Brigham Young Office, 200 North Street at 100 West Street, Saint George

Source document Quoted word for word from HABS UTAH,27-SAGEO,12-. Not written, edited or summarised by this site.

This is the office of the great colonizer of Utah " and second President of the (Mormon) Church during the emigration and settlement of the Utah territory. PART

Historic Information

See: Brigharn Young Winter Home (U~66) PART II, ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. General Statement: 1. Architectural interest: This is an adjunct "building of the Brigharn Young Winter Home 2. Condition of fabric: Excellent B. Description of Exterior: 1. Over-all dimensions: This l8r 6 x 22' 6 rectangular structure contains a single room. 2. Foundations: Sandstone 3. