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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. 120W MAIN DORTON MEAT MARKET/OUTPOST ANTIQUES LEHI, UTAH COUNTY I FHI MAIN RTREET HISTORIC DISTRICT UTAH STATE HISTORY 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 3 9222 50017 5n8 HISTORIC SITE FORM (UHCS version) Utah State Historic Preservation Office UHCS 10#: 1. Identification 350107 Property Name: DORTON MEAT MARKET/OUTPOST ANTIQUES Address: 120 City: LEHI W MAIN County: UTAH COUNTY 2. Documentation/Status Dates Surveyed or Added to SHPO Filing System: /91 General/Miscellaneous File: Reconnaissance Level Survey: 09/92 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 Date(s) of Construction: c.1893 Height (# stories): Original Use: COMMERCIAL (GEN.) P/anlType: 2-PART BLOCK Constr. Materia/(s): REGULAR BRICK Architectural Style(s): VERNACULAR 2 STUCCO/PLASTER Theme(s): Comments: FACADE DATE? Outbuildings (totallcontributing): / 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 DORTON BROTHER'S MEAT MARKET ROSS & ROSS MERCANTILE M.S. LOTT PLUMBING AND HEATING THRASHER'S GREEN GROCERY WAGSTAFF CLOTHING PHILLIPS HARNESS SHOP EVANS CAFE OUTPOST ANTIQUES Constructed: 1893-94 Address: 120 West Main Present owners: WallacelArlene Olsen property of the Home Building & Loan Company. Local resident William Kirkham, a dabbler in downtown real estate, purchased the building in -- . 1940. At the end of World War n he renovated the structure, adding the brick facade which still towers above the sidewalk. On 20 December 1945, Ferd and Lila Evans opened the New Evans Cafe in the building. The following spring they expanded the business by buying the Comer building to the east. Kitchen facilities were established in the rear of this part while the front was leased to Dean Damico for his Deluxe Shoe Repair. Ferd Evans's father, William A. Evans, purchased the 120 West Main property in 1954. Four years later he sold the building to Ferd and Lila Although the ever- popular Watkins (Watties) Cafe and the Evans Cafe were side by side on Main Street, they both maintained prosperous businesses for many years. In 1959, however, the Evanses leased the cafe to Alta Clark. a former employee, who continued to operate the place until July of 1961 when the Evans Cafe closed forever. The building was sold to Gordon and Claudia Crofts in 1974. Jane Flygare operated a beer parlor there for a time, but for yearly a decade the structure was vacant. In late 1984 Wally and Arlene Olsen purchased the place. The Olsens, lovers of fine antiques and historical memorabilia, moved to Lehi in 1967 after purchasing the historic Thomas R Cutler mansion and the old 1878 People's Co-op building at 193 East State. They relocated their Outpost Antiques to 120 West Main in 1984. The business today is one of Lehi' s most unique downtown shops. The earliest Utah County property records show that a Mayor's Deed for this site was given to Hyrum F. Norton on 2 FebruaJy 1871. Hepossibly erected a building on the site, although no one knows for sure. The following year Norton sold it to Ira D. Wines and James Harwood. Harwood operated a small mercantile there for a time. When he moved elsewhere in 1873, the downtown building was then leased by John Cherrington. a carpenter, who also maintained the Lehi Post Office on the premises. In May of 1882 the WineslHarwood partnership sold their downtown property to Joseph Dorton, Lehi's first butcher, who had maintained a meat market one door west since the early days of settlement. On 9 March 1886, Dorton's son, Joseph E., purchased the