William W. Fife

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Valasco Farr House designed by William W. Fife at 700 Canyon Road in Ogden Farr House Ogden Utah.jpeg
Valasco Farr House designed by William W. Fife at 700 Canyon Road in Ogden

William Wilson Fife (August 16, 1857 August 31, 1897 [1] ) was a 19th-century architect of Richardsonian Romanesque in Ogden, Utah. His works include the Second Empire Ogden City Hall, Scowcroft Block, Perry's Block, the Utah Territorial Reform School, the Woodmansee-Union Block, Utah Loan & Trust Building, and Ogden High School. [2] Some of Fife's works have been added to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Valasco Farr House and a residence at 2523 Jefferson Ave that is part of the Jefferson Avenue Historic District. [3]

Richardsonian Romanesque Romanesque Revival architectural style, named for Henry Hobson Richardson

Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886), whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston (1872–1877), designated a National Historic Landmark. Richardson first used elements of the style in his Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane in Buffalo, New York, designed in 1870.

Ogden, Utah City in Utah, United States

Ogden is a city and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City. The population was 84,316 in 2014, according to the US Census Bureau, making it Utah's 7th largest city. The city served as a major railway hub through much of its history, and still handles a great deal of freight rail traffic which makes it a convenient location for manufacturing and commerce. Ogden is also known for its many historic buildings, proximity to the Wasatch Mountains, and as the location of Weber State University.

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.

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Sources

  1. "Find A Grave Index". FamilySearch. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  2. Roberts, Allen (Spring 1976), "Utah's Unknown Pioneer Architects" (PDF), Sunstone , 1 (2): 67–85
  3. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/78002712_text



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