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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. 595 N 400 WEST COWDELL, ENOCH E. , HOUSE BEAVER, BEAVER COUNTY Beaver MRA UTAH STATE HISTORY 111 111111111111111111111111 1111 1111 11111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 50018 1362 Utah State Historical Society Property Type: Site No. BV-04-B-17-4-4 Historic Preservation Research Office 5\~~J, ~l-T~. DfL? , ._ -.1:\ t I. Structure/Site Information Form 1 Street Address: 0 Name of Structure: z ;:: 595 North 4th \\Test T. ~ 0 u: ;:: z UJ 0 S. R. Louis Robert & ¥..iriam Liinb / Present Owner: Beaver, Utah 84713 Owner Address: Year Built (Tax Record): c. 1873 Legal Description Tax #: B-334-A Effective Age: 1913 Kind of Building: Residence Com SW cor Lot 3, B1k 17, Plat B, Beaver City; thn N 148 ft; NE 70.71 ft; E 148 ft.; S 198 ft; W 198 ft. to beg. Also N 1/2 lot 4 ,BLk 17, Plat B. 2 Original Owner: Enoch E. Cowde11 Construction Date: c. 1873 Original Use: Present Use: Residence Building Condition: o o VExcelient o o 3z o i= ~ IZ UJ :E ::> o o o Good Site Photography: Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: o ~ign i ficant o Unaltered o Major Alterations Views : 0 Front 0 Side 0 Rear Research Sources: C Plat Records/Map VTax Card & Photo o Building Permit :J Sewer Permit o o o City Directories Biographi cal Encyclopedias tlfCounty & City Histories Not of the Contributory o o Historic Period Not Contributory Nationallandmark 0 District National Hegister 0 State Register 0 Themat ic Multi-Resource Photo No.: Date of Photographs: Views: 0 Front 0 Side 0 Rear C Other 0 Other Sanborn Maps [J Obiturary Index o o 0 Slide No.: Date of Sli des: c/Abstract of Title Residence Integrity: [J/Mino r Alterations Ruins Deteriorated Demolition Date: o o U of U Library USU Library LOS Church Archives o o LOS Genealogical Society u70ther Newspapers o Utah State Historical I&" Personal Interviews o o Society o BYU Library SLC Library field work, deeds Bibliographical References (books, articles, records, interviews , old photographs and maps, etc.}: Hrs. Miriam Limb, interviewe d 7/7/80 in Beaver by L. L. Bonar . Researcher: L.L. Bonar Date: 7/1/80 Street Address: 4 Architect/ Builder: 595 North 4th West Site No: BV-04-B-17-4 · , Unknown Building Materials: black rock (basalt) Building Type/Style: hall & parlor vernacular Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions , alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicabl e) The original portion of this horne consists of a hall and parlor house with end wall chinmeys. The front facade has a window-door~window piercing pattern with bilateral symmetry. There are wooden lintles above the door and windows, and a white, Greek Revival style cornice runs along the eaves. The front facade (east facing) has well squared, black rock blocks though the lack of pointed mortar joints gives this facade a rather rough appearance, The other facades of the house are all built vlith rubble rock and the home rests upon a rubble rock foundation. The first rear addition of the roof and has one lean- to built on to the plan. The entire house 5 >- 0::: o I- !!? :r: gave the house an "L"~plan. It retains the original height end wall chinmey. The second rear addition consists of a first addition. This gives the house a nearly~square is built of stone and all portions are of a historic date. Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: This house is significant -for several reasons. It's black rock construction materials and its nearly unimpaired architectural integrity make it a very interesting example of pioneer architecture in Beaver, characterized by a hall and parlor plan with end wall chimneys. There is also the question of its builder, which is still a mystery at this date. It was not, however, built by Thomas Frazer 9 the Scots stonemason who built so many of the black rock residences ii:ltown. Frazer developed a very distinctive architectural style over the years, and the Cmvdell house does not display many of the architectural motifs characteristic to Frazer's style. It would be very interesting to know vIho the builder was because there are only a few other black rock houses in all of Beaver that weren't built by Frazer. It is conceivable that Cowdell built the horne himself but none of the Cowdell family still resides in Beaver. He and his wife were apparently evicted from the house on order of the County Sheriff in 1894 and it is probable that they left town at that time. U II C G ENe' 0 D: I N G ]i' 0 H H To be Corrpleted' for All Sites Sent to the Nl1.tiaul.l Ibgistor or ns n. Follow-up to the Bloele Survey .I ' . 