ,Alma House (Beaver MRA) 115 E. 1st North (04/15/83) Fennemore, James, House Beaver MRA), 195 N. 2nd East (04/15/83) Fotheringham, William, House (Beaver MRA), 190 W. 1st North Gale Henr C. House (Beaver MRA), 95 E. 500 North (04/15/83) Harris, Louis W., House Beaver MRA), 55 E. 200 North (04/15/83) Harris, Sarah Eliza, House (Beaver MRA), 375 E. 200 North (04/15/83) Huntin ton Jose h House (Beaver MRA), 215 S. 2nd West (04/15/83) McEvan, Mathew, House Beaver MRA , 205 N. 100 West (04/15/83) Morgan, William, House (Beaver MRA), 110 W. 600 North (04/15/83) Powell, David, House (Beaver MRA), 115 N. 400 West (04/15/83) Robinson, William, House (Beaver MRA), 95 N. 300 West (04/15/83) Snepherd, Dr. Warren,House (Beaver MRA), 50 W. 1st North (04/15/83) Tanner Henr M. House (Beaver MRA), 400 N. and 300 East (04/15/83) Tanner, Sidney, House Beaver MRA , 195 E. 200 North (04/15/83) ./ Whitaker, James, House (Beaver MRA), 395 N. 300 East (04/15/83) Multiple Resource Areas are identified by MRA Thematic Resources are identified by TR February 23, 1982 H. Terrence Gregersen Beaver, Utah 84713 SCCr' ~. ' '..;. f~ ~f. SON -:':;VER'lOR Division of State History IUTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STA Te OF UTAH DEPt.RTMfNT O ~ C:O" ... UNITY AND ECOr-;OMIC DEVf LO;-f"O , ,, T MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR )J() RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Mr. Gregersen: Shortly after completion of the review meetings and comment deadlines for consideration of the nomination of those buildings in Beaver which appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places, Congress passed ammendments to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. One of the ammendrnents formalized a procedure that had already been in effect here in Utah--providing the owners of properties under consideration for nomination to the ~Iational Register of Historic Places, the opportunity to object to the listing. Your property, at .95 North 300 West~ has been recommended for nomination. If lis t ed in the National Register of Historic Places there are no restrictions placed on you as a property owner. You are still able to sell, renovate, demolish or alter your property just the same as if it were not listed in the National Register. The purpose of the listing is to document and identify those buildings, houses and sites and structures, which help us understand the past history and development of communities, the state, or the nation. There are some tax , benefits for rehabilitation work on commercial buildings and one tax penalty if you demolish a listed building. The tax penalty is that you are not able to write off as an allowable expense the demolition costs. If you wish to object to the listing of your property in the National Register you must submit to us a notarized statement that you are the owner of the property and that you object to its listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The notarized letter will insure that your property will not be listed in the Register and only a determination of the property ' s eligibility for the National Register will be made. The notarized statement objecting to the nomination must be submitted before May 1st of this year at which time the nomination will be forwarded to the National Register Office for final action. We would also appreciate any letters in support of the nomination of your property. I will be in Beaver on Tuesday March 16th at the Beaver County Courthouse in the Commision Chambers from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to answer any questions about the nomination and any other questions you may have. State History Board Milton C. Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J Warner • Elizaoeth Montague • ThOmas G. Nexander . Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanlkolas • Da'/lo S Monson • Elizabet h G" llIth • William D. Owens One final note, the Utah State Historical Society has received funds to publish the study of Beaver compiled by Linda Bonar which led to this nomination of Beaver's historic properties. The publication is patterned after a book published in 1980, The Avenues of Salt Lake City, which has been received with great enthusiasm by residents of the Avenues and others interested in Utah history. The publication on Beaver will include an historical overview, section on Beaver's architectural history, and a photograph and short history of each of the historic buildings in the community. I am enclosing a copy of the structure/site information form which will be used in preparing the history of your property. Please read it and if you have any additional information or corrections please send them to me, or stop by the courthouse on March 16th. I will have a copy of the Avenues book with me so that you can see the format for the Beaver publication which we hope to have out the end of this year or early in 1983. Inclusion of your property in the National Register or in the proposed publication does not mean that tourists and visitors have any right to tour your house or trespass on your property. We have not had reports with this being a problem. It is always a pleasure for me to be in Beaver--your community is unique in the state and your efforts at preserving the historical resources of your community will be greatly appreciated by future generations. Please send any comments to me at the Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, or call me at 533-6017. If you are in Salt Lake City please stop by our offices in the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Depot loacted at 450 West on 300 South. Tl?~~(l A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator AKP/ch Enclosure Boyter, James, Shop. '3~ 50 W. 200 North, Beaver, Beaver County, MRA. Kodachrome SLIDE + PROCESSED BY KODAK