James Atkin House

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James Atkin House
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Location260 W. 300 North, Beaver, Utah
Coordinates 38°16′43″N112°38′43″W / 38.27861°N 112.64528°W / 38.27861; -112.64528 (James Atkin House) Coordinates: 38°16′43″N112°38′43″W / 38.27861°N 112.64528°W / 38.27861; -112.64528 (James Atkin House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byBoyter, Alexander
MPS Beaver MRA
NRHP reference # 82004075 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1982

The James Atkin House, at 260 W. 300 North in Beaver, Utah, was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

Beaver, Utah City in Utah, United States

Beaver is a city in eastern Beaver County, Utah, United States. It is also serves as the county seat. The population was 3,112 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Beaver County.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

It is a one-and-a-half-story brick house, with high quality brickwork, upon a foundation of squared black rock. Many of the doorways and windows are surmounted by brick voussoirs. [2]

It was built for James Atkin in 1911, possibly with Atkin's help, with brickwork probably by the Scottish mason Alexander Boyter. It was deemed "architecturally significant because it is an example of a style of building that forms the transition between traditional folk building and the more universal styles of the 20th century. Characteristic of this style are: shingle work in the gable, complete returns of the cornice across the gable, a steeply pitched roof, etc." [2]

Alexander Thomas "Scotty" Boyter was an American stonemason and builder who was active in Beaver, Utah. He is known for his use of local "pink tuff" rock, and several of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Cornice horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture

A cornice is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns a building or furniture element – the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the top edge of a pedestal or along the top of an interior wall. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Linda L. Bonar (September 7, 1979). "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: James Atkin House". National Park Service . Retrieved May 8, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1981