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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. 40W MAIN JONES DENTAL OFFICE/LOTT HOUSE LEHI, UTAH COUNTY LEHI MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 50017 5679 HISTORIC SITE FORM (UHCS version) Utah State Historic Preservation Office UHCS 10#: 1. Identification 350116 Property Name: JONES DENTAL OFFICEILOTT HOUSE Address: 40 City: LEHI W MAIN County: UTAH COUNTY 2. Documentation/Status Dates Surveyed or Added to SHPO Filing System: 191 General/Miscellaneous File: Reconnaissance Level Survey: 091 92 Intensive Level Survey: 08/97 Evaluation: (A) ELIGIBLE/SIGNIFICANT National Register Status: LEHI MAIN STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT National Register Listing Date: 981210 Delisted date: Thematic or Multiple Property Affiliation: 3. Building Information 1934 Date(s) of Construction: Original Use: COMMERCIAL (GEN.) Constr. Material(s): STUCCOIPLASTER Architectural Style(s): ART DECO Height (# stories): 1 PlanlType: 1-PART BLOCK Theme(s): Comments: CONY. TO RESIDENCE IN 1942 Outbuildings (total!contributing): I 4. Other SHPO File Information 106 Case No.: Grant No.: HABS/HAER Record No.: State Tax Project No. (s): Federal Tax Project No.: Printout Date: 12116/98 JONES DENTAL OFFICE Constructed: 1934 Address: 40 West Main The quaint little building at 40 West Main, has a notoriously benign past. It has never been a beer joint or shoot-'em-up saloon. Nor have Lehi's finest ever raided the place. And no wild-eyed, boozed-up cowboy ever rode his horse through the front door. Some older folk, however, have told me ~at in their early years the building housed a torture chamber. Actually this was in reference to the pre-novocaine era when Dr. J. G. Jones practiced dentistry on the premises. This notable "driller and filler" came to Lehi in 1931, during the depths of the Depression, after purchasing Dr. Harold Christensen's dental practice. His office was then in the Southworth Building just north of the State Bank ofLehi (98 West Main). The following year Jones took a physician, Dr. Val Sundwall into practice with him., though this arrangement was only short-lived. In late 1934 Dr. Jones announced that he had purchased property at 40 West Main, an empty lot situated between Gilchrist Hardware Store and the Mountain Bell Telephone office. Workmen began preparing the site for the new dental office on September 24th. The brick and stucco work was completed by late November. As a boy I presumed that this white, Spanish-styled building had been influenced by the Ware and Treganza designed Memorial Building which had been completed in 1926. It is more correct, however, to label the architectual style of the Jones Building as Art Deco. This term is a brief reference to the Exposition Intemationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes which was held in Paris in 1925. This art form, based on the geometric forms derived from cubism, was the rage of the late 1920's and 1930's, although its influence is seen in no other Lehi building. Dr. Jones began seeing patients in his new office on December 3, 1934. The 6 December 1934, Lehi Sun, (not at all biased in its reporting), commented that the place was "undoubtedly the most artistic and attractive dental office in the state." The office, in addition to such routine features as a reception area, examination room, laboratory, and rest rooms, was elaborately decorated. Patients were particularly pleased with the arched ceilings and ornate chandeliers throughout the place. It helped to reduce the anxiety of the whirring dental drill awaiting them. In August 1942 Dr. Jones moved his dental practice to Provo. Roy and Agnes Lott bought his former Lehi office and converted it into their residence, which it remained until their deaths. While it now seems unusual for a family to live in our downtown commercial district, it was quite common then After Mrs. Lott died, the building became home to several different offices. In the late 1960's Boley Realty was there. Arnie Cardon, '- representative of the Farmer's Insurance Group, shared the facilities during 1967. On May 6, 1968, Marlin Peterson opened Peterson's Electronics and Appliance at 40 West Main. He featured Motorola televisions and clock radios, car radios, car steros and various accessories. The Peterson's moved elsewhere a year later and for nearly fifteen years 40 West Main was vacant. In March 1986 the Ensign-Bickford Company leased the space. Wholly owned