1.lg ,9 18,~ 1¢?,1IBI¢>,1.7t~11.~,b~ 2. [EJ ST. (X). CI. P. S. SIm BLCCIC . . Ul'DA'!'BD 10/17/84 3.1 I , " D. 1/1 ,--1B-r."!<l ' - 1 ,- r-I TOWNSHIP SEC. 1jf'J. \. M. 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YEAn jQ&f 23. ~ 24 . ,Ittl 25.!ill t j L1 t:i COi~. TY. I NOImI/SOUTII " 14.0 I . ! , I 22. ~ 8 r ;-----..... - 1 " -1:J S'fREET NAME prOPERTY NAHE 14. I 6.0 , },p. , ,r - I- .- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- ,- I- ,- ,- . STITh'1:I' NO. 1/0. , SMITHSONIAn NUMIEn -~ --L-_~ 1/4 I . I , , I n v VI x Y Z 1 38~ ~ ~ ~ lNDIVIDUAL'3 CJ s.onG. GG7 8 n0 -..&..-..J_ f I , ASSOC. ORGAN. WISCONSIN, Dane County, Madison, Ott, John George, House, 754 Jenifer St. (09/23/82) WISCONSIN, Outagamie County, Greenville, Greenville State Bank, 252 Municipal Dr. (09/23/82) WISCONSIN, Waukesha County, Waukesha, Putney Block, 301 W. Main St., 816 and 802 Grand Ave. (09/23/82) The following properties were also entered in the National Register but were excluded from a previous notice: ~;:c~c;;.., ~~(l1~C ~vuu~y, ;"i.iICU." ;:(:I.1·L, '::(:11\'111 ;;., l;vu;:)c, ~Ti 5iuVlllfi~iu .:.;~. i.uil/vil/oi' GEORGIA Fulton__County, Atlanta Fairlie-Popiar HIstOrIC DIstrIct, ltoughly bounded by Peachtree, y _ :....... 7 .. • . _ _' , .. ...., _t s __ i_ ,., . " . ,~ ~ ~ ..t&uU ~...I& · ."1:6a'_/V~/gi.1 GEORGIA, Rabun County, 'Mountain Cityvieinity, York ~m~ . H~ 'N of Mountain City off US 23/441 . INDIANA, Cas! County, Logansport, Kendri ek-Bald win Hoose, "TOo E.. M8.t"ket St. (09/09/82) INDIANA, Dearborn County,Lawreneeburg, Ramline Chapel, Unit~ Methodist Chureil, High and Vine Sts. (09/()9/82) . . . ... . .. . IOWA, IOWA, IOWA, IOWA, Cedar County, West Branch, Gruwell and Crew General Store, 109 W. Main St. (09/09/82) Cerro Gordo County, Clear Lake, Rogers':"Knutson House, 315 N. 3rd St. (09/09/82) Johnson County, Iowa City, Carson, Thomas C., House, 906 E. College St. (09/09/82) Linn County, Cedar Rapids, Douglas, George B., House, 800 2nd Ave. SEe (09/09/82) MISS 0 URI, Jackson County, Kansas City, West Eleventh Street Historic District, Central and W. 11 th Sts. (09/09/82) NEBRASKA, Washington County, Fontanelle, Fontanelle Township Hall, Off NE 91 (09/09/82) TEXAS, Bee County, Beeville, Praeger Building, 110 W. Corpus Christi St. (09/09/82) TEXAS, Medina County, Quihi, Saathoff House, Quihi-Stormhill Rd. (09/09/82) TEXAS, Orange County, Orange, Lutcher Memorial Church Building, 902 W. Green Ave. (09/09/82) TEXAS, Somervell County, Glen Rose, Barnard's Mill, 307 S.W. Barnard St. (09/09/82) .UTAH, Beaver County, UTAH, Beaver County, . UTAH, Beaver County, ·UTAH, Beaver County, · UTAH, Beaver County, · UTAH. Beaver County, . UTAH, Beaver County, UTAH, Beaver County, · UTAH, Beaver County, , UTAH, Beaver County, (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver County, U'T'AH, Beaver County, (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver Countv, UTAH, Beaver County, UTAH, Beaver Countv, · UTAH, Beaver County, UTAH, Beaver County, · UTAH, BeaverCountv, UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Atkin, James, House (Beaver MRA), 260 W. 300 North (09/17/82) Barton, William, House (Beaver MRA), 295 N. 300 East (09/17/82) Beaver High School (Beaver MRA), 150 N. Main St. (09/17/82) Black, John, House (Beaver MRA), 595 N. 100 West (09/17/82) Bohn, Joseph, House (Beaver MRA), 355 S. 200 West (09/17/82) Cowden, Enoch E., House (Beaver MRA), 595 N. 4th West (09/17/82) Dalten, Charles A., House (Beaver MRA), 270 S. 1st West (09/17/82) Dean, James Heber, House (Beaver MRA), 390 W. 500 North (09/17/82) Erickson House (Beaver MRA), 290 N. 300 West (09/17/82) Farnsworth, Julia P. M., Barn (Beaver MR_-\.), 180 W. Center St. (rear) Beaver, Farnsworth, Julia, House (Beaver MRA), 180 W. Center St. (09/17/82) Beaver, Fotheringham, Caroline, House (Beaver .'t1RA), 290 N. 600 East Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Greenwood, William, House (Beaver MRA), 190 S. 1st West (09/17/82) Grimshaw, John, House (Beaver MRA), 290 N. 200 East (09/17/82) Harris, Louis W., Flour:vIm (Beaver :vIRA), 915 E. 200 North (09/17/82) Jones, Thomas, House (Beaver MRA), 635 N. 400 West (09/17/82) Lee, John Ruphard, House (Beaver MRA), 195 N. 1st West (09/17/82) Limb, Lester, House (Beaver MRA), 495 N. 400 West (09/17/82) Meeting Hall (Beaver :'1RA), 1st N. and 3rd E. (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver UTAH, Beaver (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver -T,"," .'~'!