property. Although construction on the new building started in the summer of 1892 on a two-story adobe facility, it was not completed until early January of 1894. Advertisements of the day noted that it was a meat fruit, and "fresh and general green grocery store. ,. Dorton Brother's Market (several of the Dorton clan were involved in the business at various times) experienced dramatic business fluctuations during the next fifteen years. The place closed and re-opened several times before it became the new home of Ross & Ross mercantile in the summer of 1901. Since then the building, although vacant for long periods of time. has housed M.S. Lott Plumbing and Heating ( 1914). Edward Thrasher's Green Grocery (1917), Wagstaff Clothing (1924), and Phillips Harness Shop (1924). Edmond L. Phillips purchased the building from Joseph E. Dorton in 1924 and maintained ownership until financial reverses occurred during the Great Depression. In 1936 it became the 50 ~~~ _- -- -..-~ ~ ~ -~ ...... , :4 ~ ., -=-.~_.--2-- _ 120 West Main was Evans ' Cafe in the 1950s 120 West Main as it looks today 49 A GUIDE TO LEHI CITY'S HISTORICAL SITES AND PLACES Published by the Lehi Historical Preservation Commission 1997 funded hy ~rants from the ! ' lah State Historical Society and I.chi CiryCorporation Jf\N 2 3 ,. . UTAH • PRESS ASSOCIAT ION CLIPPING SERVICE , Phone 328·8678 . Salt LakeClly. Utah 84m UHt ; fREE rRESS , i tchl, Utahr .. nllilllllllliI!J'FFliJ~.1Ii.t_.IIMIi'$!@:rt" " . ' lLiitiil ; .Iiio ··· .i.l ; 'liiiil,. '"rliiliii*il.. ' _ _ _ _---'_ _ _ _ _ _....._""',·""" ··"·'.wM74milli"'M:;;;·- ...- -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r - - --------------_________------- ]~llD..di~g has,J~. ~ c~mmercial history ~YIUC~DVANWAGONE~ Le~1 L eh·t ·'I .1eS t el,Ayears Ito tJ· t10rfV\ · '. Hardly (('day goes by that I don t I drive along Main Street. Even when Idon't hav·e:to;.I liketomakea loop through the .district. No doubt It . · ~eryes BOlri,e.·primordial need like a __ *8* dog circling a rug several times · b'cfore it lies dow n. , . That's why it's important to know , : Tdon'tfully understand the why our past, to speak its lllnguage. of it. But I like to bel ieve that, like Those Ma in Street bui ldings, so old ' frie nds,the downtown buildlong in the ir place, are not just ings provide.a warm, reassuring brick a nd mortar structures. 111CY connection to the past. are repositor ies of our community's history. ' ; Gill and I got our monthly haircut at Tuffs Barbershop. We traded As each level of veneer is rein c~se s of empty pop bottles fo r a moved, a significant memory is three cent bounty at Price Brother's exposed nlthough it mny mean IGA. And.we sipped many a bll, someth in g diffe rent to ('n ell gen ~ ' fros ty mug of root beRr at:,Juli~n's cration. Drug (the generous proprietor was , Today, 120 West Main is the site our older brother). "" of Wally Olsen's Outpos t Antiques. . ; . I fond ly recall time spent i~ the ' .Bu t in my earl iest recoll ection' the l.&hi Free Press office worki ng on a place was Evans' Cafe. In an ear- . printing merit badge and learni ng ' lier era it would best be rememto set type the old way -- by h and. hered as Dor ton Brother's Meat The air at 32 West Main was fi ll ed MarkeL with the pungency of ink on paper The earliest Utah County prop, and th e old linotype machine, op~rerty records show that a 1\1ayor'5 ated expertly by George Reynolds, Deed for th is s ite was 6riven to made seemingly unnatural sounds Hyrum F. Nor ton on Feb. 2, 1871. from deep withi n its workings. He possibly erected a bu ilding on 'I1lOse orus