by a Connecticut family corporation, Ensign-Bickford has existed for more than 150 years in the eastern U.S. The firm's early reputation was built on their safety fuses, prima cords, and non-electric blasting caps. Today the company, with headquarters in Simsbury, Connecticut, is best known for its manufacture of percussion explosives used primarily in mining industries. While the local Ensign-Bickford office is at 40 West Main, its explosives manufacturing plant is located on the north end of the Lake Mountains near the Peck claybeds. The local branch employs three people. One can often see their huge trucks parked in the alley behind their office. Recently Ensign-Bickford vacated the premises and the building is currently unnoccupied. While our Main Street district has many older buildings and edifices with significantly more imponant histories, no other downtown structure has more local architectural singularity than this one. 40 West Main has changed little since it was built in 1934 111 A GUIDE TO LEHI CITY'S HISTORICAL SITES AND PLACES Published by the Lehi Historical Preservation Commission 1997 funded hv grants from the I : tah State lIistorical Society alld I ,(')Ii ( 'iryCorporation ,,~y 1(0 (;Jeff lIbift JOHf5 I)et{i,:f/ ofi(ce ' % 9 1991 UTAH PRESS LtI1/~ , ASSOCIA TIOl'\ Clipping Sen'ice Uflrt cl/lllA( Phone: [phone] LElII FREE '·~!1~c ~rf~~~;:~lctu~e 41 ~;~~~: aiHji i. the ~ tive in their reporting, But we .A: , Store and the Mountain Bell Tele- " 'create the news, it just h V. . ,i , , \ phone office. Workmen began pre- ,. ',' . We are merely ; . i,,~eS e~ 'paring the site for the new dental messengers bringing you ;: :c.. , • ,'· office on September 24th. The brick tidings. With this in ~rid stucco work was completed by forewarn you that ' dentistry on the premises. l~teNovember. ~., .'. , ' " , today's feature, the ;~ ::. This'potable driller and filler carne ~: As a boy I presumed that this ; Wes~Main; has . . to Lehi in '1931, during the depths\ ~hite, Spanish-styled building had ; ) nign past. It has . of the Depression, after purchasing &een influenced ' by the ,Ware and ~ , joint or shooVem-up . Dr. Harold Christensen's dental Tr~anza designed Memorial Build- ~ have Lehi'sfinest ' practice. His office was then in the itig which had ~n complete~jn ~ , place. And no · · Southworth ' Building just north of 1926.. " .. , . , ~,... fl co~boyeverrodehis Mthael'nS)t.ate B . arl~. ,., of Lehi (9,8 ,West ~It IS more correct, however, to~ the front aoOr; ~; :":, :it::; : label the architectural, styleofthe ~ Some ~lder folk, ' . . . , ' ",. The following year Jones took a J9nes Building as Art Deco~ This ~ told me that in their early physician; Dr. Val Sundwall into term is a brief. reference to the; building housed a torture practice with him, though this ar- Exposition Internationale des Arts ~ But this :was in .the rangement was only short-lived. Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes ~ ,. Dr. J. G. Jones , In late 1934 Dr. Jones announ~ ,~~STERYEARS on page 3 . and Agries bought his . .. , UU.A....,.--:...,.,'·.,..·~-:- -: ~;". ;~..-- l " " . . ' " Lehi office .and converted it into J '. j " their residence which it remained )j televlslons and clock ;radios, car lias many older buildings and edi-.. until their deaths. · .. ' 'i: radios, car stereos and various ac- flces with significantly more impor~ ' While it now seems unusual for " cessories. ' , ' t'ant histories, no downtown struca' family to live in our downtowli; ,The Peterson's moved elsewhere tllre has more local architectural commercial diStri , 'ct, ' it was quite, a year later.and for.nearly 15 years singularity than the subject of tocommon then. I recall many occa~ : 40 WestMam was vacant. In March day's biograph. " p y : "."..sions walking past 40 West Mairi ~ 1986theEnSign-BickfordCom an ....,...,_..." . '" and seeing the elderly Mrs. Lot~ ~ leased the space. . / _ . ' . mo~~~ about her living roomot:~'" . ~ol1y own~d by a ~onn~tlcut sitting next to a lamp knitting or;r, famIly.corporation, EnSIgn-BIckford cr:ocheting. I wasn't a Peeping Tom ~as eXlsted for more than 15? years mind YOll, but the close proximity ort' 10 the e~stern U.S: The fi~ s early , th~ r~!ilidence to the sidewalk ~r~~ reputatl~m was bUllt on tl?