Utah, Washington County, Santa Clara
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Fredrick and Anna Reber reached Santa Clara in November of 1861. Laboring with other members of their faith, they forged an existence out of the barren, sandy valley that had been their destination. In direct contrast to their native Switzerland, this new climate and harsh environment must have been an incredible shock to their very existence. None the less, they hung on and built a good life that was evidenced with their fine home on the main street in tiny Santa Clara.
The Frederick and Anna Reber home was built in 1870 and was one of only a few two-storied homes along the main street. It is an example of Greek Revival, double-cell architecture. Identifying features are a gabled roof of low pitch with a two-part cornice line along the main roof. The entry porch, also representative of the Greek Revival style, has prominent, squared Doric columns. The style is categorized with others as "Classical."
The home saw a host of Reber family members come and go through its doors. A constant succession of renters created an additional flow of residents. During the first half of the Twentieth Century, many a newly married Santa Clara couple spent their first years living here, and in the midst of World War II, families lived here waiting for loved ones to return home. Perhaps more than any other home in Santa Clara, this house touched the broadest collection of local human history.
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Double-cell building construction.
"The double-cell house is composed of two square or roughly square units arranged axially. It may be one, one and one-half, or two stories tall and usually has a façade with two front doors and either two or four windows arranged symmetrically. Chimneys may be located at the gable ends or in the center of the house. The presence of the tow doors has often led to the conclusion that the double-cell house was a uniquely Utah form developed for polygamous families—one door, that is, for each wife. While in fact the house type did lend itself to multifamily living situations, the double-cell house is a common American form in the South and Midwest, with the double doors providing a balance of openings on the principle façade."
Carter, Thomas and Peter Goss. Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940: A Guide. SLC, UT. University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture and Utah State Historical Society, 1991.
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Fredrick and Anna Reber reached Santa Clara in November of 1861. Laboring with other members of their faith, they forged an existence out of the barren, sandy valley that had been their destination. In direct contrast to their native Switzerland, this new climate and harsh environment must have been an incredible shock to their very existence. None the less, they hung on and built a good life that was evidenced with their fine home on the main street in tiny Santa Clara.
The Frederick and Anna Reber home was built in 1870 and was one of only a few two-storied homes along the main street. It is an example of Greek Revival, double-cell architecture. Identifying features are a gabled roof of low pitch with a two-part cornice line along the main roof. The entry porch, also representative of the Greek Revival style, has prominent, squared Doric columns. The style is categorized with others as "Classical."
The home saw a host of Reber family members come and go through its doors. A constant succession of renters created an additional flow of residents. During the first half of the Twentieth Century, many a newly married Santa Clara couple spent their first years living here, and in the midst of World War II, families lived here waiting for loved ones to return home. Perhaps more than any other home in Santa Clara, this house touched the broadest collection of local human history.
side note
Double-cell building construction.
"The double-cell house is composed of two square or roughly square units arranged axially. It may be one, one and one-half, or two stories tall and usually has a façade with two front doors and either two or four windows arranged symmetrically. Chimneys may be located at the gable ends or in the center of the house. The presence of the tow doors has often led to the conclusion that the double-cell house was a uniquely Utah form developed for polygamous families—one door, that is, for each wife. While in fact the house type did lend itself to multifamily living situations, the double-cell house is a common American form in the South and Midwest, with the double doors providing a balance of openings on the principle façade."
Carter, Thomas and Peter Goss. Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940: A Guide. SLC, UT. University of Utah Graduate School of Architecture and Utah State Historical Society, 1991.
(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The term Period Revival refers to a wide range of historically based house styles favored by the American public for nearly half a century. A number of these styles, including Spanish Colonial, English Tudor, Mission, Pueblo, and French Norman were based on the indigenous building traditions of North America and Europe and were especially popular for domestic architecture built after World War I.
This 1 ½ story Victorian, eclectic crosswing home is believed to have been built in 1881. The adobe bricks that form the walls were made on the property from sand and clay from the backyard and the nearby hill to the north. Some of the other materials in the home were previously used and came from the mining town of Silver Reef. Silver Reef is located approximately 30 miles north of Santa Clara on Interstate 15 and had been a silver mining boomtown in the 1860's. By the 1880's, the town was being phased out and both materials and entire buildings were up for sale. The Hafens took advantage of this opportunity by purchasing lumber and possibly other materials to build the home. It has received only one addition, a room on the rear, since it was finished.
Dedicated to the Memory of
The Jacob Hamblin Home was built in 1862-1863. The home's construction materials were obtained locally-ponderosa pine from Pine Valley and rock from nearby hillsides. Pioneer craftsmen from Cedar City laid the stone in what is know as a coursed rubble pattern-stone of irregular size and shape laid in approximate horizontal courses. A sense of Classical design, common during the period, is demonstrated by the geometrical composition and symmetrical balance depicted by the chimneys and vertical post as well as the windows and door on the upper level. The home departs from the Classical with the asymmetrical lineup of the door and windows on the lower level. The overhanging roof and upper balcony served well in this hot, dry climate, but were not commonly found in Utah.
The house was built in 1916 by Joe Burgess. He hauled lava rock from the nearby black hill for the foundation stones and constructed the home out of formed cement blocks made by lime canfield. These formed cement blocks became popular in the early part of the 20th century when the stone masons, who had brought their trade from the old country, started becoming extinct. The forms were made so the blocks had the exterior texture of handcut sandstone blocks.
Dedicated with Pride and Appreciation to All
In 1819, the first known residents of the Mt. Auburn hilltop were wealthy families who built country estates. After 1849, when Mt. Auburn was annexed to Cincinnati, it continued to grow as a residential suburb. Prominent businessmen and professionals built elegant homes on Auburn Avenue, while the side streets and hillside attracted a diverse population.
"Mr. Republican"
The 1892 bequest of Mann S. Valentine II, creator of Valentine’s Meat Juice health tonic, established the Valentine Museum as one of Richmond’s first museums. He sought to create a museum devoted to the art, history, and culture of the world. First headquartered in the Wickham-Valentine House, the museum expanded to include the Edward V. Valentine Sculpture Studio, the house, and its garden. The museum’s collection of Richmond history includes photographs, rare books, fine art, costumes, objects, and textiles. This extensive collection serves as a resource for exhibitions, research, education programs, tours, and publications.
Attorney John Wickham (1763-1839) lived at this location beginning in 1790. A prominent lawyer, he helped defend Aaron Burr against treason charges in 1807. Alexander Parris designed this neoclassical house built here for Wickham in 1812. Wickham’s family, including second wife Elizabeth and nineteen children, lived here until 1853. More than fifteen enslaved African Americans worked in the house. Entrepreneur Mann S. Valentine II (1824-1892) purchased the property in 1882 and displayed his archaeological and ethnographic collections here. In 1898, the house was opened as the Valentine Museum.
Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark
This archway
McDuffie High School stood
The warm comfortable productive climate in the sheltered valleys along the meandering Rio Virgin and its lower tributaries in Washington County became known as "Utah's Dixie".
When Claron Bradshaw was asked by the Heritage Park Foundation Committee if he would sponsor the expense of casting the “Pioneer Gratitude” statue in bronze and placing it on the monument in the park, he responded –
In 1898 John Corbett opened a blacksmith shop here. It was later purchased by Charles Archer. Two other shops were located nearby.