~ V .1.,n~.1, ,. County, Beaver, Morris, Andrew James, House (Beaver :vIRA), 110 N. 400 East County, County, County, County, Robinson, James E., House (Beaver MRA), 415 E. 400 North (09/17/82) Smith, Seth W., House (Beaver MRA), 190 N. 600 East (09/17/82) Stoney, Robert, House (Beaver MRA), 295 N. 400 West (09/17/82) Structure at 490 E. 200 North (Beaver MRA), 490 E. 200 North .. County, Beaver, Tattersall, Joseph, House (Beaver MRA), 195 N. 400 West (09/17/82) _.~ • Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, Beaver, ..." .,< _.,""~ .uE::l1v<::a 'VV~.U1Ly, JJeG\v-=:~' , J. .'~."" ,IV1U!J;:)vll, v., T~~": ". '1.''''!''_., .uvu;:)\:: ' ...... r~,_"',~~"" _~_''' \lJcuVt::l· UJ.£"""/, "%.l.U J.'. .• eSI. '''''''''''.T~/? .. -±vv h ~I.~'''''''''''',.-.,­ \VU/.l. II U~J UrAH, Beaver County, Beavert Tnompson, William, Iiouse (Beaver MRA), 160 E.Center St. (09/17/82) . -~- - " ~ . .-, . ,........... '~. ~-, '"' - " -.. 'Q '. - " - ,~,, - ...,~ ----.". -..,.... - u J._:4J.~ ~ ~_t.a....l.')'""",_•.0;;a;~J..j'c(;1"'==-" h ·i ',.;",1, ... .1=;2 .!'J.~ ~.'Q '~~~11 , - ..-4>V ,..... ur4il t (09/11/82) . . . UTAH, Beave!"Countv,Beaver,Toltor;Edward,House (BeaverMRA), no w~ 400 North -(09/17/82) DTAR, Beaver Countv, 'Beaver, Wi11d!;!'!: Charles, House (Beaver' MRA), 1.88 E. '3 00 South (rear) (09/11/82) . .. VIRGINIA, Albemarle CountI, Shadwellvieinity, Ecm;hill, Nof Shad~ll on VA 22 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Campbell County, Forest vicinity, Federal Hill, 'S of Forest on VA 623 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Franklin (Independent City), Elms, The, Clay St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Giles County, Pearisburg, Giles County Courthouse, VA 100 and US 460 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lexington (Independent City), Mulberrv Hill, Liberty Hall Rd. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lynchburg (Independent City), First Baptist Church, 1100 Court St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lynchburg (Independent City, St. Paul's Church, 605 Clay St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Richmond (Independent City), St. Alban's Hall, 300-302 E. Main St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Roanoke (Independent City), Harrison School, 523 Harrison Ave., NW (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Spotsylvania County, Mineral vicinity, Prospect Hill, N of Mineral on VA 612 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Staunton (Independent City, Michie,Thomas J., House, 324 E. Beverley St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Waynesboro (Independent City), Fairfax Hall (Brandon Hotel/Fairfax Hall Schoo!), Winchester Ave. (09/09/82) Multiple Resource Areas are identified by MRA Thematic Resources are identified by TR scon M . MATHESON GOVERNOR October 14, 1982 Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF UTA H DEP~RTMENT OF CO·J··.' ·~N ITY ...ND ECONOMIC DEVElOP' .. E', T MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 3OQRIOGRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH ~ 101 TELEPHONE [phone] Louis Robert and Miriam Limb Beaver, Utah 84713 Dear Mr. &Mrs. Limb: It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that on September 9, 1982 the Enoch E. Cowde11 House at 595 North 400 West, nominated by the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee and the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service and Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper of the National Register. The National Register of Historic places is the official list of historic properties recognized by the Federal Government as worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture. Located in the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the program is part of a national policy to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our cultural and natural resources, and is maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Listing in the National Register provides the following benefits to historic properties: -Consideration in the planning for federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provides that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment on projects affecting such properties. -Eligibility for Federal tax benefits for rehabilitations of certain historic commercial, industrial and residential rental buildings. -Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977. Slate History Board: Milton C. Abrams. Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J. Warner • Elizabeth Montague • ThOmas G. Alexander Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikolas • David S. Monson • Elizabeth Griff ith • William D. Owens -Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation when funds are available. Listing does not mean that the Federal Government wants to acquire the property, place restrictive convenants on the land, or dictate the color or materials used on individual buildings. State and local ordinances or laws establishing restrictive zoning, special design review committees, or review of exterior alterations, are not a part of the National Register program and should be clearly separated from the function of the National Register as a tool in the Federal planning process. We would like to send you an 1111 x 1111 parchment certificate with the gold seal of Utah. It contains the name of the site, the nature of its significance, the date of listing, and the signatures of Governor Matheson, Milton Abrams, Chairman of the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee, and Melvin T. Smith, Director of the Utah State Historical Society and Utah's State Historic Preservation Officer. There is no charge. If you would like the certificate, please let us know by mail or call 533-6017. Our congratulations on the honor given you and the State of Utah. Sincerely, ~~~~ Melvin T. Smith Director and State Historic Preservation Officer AKP/ch Enclosure February 23, 1982 Louis Robert and Miriam Limb Beaver, Utah 84713 scon M. MATHESON GOVERNOR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORiCAl SOCIETY) STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH &4 101 TELEPHONE 801/533·5755 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Limb: 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 ammendments formalized a procedure that had already been in effect here in Utah--providing the owners of properties under consideration for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, he opportunity to object to the listing. Your property, at 5 Nor Wst, has been recommended for nomination. f listed 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 hel p 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 penal ty 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 notari zed. 1etter wi 11 insure that your property wi 11 not be listed in the Register and only a determination of the property's eligibility for the National Register \'/ill be made. The notari zed statement objecting to the nomi nati on must be submitted before r~y 1st of this year at which time the nomination will be forwarded to the National Register Office for final action. We \'/ould also appreciate any lettel' s in support of the nomination of your property. I will be in Beaver on Tuesday March 16th at the Beaver County Cou r thouse 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. Lu ke • Tea J . Wa rner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander DeiloG Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z Papan ikolas • Da·" d S Monson • EhzabelhGriflith • 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 Sal t lake Ci ty, which has been recei ved 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 hi story, and a photograph and short hi story of each of the hi storie 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. Pl ease 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. _. SinCerelY) ~I't \av~ {( A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator AKP/ch Enclosure Mar 13 02 12:50p Interpretive Graphics 8019436008 Enoch E. Cowdell House . .~ :. The Enoch E. Cowdell house, named llfter the original owner. was . . constructed around 1873 with a hall-parlor type floor plan. Although the halt parlor .was one of the earliest housing types in Utah, it continued to be a popular floor plan (particularly with an uL" addition off the rear) into the twentieth century. The black rock construction materials and the nearly unimpaired architectural integrity of this house make it a good example of pioneerarchitecrure in Beaver. The house has received only two additions, giving it a nearly square layout. The first addition gave the house an OIL" plan; and the second, a lean-to structure built onto the first addition, completed the square. This house is unique in that it is one of only a few black rock houses in Beaver that were not built by the Scottish stonemason Thomas Frazer. There is also a distinct ruggedness to this rock-constructed pioneer-era home. The front facade maintains well-squared black blocks; however, the lack of pointed mortar joints gives this facade a rather rough appearance. Marker placed in 2002 p.2 Cowdeli , Enoch E., House 595 North 400 West Beaver, Beaver County Kodachrome SLIDE l. PROCESSED BY KODAK