~lr safe~y tam1y made me feel my passmg::: fuses!pnmacords, and non-electnc glan.ce , was. an i, n~. ,a.s ~.o.n. :.of".,~ha.,~..t·. bl~tl. n,g caps. Today,~he c~mpany, woman's pnvacy.' · . " . ~i' Wl~h h~adquarters ~n ~Imsbury, After Mrs: Lott died the b?ilding ,.. Conn., IS best kn~wn for I~S manubecame home to several different (,!J facture of percussIOn explOSIVes ,used offices. ' . '... ~}~~ primarily in mining industries. '. , In·:thelaie 1960's Boley RealtY '~'j ~ile the local Ens~gn:Bickford wa~ ~ere. Arnie Cardon, represen-'! o!fice IS at 40 We~t MalO, ~ts explotatlve, of the Farmer's Insurance.ll SlVes manufacturing plant IS located Groti.P,' shared the fa"cilities dU,n,· ng". ,i~,:" on. th.e north e. nd of the Lake M:0un 1967:- " ·.: , .. - ,(,. , . . " :'f> tams near· the Peck claybeds. The " On May 6, 1968, Marlin P~telCf local branch employs. three people. son' opened Peterson's Electronics ,~ One can ~ften see theIr hu~e tl"UC~S arid'Appliance at 40 West Main, He.'~ parked 10 the alley , behmd thelr , aridhis Wife Darlene who now owri':3t office. ' ' P eri.l1Ys/ then . feat~red ' Motorol~:~ While our Main Street district ·t I ~.::rE:!~~~:~;~!~rf!;~: ' ears ':T ' . ~.lUI . j H~U !.~ .·,: ;-. ~v lll i 7", \('1 ..... i...Ht9 ·:f l_:~~~~l. - \.' (, t n "j.! ") r.'.. .i-, ~~;. \"j~~,.~ ...i_4.-" ·:J."'I:' Lt ... • '::;, ~;, ~ •~!J;Ii~:e'dh.idl ':Yes(l1 ;~l-s:*Unr' ue architecrrr~~';}:·' paA , 9. . " , ··· ·1 ··· ~f:~;::~1~~~d:~~ei;~~i . ric forrils 'denvedfrom cubiSm; W. . . .. the Tag~rof,tlie·)a~;192,O'saD~:J.~ :: although"itS irifluence is $88~.i!rn_ . 2.~ other.:Lehlb..tiil~~~~l~:~~~~.. \~ .:; Dri Jones~' seemg:patien . in hisnew,· offieeon., Dtic.>, 8 ' 193. The Dec/6}:1934;' LebiSun,~riofa all biased.initB i-eporting,cOmnieii : that' the ,place ,was / "undouptedl . the fmost ~ artistic "' and ,attiactiv dental officein thestaU;~· ;",:~·;~.T .. The office,! in' additionti su'c routine featureS as a receptior{ .. examination rooJ#,':Ialx>ratorji:,and rest rooms; 'was elaborately'd .' rated. ' PatientS ·were"parlicularli. pleased with the arched ceilingS and ornate chandeliers throughout the place. It helped to reduce the anxiety of the\Vhirring dental drill' awaiting thenC . '; ' : . Irl August 1942 Dr. Jones rnoveci" . Thi.s quaint building at 40 West Main was built in i934 for a',· , his dental practiCe to -Provo1 RO ' dentist office. , " .. ' . . and Agnes Lott bought his forme ' " Lehi office and ' converted it into ' their residence which it remained ' televisions and clock .radios, car li~ 'many older buildings 'and edi-.• until their deaths. :· . ... ~ radios, car stereos and various acficeswithsignificantly more impor: : While it now seems unusual for' cessories. . taint histories, no downtown struca family to live in ' our downtowil' The Peterson's moved elsewhere ture has more local architectural commercial district, · it was quite: a year later and for nearly 15 years singularity than the subject ofto~ ~ common then. I recall many 40 West Main was vacant. In March day's biograph. . . . si.ons walkingpast 40 West Mairi 1986 the Ensign-Bickford Company ;" ~ _ .._.' ·.·c and seeing the elderly Mrs. Lott leased the space. / mo~~_ about her living room Wholly owned by a Connecticut sitting~ext to a lamp knitting or"?! family .corporation, Ensign-Bickford crochet1Og. I wasn't a Peeping Tom ~ ?as eXlsted for more than 150 years mind you, but the close proximity of~ 10 the eastern U.S. The firm's early the re!3idence to the sidewalk cer~'~ reputati?n was built on their safety tainty made me feel my passing~ fuses!pnmacords,andnon-electric glan.ce was an invasio.n i of .tha.t '•.... blast10g caps. Today the company, ~j wi,th .headquarters in Simsbury, woman's privacy. . " After Mrs: Lott died the building :- Conn., is best known for its manubecame home to several different .~ facture of percussion explosives used offices. : . '.. • ' . , ,;ifjj' " primarily in mining industries . . In 'the 1ate 1960's Boley Realty! While the local Ensign-Bickford . ie Cardon, represen-.",. officeis at 40 West Main, its explowas there. Am tative. of the'·Farmer's Insurance;' sives manufacturing plant is located Grou:p, shared the facilities during;,;' on the north end of the Lake Moun1967; ; . ,' , " ;\'ijtains near the Peck claybeds. The On May 6, 1968, Marlin Peter:~ local branch employs three people. son .opened Peterson's Electronics c{~ One can often see their huge trucks and Appli.ance at 40 West Main. H~}i parked in .the alley .behind their and hIS Wlfe Darlene, who now own "'", office. . While our Main Street district . Pen,ny's, then . featured Motorola ,~ ,r' occa:. or [~."~' ., ~'~:":' :::' '~i';:~: ?::. ~::.~::';'~~i:?: .(":::: ,. . <," ' ~~"..\h~·.:;V ' ." .' " '" "' ~