Built in 1884, the Amos and Eva Corey home is an elaborate cross-wing design with a variety of Victorian and pre-Victorian picturesque elements. The building fronts on 26th Street and has hand-painted brick and a semi-hexagonal bay window projecting off the 1st and 2nd floor together. The front façade takes on a general “Eastlake” appearance with black mortar used throughout the exterior.
Amos Corey purchased the home in 1884 from William Wheelwright. Mr. Corey was a first generation Utah Pioneer and ran a livery, boarding and sales stable to the south of the current site of the City/County Building on Washington Boulevard.
The home was purchased by Ethel Piper 15 years after Corey’s death. She retained ownership of the home as late as 1953. After years as a five-plex, Ogden City purchased it to be restored as a single family home. It was then sold to Tyler & Jessica Hollon who completed its restoration. It has been renovated to include an underground garage and garden space on the west side of the property.
Built in 1883 by Amos Corey, the house is a two-story, cross-wing building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Corey was a railroad contractor, owner of Corey’s Livery and Feed Stables in downtown Ogden, and, with his brothers, started the predecessor of the Utah Construction Company. He died in 1922; his family stayed in the house until 1937. The home was once divided into apartments, but the current owners are restoring it to a single-family residence.*
Seat of the first Non-Mormon congregation in Cache Valley, 1873. Gothic church and vicarage consecrated 1909. Logan’s first public library and the Common Room Club housed in the vicarage.
The Barrett Window was created by the F.X. Zettler Company of Munich, Germany. The window was given in memory of Adelaide Cochrane Barrett by her son. Mrs. Barrett was a teacher at the school held at St. John’s. Her love of children is shown in the window through the protection of the child from the snake. Unfortunately, further details of the meaning of the window are lost due to bombings in World War II. The window was installed in 1910 and blessed by the Reverend Paul Jones.
The Jarvis Window Southern end of the east wall
The Jarvis window was installed in 2011 in memory of Maybell Campbell Jarvis by her sons and daughters-in-law. It was built and designed by William Littig of Salt Lake City. Included is a scripture signifying congregational growth in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and items of importance to the family including dogwood and ducks.
The Simmonds & Welkie Window South of the center window above the main altar
The Simmonds-Welkie Window was created by Powell Brothers and Sons of Salt Lake City, Utah. The window depicts symbols of the Eucharist, including bread and wine, which are symbols of Christ’s body and blood. The window was donated by the Simmonds family, in memory of Andrew Jeffrey (A.J.) Simmonds, and the Welkie Family, in memory of Jonathan Welkie.
The Raitt Window Northeastern corner
The Raitt window, designed and installed by Powell Brothers of Salt Lake City, is in loving memory of Margaret Bell Raitt, a St. John’s parishioner. Because Margaret was an avid animal lover, the window features St. Francis and Margaret’s favorite animals. In the lower right hand corner of the window, you will find a Christmas pudding, signifying a fund- raiser Margaret spearheaded during many Christmas seasons. The window was lovingly paid for by Margaret’s husband, John, and many of her friends.
The Laub Window North of the center window above the main altar
The Laub window was created by Powell Brothers and Sons of Salt Lake City, Utah. The window depicts symbols of Baptism, including the shell with which John baptized Jesus and a dove, always present at Baptism. The window was donated by Jim and Carol Laub in memory of Jim’s parents, Jack and Dorothy.
The Bakker Windows West wall of the chapel
Depicting Jesus washing the feet of his disciple, Peter, this lovely window was designed, built and installed by Shenandoah Studio of Stained Glass of Front Royal, Virginia. The window was donated by parishioner Jan Bakker in memory of his mother, Elisa Anna Wilhelmina Bakker, and father, Albertus Haiie Bakker. It was dedicated in 1996.
East wall of the narthex (entrance) of the original building
This small, beautiful window depicts Jesus in the company of children. It was commissioned by Jan Bakker, a longtime St. John’s parishioner in honor of his friend and colleague, Francelia Butler, a Professor of English at the University of Connecticut. The window, designed, built, and installed by Shenandoah Studio of Stained Glass of Front Royal, Virginia, was dedicated May 11, 1997.
mentioned in Gilmer Park Historic District: LDS Church leaders also made their home in Gilmer Park Historic District. Richard L. Evans lived at 1032 Douglas Street between 1936-71 and was best known as the radio announcer for the nationally broadcast radio program, “Music and the Spoken Word.”
also, Evans, Richard L. – 1032 Douglas St. (1936-71); Member of Council of the Twelve of the L.D.S. Church, Radio announcer
The Crockett House is significant both for its architecture and as the home of two generations of the Crockett family. The unique architecture, characterized by the steeply pitched roof with multiple dormers, reflects the Gothic Revival period. The carved wood decoration shows the influence of the British architect, Charles Eastlake, whose classic 1868 book, Hints on Household Taste, is still used as a guide to Victorian restoration.
At the time of its construction in 1887, the house was one of the most elaborate homes in the Island neighborhood. Alvin D. Crockett, the first Mayor of Logan, put his superb masonry skills to work, building the house for his second wife, Annie Peel Crockett. It was customary for the second wife to have a nicer residence than the first wife. His son, John A. Crockett, inherited the house and followed his father’s life of service. As Mayor of Logan, John Crockett often entertained guests and dignitaries at 82 Crockett Avenue.
The Crockett house was built in 1887 and for many years was one of the only homes in the island area of Logan. The marble fireplace was cut to exact specifications in Italy and shipped by boat. An oversized claw-foot bathtub was specially ordered from Mexico. The origin of the ornate dining room chandelier is unclear.
