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Show „ JOSEPH R. WALKER, 198 J oseph Richardson Walker, merchant and mining executive, was born in Salt Lake City on June 10, 1863, the son of Joseph Robinson Walker and a nephew of Matthew H. Walker. Young Joseph attended Phillips Congregational School and completed his education at Riverview Military Academy in New York. He began his career in association with his father in the banking business. Then, after the death of his father in 1901, Walker became president of the dry goods store until the family interests were sold. He developed the Walker Mining Company in California and had extensive real estate holdings. The Walkers bought the home of Robert D. Grant on the east corner of South Temple at " S" Street in 1906. Grant was primarily interested in mining but also dealt in real estate. This home, completed by 1902, was designed in the Shingle Style. The corner tower, a popular embellishment of that time, added a marked dignity. Under the present ownership of attorney Phil Hansen, the exterior has received a coat of dark paint, and the interior has undergone renovation. Woodwork, painted many times by various tenants, has been restored to its natural state, dark- stained to contrast with the beautiful new wall coverings and red carpeting. The barn, as carriage houses were called, was built to harmonize with the house - even to its Joseph Richardson Walker, sketched in 1942. 199 The unique carriage house still atunds and in used us a private residence, 200 Interior of the Walker store on Third So ith and Main streets. 201 delightful tower corner. Almost hidden from view by the surrounding trees, the structure was remodeled into a very livable home for Bartlett and Margaret Walker Wicks. Mrs. Wicks, a daughter of Joseph, salvaged paneling, parquet flooring, and an elegant mantel from the first Joseph Walker home on Main Street to add distinction to the refurbished carriage house, it JOSEPH R. WALKER 1205 East South Temple Built 1902- 3 Architect: Frederick A. Hale Owners: Robert D. Grant, Joseph R. Walker, Phil L. Hansen Present status: residence Margaret Belvin Jones Walker 802 |