who brrew up in Loh i the site, al though no one knows for . or have spen t the better part of a sure. The fo ll owing year Norton lifetime here are bon ded in comsold to Ira D. Wines an d James m unal k inship. Our shar ed experiHarwood. ences in this town, our sUlTogate IIflrwood operated a smn ll mermother, are fu lly unders tood by canti le there fo r a tillle. III 1873 only a small number ofth~ bill ions Har';';ood opened n harness sho p on who have and will inhabitthi~ eat1h. Stale Street to be ncar the Utah \ Wilfh Couwtv( slore." Dorton Bro th er's Meat Mark et (severa l of the Dorton clan were involve d in thebusin essatvnrious times) experienced dramatic business fluctuations during the next 2& IS years. Sou thern Ra ilroad Depot. The Whi le a ' late 1895 newspaper downtown building was the n leased nr ticle noted the finn was "doing a by .Joh n Cheni ngtoIl, a carpenter, la rge bus iness." One mon th later who also maintained the Leh i Post the paper an nounced the store's Office on the premises. clos ure. Joseph E . Dorton again Wh en it was discover ed th at opened a butcher sh op in h is forCherrington's son was pi lfering mer nook in th e fa ll ofl898. Though va luables from the m a il, the boy the business fa iled again, Dorton was imprisoned and the postmaswas per sistent. tersh ip agai n awar ded to Bishop "O ur new mea t market," he Da vid Evans. :' _ :l11llOunced in the fall of 1900, "is In MIlY 1882 the Wines!! Inrwood the place to buy your fresh and par t ne rsh ip sold their downtown cured meats. Will a lways have on property to Joseph Dorton, Lehi's hand th e best cuts to ofTer our many fi rst butch er, wh o had maintai ned customers and if you wish a good a meat market one door west sillce stake (sic) h ere is the place to get it. the early days of settlement. We pay cash for fat stock ." On March 9, 1886 Dorton's son, In the summer of 1901 Dorton Joseph E., purch ased the property. purchased property from Sarah T. Although construction started in Evans (45 W. Main) and built the the summer of 1892 on a two-story third of his butcher shops. His foradobe faci lity, the Noy. 23, 1893 mer meat mark et at 120 W. Main Lehi Banner notes th at "the new initially housed Ross & Ross Merbuilding of Joseph Dor ton wh ich can ti le. Since then, though empty hlld st.ood unfinished a ll slimmer is ['o r long Jleriods, it has been lhe being fin ish ed up for a meat marnbode of M.S. Lott Plumbing and ket." lIeating (1914), Edward 'Thrasher's The estab lishment opened for Green Grocery (1917), WagstafT bllsiness in ear ly .January 1894. Cl othing (1924), and Phillips HarContemporary a d vert isements !less Shop (192·1). noted that it was a meat , fruit and Edmond L. Phillips purch ased "fresh and general green grocery Sec YESTEHYEARS on page a The b uilding at 120 W. Ma in Street has a long history of commercial activity. It dates back to 1893. \a.:s"' .,.~ , \ '- - J;\,.. 0"' ,(l~U{\~~1 >U01dUlUR ?aJ;aUop suq 'au u\" .. •'~'i"'" suazql:J aq1 °t atqu 0 ~UqUU~JSUJ s. aj\uq 1 '1J\~ S\J1ll os S\ v." J { ; 'Na'1 JO UU· UMOJ, 4.Ujl1 '13 t a1qu t;a"C ~ou '" ("\ " .~ !'q~ull . MOIJ,S 0"\(\\1 \un _IlUhU 'H ~UP\,BUl P ',,;oq s l;)UO~uM. OJ l "B SU UM , UJ \.\. • <v ' '.- ,' ~n dSlP " S'lU.Q10d '~q<Y1"d'llOl ~uuli,_ ~~q -'lspq~ ~"ooq s,laUo ' ['I.\. 11 ;- . . .:, .' , JO •. qn J -'l ....." _10 -1 '~qa'1" 'l ;):>;)lht'\U;):>;) 'Sl(~t? . ,; .' . ",,-,, U"Bi\ 'lW ~U!qs~t o"Ail8 aqJ, " U ,(do J '13 'Pah~ no~UU~ 111 tit '13 saj\jC/sap OSpl Na'1 plU" ,'sud 'alaq 'lWJO aj\a ahUU PL. l. --{ a,. . "luasald 0, UoM .pauillllU.H~ ;-·;:i.!:.-.~.:~,:~ , ~ t'!l\:(Hnos'R8i\ ,.....