Built in 1898 (Victorian architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
“Gentile St. in West Layton, Utah was built in 1898. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”
Wikipedia article John Henry Layton House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 70 National Register listings published here for Davis County · listed in 1982 · category: Building · built in 1898, Victorian architecture, by William Allen.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of John Henry Layton House between 1992 and 2020, burning about 593 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERNWOOD |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRUIT |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DANIELS CANYON |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SNOQUALMIE |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | 30 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | PHRAG |
| 8 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 45 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LAYTON |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of John Henry Layton House: 14 prospects, 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Talc-Soapstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Reservoir Talc Locality | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Unknown | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Mountain Road Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| South Weber Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | First National Bank of Layton | 0.6 miles | 2006 |
 | Farmer's Union Building | 0.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Layton Oregon Short Line Railroad Station | 0.7 miles | 2018 |
 | Joseph Adams House | 1.7 miles | 1978 |
 | Joseph and Ann Hill Cabin | 1.8 miles | 2015 |
 | George W. Layton House | 1.9 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82004123 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Davis County | All 70 listed properties in this county. |
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