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Show United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Fonn NPS Form 10-900 OMS No. 1024-0018 Christensen, Herbert & Lillian, House Name of Property Washington County, Utah County and State Lou Ann Hardy married James Beatty in 1988 in St. George, Utah. The deeds to the Hardys and Excells were not recorded until 1971 . DeMont Excell was born in Panguitch, Utah, in 1927. Wildeane Langston Excell was born in Springdale in 1933. DeMont and Wildeane were married in 1954. DeMont was a rock mason and worked at Zion National Park. He also raised pigs and worked as a chef in various Springdale restaurants. DeMont and Wildeane sold the house to William B. and Wanda Argyle in March 1977 but transferred the deed to Wanda's name a month later. In October 1977, Wanda changed her name on the deed to Wanda Matthews, her former married name. Wanda was born Wanda Wilcox in Hurricane, Utah, in 1945. She married James P. Matthews in 1964. They had one daughter and later divorced. She married Scooter Jones in December 1982.11 Wanda spent her early years in Virgin, Utah. After living in Florida, New York, Arizona and Alaska, Wanda returned to Utah to live in Springdale. She was an antique dealer and for a time used her home as an antique shop while she lived in the attic space. Around 1982 Wanda with the help of family and friends began converting the home into a bed & breakfast. Unfortunately, the project was not completed before her death in September 1983. In July 1984, the home was sold by her estate to her friend, Marcus R. Thomson, who finished the project. In 1985, Under the Eaves opened to the public and has operated as a bed & breakfast since that time. In 1988, the property was sold to Kathleen Brown. In 1993, Kathleen Brown sold the house to Richard D. & Michelle J. OToole, who renamed it the OToole's Under the Eaves. Rick and Michelle O'Toole sold the bed & breakfast to Stephen J. and Deborah Masefield in 2002. The Masefield shortened the name back to Under the Eaves. Deb Masefield converted the woodshop to an art studio. Steve and Deb Masefield sold Under the Eaves to patrons, Joe Pitti and Mark Chambers, in 2009. Joe and Mark converted the art studio to another unit and remodeled the basement as their residence in 2010. As the current owners, Joe and Mark transferred the deed to their business entity, Arch Angel LLC, a nod to the many angels adorning the property. 11 Wanda's obituary does not mention a marriage to William B. Argyle. Section 8 page 14 |