-~,.~,,~l~a~"~'f!~4~O::;4.~M~a~.1~d~o:a:d~1~nJJlial.P~-·~···I: I· .':.' ~.I·.·; iii',"Ii""• •' 'iW1i'-iiIIlfa._ lii ' ... . 'It \ Ab h ·uu .• v 'v . J IIJ1Uas Ul J.... . ' Sd',"\V " J • .li0· 'lU;)M he sold the building to Ferd and Lila. . . . . on June 19, 1924 and maintained Although the ever popular Wat, ownership until financial reverses kins (Watties) Cafe and the Evans · occurred during the Great Depres- Cafe were side by side on Main ; sion. In 1936 it became the prop- Street, they both maintained pros· erty of the Home Building & Loan perous businesses for many years. company. ' . . In 1959, however, Evans leased the Local resident William KirkhaJTI, cafe to Alta Clark (who had been in a dabbler in downtown real estate, his employ for 11 years). She conpurchased the building in 1940. At tinued to operate the place using , the end of World War II he reno- the same name until July 1961, va ted the shucture, adding the brick when the Evans Cafe closed forfacade which still towers above the ever. · sidewalk. Betty Ann Nelson, Connie Wilson, , On Dec. 20, 1945, Ferd and Lila Della Turner and Kathryn Angus : Evans opened the New Evans Cafe were employed in the cafe at the : in the building. The following snring time of closure. Edna Molema and _ .r -_ : ; they ,expanded :,the business by Lucile Evans were also long.term , " ,, 7 · buying the Comer building~o the cafe workers. east. Kitchen facilities were estab:,C.c.. . On Sept. 16, 1974, Ferd and Lila lished in the rear of this portion '., sold the cafe building to Gordon while the front was leased to Dean and Claudia Crofts. Jane Flygare Damico for his Deluxe Shoe Re- '. operated a beer parlor there for a ( pair. time, but for nearly a decade the Ferd Evans' father, William A. structure was vacant. Evans, purchased the 120 W. Main . In late 1984 Wally and Arlene ~ro~ert:y. in 1954. Four years later Olsen purchased the place. The _ r "t;aWi..,~ . .'. UI) l~ol tO~ . ' -r .-. . h aM l1?aq MaU,Hln . ('uuUlsalusa4.t '.' '~ufra ...;;c U IIJI4k4Jua --j":t& .rtf ~'r.T ¢ alQuuOSU,U \I i no~unpa4.;-':; 1ltYesteryears --~-----.' :. Con~!nued from front page the buildirtgfromJoseph E. Dorton SAoq dew, ·S.l0lOJ Olsens, lovers of fine antiques anr historical memorabilia, moved t . Lchi in 1967 after purchasing th; historic Thomas R. Cutler mansio; (Lchi's largest home) and the ol t 1878-built People's Co-op buildin j at 193 East State (formerly Gile; Feed Store). ' The OIsens restored the histori home for their residence and th old Co-op building became thej< Outpost Antiques. This shop, whid they relocated to 120 W. Main a the time of the 1984 purchase, deal in a wid e diversity of items rangin; from popular 19th century purplE tinted bottles to richly ornate good of yesteryear. The busin'ess today is one of ou most unique downtown shops. It i like a museum except you may tak the admired objects home withyol provided you pay for them ofcourS( If you are looking for somethin. from granddad's era to add asty: ish note to your home, Wally Olsen'. place is where you will find it." , ' ( / UTAH PRESS ASSOCIA TION Clipping Sen'ice [phone] LEIII FREE l; ,~9Ev!!~wors~ than t~~. ~~~~~he when it came to early dentists:~ t \ \ '" Toothachepainhaerackedmankind sincethedawnofhistory. Stone Age .kull••how evidence of tooth - decay and the Ebero papyru.