John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House

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John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House
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Location2622 Madison Avenue, Ogden, Utah
Coordinates 41°13′05″N111°57′41″W / 41.21806°N 111.96139°W / 41.21806; -111.96139 (John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House) Coordinates: 41°13′05″N111°57′41″W / 41.21806°N 111.96139°W / 41.21806; -111.96139 (John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1886 (1886)
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference # 86003659 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 11, 1987

The John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House is a historic two-story house in Ogden, Utah. It was built with bricks in 1886, before Utah became a state, and it was designed in the Second Empire style. [2] John L. Dalton had two wives: Elizabeth Mary Studer, with whom he had 11 children, and Amy Edgley, with whom he had two sons. [2] Dalton married his second wife in Mexico and later lived in Pocatello, Idaho with his second wife and their two sons, while his first family remained in Ogden. [2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 11, 1987. [1]

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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 David R. Haws (November 1986). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John L. and Elizabeth Dalton House". National Park Service . Retrieved October 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures