Brigham Street

Brigham Street 36 - Addendum

ADDENDUM 233 EDWARD S. FERRY Edward Stewart Ferry, member of a Salt Lake law firm, lived in the home at 474 East South Temple from 1904 to 1911. His father, Edward N. Ferry, had had considerable success in Park City mining ven­tures, and his brother Mont ( William Montague), a one- time mayor of Salt Lake City, occupied a home across the street between " D" and " E" streets. Edward's life ended on July 11, 1913, when he was forty years of age. Newspaper reports stated that he had " fired a bullet into his own brain" but did not speculate on the reason. The pallbearers at his funeral, which was held at 737 East South Temple, underscored the fact that he had influential friends. Among them were Daniel C. Jackling, Frank Judge, and Ernest Bamberger. Former Gov. Heber M. Wells was also among the notables attending. 234 JAMES GLENDINNING Of the men discussed in this work, Daniel H. Wells, William Jennings, James Sharp ( home re­modeled by Enos Wall), and Ezra Thompson all served as mayors of Salt Lake City. To this list is added the name of James Glendinning, the tenth mayor, who was elected for a two- year term in 1896. Glendinning is recorded as living at 617 East South Temple in 1887 when he was vice- president of George M. Scott & Co. He ended his residency on Brigham Street in 1901, and since that time the home has changed ownership many times, none of the owners living in it for any length of time. In 1966 Dr. Marcus Burton purchased the home, making alterations for a dental clinic. Then, in 1975 the state purchased the residence to house the Division of Fine Arts. Although the original architecture and floor plan were Victorian, alterations over the years have added an Italian influence seen in window arches, lintels, balustrades, and the crown. The Institute of Fine Arts has carried out an adaptive restoration of the home, preserving the facade, restoring or adapting the interior, and using most of the latter additions to the rear of the structure. 235 EDWARD ROSENBAUM Edward Rosenbaum, banker and businessman, moved into a small home on the corner of Brigham Street at Ninth East. The Rosenbaums had been in Salt Lake City for two years when they hired the firm of Ware and Treganza to redesign and enlarge the house. Rosenbaum and his wife, Harriet Friendly, whom he married in Corvallis, Oregon, participated in busi­ness, social, and civic activities. Mrs. Rosenbaum served as director of an orphanage and as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Utah. On the committee for the building of the new Union Building on the lower circle of the campus, she worked tirelessly for the four years leading up to its opening in November 1931. The University's Rosen­baum library collection was named for its benefactors. In 1927 the home was purchased by Dr. and Mrs. Frank Moormeister. Disaster struck soon after. First came the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929. A few months later the heinous murder of Dorothy Dexter Moormeister on February 21, 1930, kept local newsmen and police working at a fever pitch. The slayer had driven the victim in her own car to a desolate location southwest of Salt Lake City, re­moved the thirty- two- year- old woman to the road, and run the car repeatedly over her. To this day the case remains one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the history of the state. 236 MRS. FRANCES WALKER ( THE TOWN CLUB) The Town Club at 1081 East South Temple was originally the home of Mrs. Frances Walker. In 1909 when Samuel Newhouse wanted the property on which to build the Newhouse Hotel, he purchased the land extending from Fourth to Fifth souths on the west side of Main Street. This transaction neces­sitated the removal of four lovely homes built and occupied by the Walker brothers. Frances, the widow of Samuel S. Walker, then built a new home on South Temple, residing there until 1915. Other prominent families occupied the home dur­ing the next few years until it was purchased as a clubhouse for the elite ladies' group, the Town Club. Many of the club members are descendants of the original wealthy Brigham Street home owners. The club built an east wing addition, but most of the house remains unchanged. 237 ANDREW L. HOPPAUGH Andrew Hoppaugh, a leading Utah attorney for forty- seven years, was noted for his intellectual and oratorical powers and his effectiveness in any court­room. Identified chiefly with mining and corporation litigation, he gained national recognition for his han­dling of Mammoth Mining Company v. Grand Central Mining Company, a series of suits heard in state and federal courts for over a quarter- century. Hoppaugh was born on July 26, 1865, in Sparta, New Jersey, where he received his early education. He acquired his law degree at Columbia University in New York, and was admitted to the bar of New Jersey in 1886. Believing the new West to be the land of oppor­tunity, Hoppaugh turned in that direction. Although he tried several places at the onset of his career, he eventually found the location and the field for which he had been searching. He was admitted to the Utah Bar Association in 1895 and two years later formed his first partnership with Ira Krebs ( Krebs and Hoppaugh). By 1911 he was a partner in the firm of Dey, Hoppaugh, Mark, and Johnson. Grace Wells became Hoppaugh's wife in Salt Lake City in December 1898. She had been born in Fairfield, Iowa. The couple had two daughters, Katherine and Madeline, and resided at 1176 East South Temple. The family became socially prominent. Hoppaugh was a member of the University, Com­mercial, Alta, and Country clubs and was an active Mason. 238 WILLIAM W. ARMSTRONG William Wright Armstrong, another man who be­came integrated into the Salt Lake City business, civic, and social life, was born in Darlington, Wis­consin, September 18, 1865. His family moved to Kansas where he received his education. The mother died when William was very young. Two years after receiving his law degree at the University of Wisconsin, Armstrong married Eva Lees of Irving, Kansas. They were to have one son whom they named Sherman. The Armstrongs moved west in 1890, settling at Nephi, Utah. Records do not state why William did not follow the legal profession or why he chose to settle in Nephi where opportunities were limited. In any event, he became a cashier in the First National Bank of Nephi and soon spread his interests into other communities. He was affiliated with Salt Lake Hardware Company, Salt Lake & Ogden Gas Com­pany, and the First National Bank of Park City. Moving his residence to Salt Lake in 1903, Arm­strong added still another interest to his growing career - the National Copper Bank and Bankers Trust Company and several other banks in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming. Armstrong was a member of the University, Com­mercial, Country, and Alta clubs and the Masonic lodge. His interest in civic and political activities led to his election to the state senate in 1917 and his appointment to positions connected with mobili­zation for World War I. During those crucial years he served as the director of the State Food and Fuel Administration, chairman of the state executive com­mittee of the Victory Loan Drive, and member of the State Council of Defense. The spacious and imposing Armstrong home located at 1177 East South Temple was built in 1912, the family residing there until 1933. 239 LOUIS L. TERRY The original home at 1229 East South Temple was built by Louis L. Terry, secretary and general manager of Brown, Terry, and Woodruff, which oper­ated the Troy Laundry in Salt Lake City. Paul F. Keyser purchased the home in 1920, and during his five- year occupancy he ordered a sizeable alteration. A handsome red brick wall borders part of the property, with wrought- iron gates guarding the en­trance. The red brick of the home matches that used for the wall. With its white wood trim and green shutters the distinctive and imposing home resembles a Colonial Georgian manor. Notable features of the interior include the red tile floor of the entry, which leads into a central hall, the elevator, polished cherry woodwork, beamed ceilings in the dining room, brocade wall coverings, fireplaces, and light fixtures. The home remains an architectural gem. 240 WALTER C. LYNE It was a proud day when Walter Cogswell Lyne watched his home on the corner of " R" Street and South Temple take shape. In 1897 it was one of the grandest homes on the thoroughfare, a true mark of his success. Walter's father, Thomas Lyne, was an ac­complished actor noted for his Shakespearian roles. Thomas began his career in Philadelphia, his home­town, and went on to play the larger eastern cities, sharing the stage with some of the all- time greats. Later, he joined the Mormons in Nauvoo where he was known as " Joseph's actor." He formed his own company, tutored such aspirants as Brigham Young and Hiram B. Clawson, thrilled Nauvoo with his bril­liant performances, played to audiences on the river-boats, and then disappeared. Twenty years later, when the Salt Lake Theatre was being prepared for its opening performance, Clawson, hearing that Thomas Lyne was in Denver, paid a visit to his old coach, whereupon Lyne brought his family to Salt Lake. Lyne tutored, wrote and re­cited poetry, and continued as a drama coach. During this time Thomas and his wife took an interest in spiritualism and became active mediums conducting seances before their sudden departure from Utah. Whatever the circumstances that surrounded