(3700 B.C.),oneoftheoldestknownmed_ ieal document., advises, retarding toothaehe with the uoe of ground ineenoe or cloves_ Mcet toothaches are caused by infection of the tooth pulp, the nerves, lymph, blood vessels and otherti.sue inside the hard enamel anddentintoothcasing.Thecasing etartotodecaywhencarbohydrates, especially eugara, areeaten. Mouth microorganism. combine with aaliva, transforming the sugars into acids which otert to elil580lve calciurn, the main ingredient of dentin and enamel. Inearlydentiatryextractionwas the moo common treatment of eliseased teeth. It waa a hideous procedure done by three methods. One was to loceen the tooth by the application of caustics, which tended to loceen other teeth as well. A second approach wae to insert • dry peppercorn in • cavity. The peppercorn would .well so large it would palnfullybreakthetooth into ' ------ Leh-. _ Bang Dressing and Shampooing," , Dr. G. W. Caldwell established. dental parlor in the new office suite above Dorton Brothers Meat MarI ket(l26 West Main) in June 1I:!lH ..;(]. _ Dentist E. C. Merrihew was at thio '..,.~=r..;.-, address by mid-Septamber 1891. more eaoily removable piece.. The Sept. 14 Banner noted that his The most common method was denture work, "in the best and lat- / h!~~~~!I! the use of tongs, or dental forceps. est styles," was also guaranteed _ Thepatientlayonhisback,hishead "A fit or no pay." Merrihew's April between the dentist's knees. The 19,1894 Lehi Banner ad shows U8 tooth was shaken back and forth whatdentistrywa.likejustbefore until it'waeloose. Many people pre- the turn of the century: ! ferred rotting teeth to these proce- , Yes it is spring and you still /jol{i , durea. ':", - - ' , , ' to tM" old decayed teeth. You ha'" Thoa<> who wanted their teeth ,headache, poin in your side, con~ pulled in Lehi's earliest days had to eat and you want to knock dawn dependon men IlkeJohn Woodhouse everything tlult comes inyourway. l and Soren Sorensen and their black-don't blame you, for persons Iuloing smith tongs. The earliest advertise- bod teeth are sure to be bod themment for a dentist in the Lehi Ban- selves. Now is the time to Iulve them ner wae on Jun. 12, 1891. out. Don ~go unlil another spring fa,. '''L. Lan)bert, Practical Dentist, ifyou do you may be layed away in Teeth extracted without pain, and a casket. I tooth ache cured instantly"r ead the Your face may b< pleasini/, tli.: placard. Lambert, like many other smile fascinating, the manners early dentists, wae also a barber. clulrming, the language refining, "Try the Salt Lake Temple Barber the thoughts bright and the wMk in Lehi," he noted in the Bame pa- clulracter cultured, but ifwhe71lhe ' This building, at~,West Main (now Porter's P!Bcel, was Dr_ Kent Davis's ' per; "Special attention given to LaSee YESTERYEARS on Page :. y t! es eryears in Lehi_ Ii '< \,: . firsi d~~ office .,.j: l \ • Yesteryear~~ f Continued from front page ~uth U opeMd a cavern of death tind rottenne.. appeal'8 and 1M lished himself in the former Steele Building at 60 West Main in 1913. lhecesspool,IMcMrmubrolun;we Utah Power and Light two yean later,Chri.tensenmovedhisdental parlor into the new Southworth BuildingjustnorthoftheLehiDrug Store (98 West Main). Dr. J. G. ,Jones Purehssed Christensen'. prac:ticein 1931. The followingyearJonee tookphysic!an ' ValSundwallintopracticewithhim, though this arrangement was only short-lived. In 1934 Jones erected the unique Spanish-style.building at 40 West Main <Ensign-Bickford Company today) and opened anew office there in December. Six yean laterhemoveclhispracticetoProYO and hie former office became a residence. Dr. WilIWorlton, who had graduated from dental &chool in 1919, purchased dentist G. 1.. Stookey's Lehi home (64 West Third North), which had alao been serving u hie dental office. In 1930 Dr. Worlton established a dental compartment in the