| OCR Text |
Show JM % KARLA. SCHEID, 205 T he first of two English Tudor homes on South Temple designed by Frank Winder Moore was built for Karl A. Scheid in 1907. Scheid, of German descent, was born in Loch Haven, Pennsylvania, in 1872. He entered the Utah scene in 1900, established his own insurance company, and later married Blanche L. Kimball of Salt Lake City. His administrative capabilities continued to develop, and in 1914 he was asked to fill a vacancy as city recorder. A year later he was elected to the city commission. He was also a member of the Board of Fire Underwriters. Scheid was not long in the city when his vocal talent was discovered, as recorded in society news columns, and he was invited several times by Col. and Mrs. Edwin F. Holmes to sing for guests at the Amelia Palace. The fact that he planned for a special music room in his new home was an indication of his interest and standing in music circles. When his wife died in 1918, Scheid moved to the Alta Club, seeming to have no more interest in the home. It was then purchased by Benjamin F. Bauer, president and manager of Salt Lake Hardware. Bauer had a special attachment to East South Temple, as he was for many years a part of the scene, at one time occupying the home of Theodore Bruback. Bauer died in 1937, and after a few years the home again changed hands. Karl A. Seheid 206 In 1950 Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Dewey became the new owners and remodeled the home into apartments. An excellent j ob was done with very few structural changes except where kitchens and bathrooms had to be installed. Many of the original features of the home have been left untouched, and the feeling of the English Tudor architecture is carried throughout the home. A delightful window seat was built into the bay of the original library; beamed ceilings in the large dining room complement another bay facing the back of the home. A small morning room, or tea room, was located east of the dining room and contains a small brick fireplace and another sizeable bay. There are five original fireplaces and several light fixtures of fine quality. The leaded window panels flanking the front entrance, several stained glass windows, and interior use of stained glass are outstanding. On the second floor the four large casement windows in a wisteria design form almost the entire wall between the music room and hall. The window panels were made to open in order to enhance the tonal effects of the performers and lessen the reverberations that are likely to occur in small areas, it KARL A. SCHEID 1127 East South Temple Built 1907 Architect: Frank Winder Moore Present status: apartments 207 |