their leaving, the Lynes, in effect, abandoned their twelve-year- old son. The young lad worked as an errand boy for a drugstore. Walter eventually became a wool broker, married Alice Coons, and reared a family. He served as a dea­con in the Presbyterian church and donated to the construction of the new church on Brigham Street. His social contacts were few, his recreational activi­ties limited to an occasional duck hunt. As for the home of Walter and Alice Lyne, it was a well- built red brick structure reinforced with steel beams. The red foundation stones and matching retaining wall were quarried in Emigration Canyon. Touches of Queen Anne and Classical Revival are evident in the late Victorian architecture. Profuse light oak in the stairway and the paneled walls of several areas was an outstanding feature. The stairs rose from the roomy entrance hall, and the newel supported a graceful statuette. The rooms through­out the house were spacious, including the unique bathroom with its four- legged tub located in the cen­ter of the room. The commode had a square lid and a high water closet typical of the era. The large study, located in the center of the third floor, afforded Walter Lyne a quiet hideaway. 241 Walter died in 1935, his wife having preceded him in death. His daughter, Alice Lyne Gurnsey, occupied the house with her familv until it was sold during World War II. 242 MICHAEL J. and WILLIAM P. O'MEARA Michael and William O'Meara left their home state of Illinois to take advantage of a real estate boom in Denver, Colorado. From 1879 on the de­mand for housing in that city resulted in a profound growth in the construction of new homes and a revolu­tion in architectural styles, giving Denver the name " the architects' city." In 1893, when business dropped off considerably in Denver, Michael preceded his brother to Salt Lake City. For steady employment in the Utah city the brothers handled loans for Travelers Insurance Com­pany. The Nevada Alpine Mine and the Silver Peak Valculda Gold Mine, owned by the new company, be­came major shippers of ore in Tonopah, Nevada. The brothers were also active in real estate in Salt Lake City under the name of O'Meara Company. Both of the O'Mearas lived in the home at 866 East South Temple from 1901 to 1909. Then Michael and his wife moved to the Bransford ( now the Eagle Gate) Apartments. One year later Michael died, and by 1912, except for the name left on a business building, the O'Mearas and their companies were no longer a part of the Salt Lake City scene. 243 HAXTON PLACE Haxton Place runs south from South Temple be­tween Ninth and Tenth East streets. James T. Keith, a Salt Lake dentist, purchased the two- and- a- half acre plot in 1909, dividing it into individual lots. Dr. Keith was also identified with the Keith Apartments at 122 East South Temple. Haxton was planned by Thomas G. Griffin, an Englishman who designed it as a replica of Haxton Place in London. There is no entrance or exit other than that guarded by four stone pillars. Ornamental ironwork joins the pillars, forming two sets of arches over the walkways. Bronze plaques on each stone structure clearly marked the name of the subdivision until vandals pilfered them. The imposing structure at the south end, facing north, is actually two separate homes. That is, the units have a seventeen- inch space separating them. A solid facing was designed to add a feeling of massive-ness. This structure was the first to be completed, the original tenants being the Griffins, occupying the home on the east, and the Keiths, occupying the home on the west. The individual residents of the various homes over the years include outstanding families, with an average of only four or five owners to each residence. Such names as Pearsall, Bamberger, Pomeroy, Schubach, Van Cott, Dugan, Whitney, Burt, and Strange are notable. 244 fc *; 245 Robert Harkness, an attorney, built this home at 303 East South Temple in 1894. Architect Frederick A. Hale designed the residence which was demolished ca. 1925. ----- * i The Bernard H. Schettler residence at 359 East South Temple was built ca. 1896. This borne at 524 East South Temple was built during 1909- 10 by John E. Dooly for his daughter Elena and her husband, Ernest Bamberger, Dr. Joseph S. Richards is listed as living in this home at 555 East South Temple as early as 1895. It has had many tenanls. Designed by Frederick A. Hale, the John B. Cosgriff home at 548 East South Temple was built in 1901. James A. Hogle bought the residence In 1919. It was demolished in 1977. The homes at 943 and 947 East South Temple were built ca. 1906 and 1908 by architect and builder B. O. Mecklenburg who speculated in real estate. Facades have been altered. 