John A. Crockett bought the house in 1907 and later became the Mayor of Logan. Elderly neighbors report that the house on the corner of Canyon and Crockett was built for John Crockett’s first wife and the 82 Crockett house was built for his second wife, Anna. The second wife always had the nicer residence. Crockett Avenue was a gravel road at the time.
One neighbor, now in her 90’s, remembers coming to parties here when she was a child. Anna Crockett loved to entertain. They would roll the rugs back and everyone would dance. She always served lemon meringue pie.
The home was purchased in 1944 by the Eppich family, who raised their 5 children here over the next 30 years. After the children were grown and the parents died, the Eppich family kept the house in the estate and rented it to the USU Dairy Fraternity.
The house was purchased by Bruce Bugbee, a new faculty member, in 1982. Some neighbors were concerned that he might tear it down because it was in such a state of disrepair.
Liberty was called Little Valley by the Ute Indian Chief, Little Soldier. The first white men to visit this locality were trappers for Hudson Bay Fur Company, 1825. Here the Moroni Campbell family spent the winter of 1859, followed by other settlers who came in 1860. John Freeman renamed the settlement Liberty. The Latter-day Saint ward was organized in 1892 with Joshua B. Judkins, Bishop.
mentioned in the Salt Lake Northwest Historic District: Vietnamese immigrants built a Buddhist Temple at 469 North 700 West. Today the neighborhood is one of the most ethically diverse in Salt Lake City.
The completion of the Rock Meetinghouse on the northeast corner of the public square in 1869 made it possible for people in Hyrum to have a central gathering place to hold their meetings and any other functions of a cultural or spiritual nature. Eventually, the population increased and the meetinghouse became inadequate. In the summer of 1938, this marble bench was purchased by two DUP (Daughters of the Utah Pioneers) Camps and placed on the spot where the old Rock Meetinghouse once stood.
Located at the City Square in Hyrum, Utah (about 59 West Main Street) and it was erected June 5, 1936.
Joseph Alfred (Jack) Slade January 22, 1831 – March 10, 1864
Slade’s first role was a stagecoach and Pony Express superintendent, instrumental in the opening of America West and the archetype of the Western gunslinger.
Slade was born in Carlyle, Illinois, he was the son of Illinois politician Charles Slade and Mary Dark (Kain) Slade. During the Mexican War he served in the U.S. Army that occupied Santa Fe, 1847-1848. After his father’s death, Slade’s mother married Civil War general Elian Dennis.
He married Maria Virginia (maiden name unknown) around 1857. In the 1850’s he was a freighting teamster and wagon master along the Overland Trail, and then became a stagecoach driver in Texas 1857-1858. He subsequently became a stagecoach division superintendent along the Central Overland route for Hockaday & Company 1858-1859 and its Successors Jones, Russell & Company 1859 and Central Overland, California & Pike’s Peak Express Company 1859 – 1862. With the latter concern, he also helped launch and operate the Pony Express in 1860-1861. All were critical to the communication between the East and California. As superintendent, he enforced order and assured reliable cross-continental Mail service, maintaining contact between Washington, D.C. and California on the eve of Civil War.
While division superintendent, he shot and killed Andrew Ferrin, one of his subordinates who was hindering the progress of a freight train, in May 1859. At the time, shooting deaths of this kind in the West were rare and Jack Slade’s reputation as a “gunfighter” spread rapidly across the country.
In March 1860 Slade was ambushed and left for dead by Jules Beni, the corrupt station keeper at Julesburg, Colorado, whom Slade had removed. Slade remarkably survived, and in August 1861 Beni was killed by Slade’s men after ignoring Slade’s warning to stay out of his territory.
Slade’s exploits spawned numerous legends, many of them false. His image as the vicious killer of up to 26 victims was greatly exaggerated: Only one killing by Slade is undisputed. But his ferocious reputation, combined with a drinking problem, caused his downfall. He was fired by the Central Overland for drunkenness in November 1862. During a drunken spree in Virginia City, Montana, he was lynched by local vigilantes on March 10, 1864 for disturbing the peace.
The bereaved widow cursed the town, took her husband’s body home in a tin-lined coffin filled, it was said, with a keg of whiskey. She swore he would never be buried in that territory, and shipped the remains to the Salt Lake City with instructions for the coffin to be transferred to an eastbound stage for Illinois. By the time the roads cleared and the stage reached Utah, it was mid-July, and Virginia Slade’s instructions had become confused. Slade’s body was transferred to the in the Salt Lake Cemetery in Salt Lake City, Utah and buried in the Stranger’s Lot, Grave Location Plot – B, Block – 4, Lot – Pauper, Grave – 116 “to be removed to Illinois in the fall”. But no one ever came for Jack Slade. And today his remains-and the whiskey that proved his undoing-still await the stage for Carlisle.
This one-and-a-half story Victorian Eclectic-style home was constructed in 1903 for well-known Salt Lake City dentist James B. Keysor. The home was then purchased in 1918 by Lewis A. Ramsey, one of Utah’s most prominent artists during the first-half of the twentieth century. Mr. Ramsey, although born in Illinois and educated as an artist on the east coast and in France, spent most of his life in Salt Lake City. The house at 128 South 1000 East, where he lived between 1918 and 1934, represents one of the most productive phases of his career. The house served as Mr. Ramsey’s primary residence as well as his studio. During the time he lived in the house with his family he received local and national acclaim. His works are still revered today, especially by the LDS Church, which gave him a number of significant commissions.
