Alma Compton House

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Alma Compton House
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Location142 South 100 East, Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′25″N112°00′49″W / 41.50694°N 112.01361°W / 41.50694; -112.01361 (Alma Compton House) Coordinates: 41°30′25″N112°00′49″W / 41.50694°N 112.01361°W / 41.50694; -112.01361 (Alma Compton House)
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Victorian cottage
NRHP reference # 88000381 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1988

The Alma Compton House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1908 as a cottage for Alma Compton, an immigrant from England, [2] and designed in the Victorian style. [3] Compton, who became a professional photographer in Brigham City, [3] lived here with his wife, nee Jane E. Dalton, his son Matthew, and his two daughters. [2] The Comptons were Mormons. [2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 7, 1988. [1] The Compton Studio Photographs collection at Utah State University includes "over 100,000 original photographic negatives." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Death Strikes Oldest Citizen". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. March 15, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved October 15, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 Larry Douglass, Roger Rope (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alma Compton House". National Park Service . Retrieved October 15, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Compton Studio Photographs". Utah State University. Retrieved October 15, 2019.