246 Dentist George F. StJehl built his home at 966 East South Temple during 1900- 1901. Later, Mayor Richard P. Morris lived here. The architectural firm of Ware and Treganza designed this home in 1909 for F. M. Cameron at 974 East South Temple. Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey later purchased it for his mother. Mining man Jackson C. McChrystal built this home at 1001 East South Temple in 1905. Ware and Treganza were the architects. 3 '> v The William Edward Fife home on the corner of " I " Street, 667 East South Temple, was built in 191 7, W. E. Fife Company was a prominent men's clothing store. The William H. Bancroft home at 1207 East South Temple has undergone little exterior alteration except the porch. A railroad man, Bancroft maintained the Harriman interests in the West. Built ca. 1900 this home at 1228 East South Temple is typical of houses in the area, many of which were built for speculation. William A. Moebius lived here. 247 Days of the phaeton, the landau, and the victoria are gone, and Brigham Street is no longer a promenade. Voices and laughter of that merry host of yesteryear now are stilled. Structures of a new architectural era fill lots where once stood stately homes. Business offices occupy the gracious drawing rooms, the paneled dining rooms, and the boudoirs of the old mansions. A few carriage houses, stoops, and a hitching post remain, fragments from a richly ornamented past. The story of Brigham Street has been told in the fives of its builders. The opportunity to rise in the undeveloped West was great, and it tested and made these men, most of them young. They had come as strangers, but their fives and the lives of their families became woven into this community they helped to build, leaving their marks and their names on the one- time City of the Saints. 248 MAP OF HISTORIC BRIGHAM STREET ( Includes only those structures referred to in text.) W • J H t/ 3 Temple Square ( LDS Church) Deseret Store & Log Row Tithing Office / Adobe homes of I M I I LJ Brigham Young Lion House Brigham Young \ \ Brigham Young's Schoolhouse \ \ \ Office \ \ \ . Beehive o on • • • House WEST SOUTH TEMPLE V) omo H co 03 O Valley House ( Formerly home of Wllford Woodruff) & p Council House 0 D - White House Eagle Gate D Gardo House ( Amelia Palace) Benson- Wells IT) • D « • University Club J. T. Keith Nelson A. Empey Legend • Existing homes, 1978 • Demolished homes • Existing nonresidential structures, 1978 O Demolished structures 249 Bransford Apts. 105 E. S. T. Beehive House 71E. S. T. George P. Holman • 115E. S. T. Philo T. Farnsworth 139E. S. T. ' Theodore Bruback 147E. S. T. Robert Harkness 303E. S. T. J. D. Wood 307 E. S. T. James A. Pollock 163E. S. T. White House 119 E. S. T I I I Samuel Newhouse • I I I I 165E. S. T D nana Cathedral of the Madeleine 331 E. S. T. , Enos A. Wall i 309 E. S. T JohnJ. Daly 319E. S. T. BernardH. Schettler 359E. S. T. First Presbyterian Church 371 E. S. T. Enos A. Wall 411E. S. T Win. Montague Ferry 453E. S. T. David Keith 529 E. S. T. Thomas Kearns 603E. S. T. James Glendinning 617E. S. T. Eagle Gate u » y 1 1 1 • m Weir- Cosgriff 1 505 E. S. T. I \ D 1 \ Jos. E. Henry GO \ Richards McMiUW \ 551E. S. T. 649E. S. 1 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE ( BRIGHAM STREET) University Club 136E. S. T. J. T. Keith 122 E. S. T. Frank J. Hagenbarth 260E. S. T. Snow- Clawson Edward S. Ferrv 474E. S. T. Amelia Palace ( Gardo) 70E. S. T. Alta Club 100E. S. T. Nelson A. Empey 178E. S. T. • Ol John E. Doolv I 506 E S T . Ernest Bamberger 524 E. S. T. Ezra Thompson John B. Cosgriff 576 E. S. T 548 E. S. T. ' ( Hogle) 2nd Church of Christ Scientist 566 E. S. T. IDDI Emi Ki 6781 Alex. Co 670 E. S Louis Cohn 666 E. S. T. Masonic Tempi 650 E. S. T. Matthew H. Walker 610 E. S. T. 850 [ orris R. Daniel C. Jackling HE. S. T. 7 3 1 E S T - John Dern ( George H. Dern) 715 E. S. T. Mary H. Judge 737 E. S. T. Maryland Apts. 839 E. S. T. Henry Dinwoodey 815 E. S. T. B. O. Mecklenburg 947 E. S. T. W. G. Filer 943 E. S. T. Jackson C. McChrystal 1001 E. S. T. Mrs. Samuel S. Walker ( Town Club) 1081 E. S. T. 1059 E. S. T. 1061 E. S. T. 1067 E. S. T. I K a r l Scheid M M\ M H U\\ M I4\ H\\ M H M I EAST SOUTH TEMPLE ( BRIGHAM STREET) 1127E. S. T. Wasatch School 30 " R" St. I John C. Lynch 1167E. S. T. Joseph R. Walker II 1205 E. S. T. William H. Bancroft 1207 E. S. T. Walter C. Lyne \ 1135 E. S. T. William W. Armstrong 1177 E. S. T. Louis L. Terry 1229 E. S. T. D a \ / Duncan / lacVichle / 708 E. S. T. / Elizabeth Bonnemort 776 E. S. T. H tfl < W o ao George M. Downey 808 E. S. T. Ladies Michael J. O'Meara Literary Club 866 E. S. T. 850 E. S. T. Edward Rosenbaum 904 E. S. T. Patrick J. Moran 1106E. S. T. Patrick J. Moran 1108E. S. T. Franklin- Richmond 1116E. S. T. Lester Freed 1164E. S. T. Andrew L. Hoppaugh 1176 E. S. T. 251