Roes Block (86 West Main) where he remained for eight years. InMay1938hemovedintoanew office at 24 West Main, which had previously hous<id the ' UIU 81m. " From 1940 until hie 1959 death Dr. Worlton wuLebi'aonlydentistwith twoexeeptions.Dr.JamesKenning, from 1949 to 1953 maintained an office in the old Rocker Building (169 West Main - Colonial House today). And Dr. Phillip Spjut had a practice in the Haws Building (127 Eut Main) during the late 19508. From 1959 until 1966 Dr. Kent ~reath B. Davia remained in the Worlton dental office at 24 West Main. In est dental facility in Lehi's histoty has recently opened for business. In late 1993 Dr. Kent Davis and who had maintained his dental of. hi. dentist IOn Ryan, in connection fieeintheHaWIIBuilding,contract- with their associatee Robert M• ed with Melvin Anclereon to build a Luosro and Paul R. Olson, began new $45,000 dentallmedical com- construction of the Davis Dental pm at 239 E. 100 North. CIinic Medical Oll-'ce complu at : ' In ec1dition to ep_ for the two 216 E. Main. ' dental offices, two other compart. That facility, a handsome addimento .... designed in the build- tion to Lehrs Main Street business ing. Colonial Dental Servios and " clistriet,allOhoueestheTimpDenSupply oocupied one ,of these eam- ' tal Specialty Center which oft"ere partmenta, specializing in custom- . oral surgery, orthodontics and izedbridgee, denturee,erowna, and :' Endodontics. . J orthodontic applianeee. The other ': ---~ compartment from 1979 to 1988 : was the ofIice of Dr. Ming Sing Lee. ; Dr. Donald L. Worlton, who in • 1974began prec:ticing with Dr. Kent Davi., opened his own office in a new building at 588 East Main in 1977. FollowingDr. Worlton'.tragic death in a 1985 automobile accident, Dr. Jerry Brown assumed his dental prac:tice. ' Dentistry bas progressed drsmaticallyainoeeariiestmanthought a wormboringita way into the tootb eau.iedtooth decay. Modemmethods of pain killing have surfaced. And special plastics and epoxy agenta can eoatteeth to prevent decay or build. them!1p to make , them more attrec:tive. Today toothsehe as a 'reeult of decay ie on the verge of extinction. , Better eating habita, preventative hygiene, and fluoridation of water supplies have reduced tooth decay to an aU-time low. , Shoftaaing the lsteot in dental equipment and treatment, thelarg- brinRa to ... lhe (ouI_ of Whenthisbecameabranchofficeof 1966 he and Dr. William Miller, tUrnGUJayGIJaeepulclare.IIUB!runge .;.chaWGWngckathcanbetolerat· edi"good.addy. The/ilthi_of , tObacco u ~ ita deuoteu to ~ no- and iMJl4Ud plG«8, thae otMn """' _ foUow. The linN was 111M" CI mea".aturatecl lI1ith.t4ktobo«ofumumi8hthave IUICOnacio... that M was a nuibut IIOU1 CI 1M" or WG"",n to '/tap 0 rapectobk p14ce in good .addy must haw 0 ek4" rrwuth GIJ wellGloek4"fa«. '*" .0-. , An adherent cafthe judicious use cafnitrouaoldde, "Dr. Merrihew i. very careful in administering gas," the Feb. 27, 1896 Banner added. In June1897hamovedfromtheDorton Buildinginto therearofhis brother Barf. Lebl Drug Store (150 West Main). He began construction on a new 18-by24-footdentalofficeat 72 West Main in the !all of 1898. Physielan Walter T. Hasler boughtthieofficeonAug.29,l907, when Merrihew left town. Dr. Huler remained in practice there until February 1910, when he 101d thebuildingtoEmestN. Webb, who maintaineclhieje_lry'storethere for 59 yean. Today the old dentist afliceiethewestportionofReam'. Wrangler. Another earlY Lehi dentist was Dr. J. N. Christensen, who maintainecl an office in tlie Lehi Hotel BuilcUnc (894 Weat )4ain) during 1896. ~ , Dr. Harold. ChrIsten.n estsb-