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Show , NPS rOnl 10-900-1 OMB No. 10024-0018 Utah WordPerfecl5. 1 Fonnal (Reviled Feb. 1993) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 8 Page 5 463 Park Avenue, Park City, Summit County, Utah Sanborn fire insurance map of Dec. 1889 indicates that this block of the city was entirely built-out by 1889. Therefore, a probable date for construction would be 1886. Three prominent businessmen, David C. Mclaughlin, Charles W. Midgley, and James Farrell, are listed as the first owners of the land. However, available information does not indicate if any of these individuals actually resided in the modest cottage. One possibility is that 463 Park Avenue was the first residence of David C. McLaughlin and his new bride, Henrietta "Etta" Young, as they were married in June 1888. In addition, several of the original owners of the property (Frederick A. Nims, Edward P. Ferry and David C. McLaughlin) were associated with the Park City Townsite Corporation, a group of astute businessmen who recognized the potential of the "camp", and who filed the original plat of the townsite in 1880 with the federal government. 8 McLaughlin was a prominent figure in the development of Park City. Educated in law at the University of Michigan, McLaughlin was the agent and attorney for the Park City Townsite Corporation, and later formed the Quincy (mining) Company with James Farrell. In 1890, the McLaughlin's sold the property to George Bettinger for $2,000. Bettinger held the property for 8 years, before selling it to Charles W. Midgley in 1899 for $2,250. Midgley only owned the property for 4 months. It is not known whether he ever resided here. Midgley is recognized for his impact in Salt Lake City as a builder of large apartment houses and in the movie theater business for building and operating the Liberty and American theaters (c. 1906). The property was sold for $725 in 1899 to James Farrell, a Park City mining entrepreneur who formed the Quincy (mining) Company with D. C. McLaughlin. Farrell held the property for one year. Transactions followed to Katie Oliver, Clarence Loring and Jehial Sanford Hyde all in the following year. In 1905, Hyde took out a mortgage, which was released in 1907, just prior to selling the property to Patrick Hurley. The Hurley family (Patrick and later his mother, Bridget, after his death) owned the property for seven years, selling it to Arland Amasa and Bertha Bayne Pike in 1914. The Pikes purchased the property for $950, but just a few months later took out a mortgage for $1008. Based on the information available, it is possible that this mortgage was used to finance an addition at the southwest comer of the original structure. During the 1930s the Pikes fell behind in their property taxes and underwent numerous actions on mortgages. However, by 1936, back taxes were paid and in 1942 the final mortgage was released, one year after the death of Bertha. The property was sold to Arthur W. and Mary M. Lefler in 1943, who held it for 9 years, before selling it to William and Maie Horan in 1952. The property was owned by the Horan Family for 43 years, longer than any previous owners and was the long time 8 Roper. Cont. Sht. 8 p. 2-3. |
