Silas Cox House

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Silas Cox House
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Location1st South and 4th East, Beaver, Utah
Coordinates 38°16′19″N112°38′03″W / 38.27194°N 112.63417°W / 38.27194; -112.63417 Coordinates: 38°16′19″N112°38′03″W / 38.27194°N 112.63417°W / 38.27194; -112.63417
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1901
Built byCox, Silas
Architectural styleLate Victorian, T/L Cottage
MPS Beaver MRA
NRHP reference No. 83003844 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1983

The Silas Cox House, at 85 S. 400 East in Beaver, Utah, is a historic house built around 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story brick L-shaped house with an unusual entrance inset at the joint of the L. [2]

It was built by Silas Cox, who bought the property in 1892, and who made and burned all the brick for the home. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 L.L. Bonar (September 19, 1978). "Utah State Historical Society Site/Structure Information: Silas Cox House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 19, 2018. With photo from 1981.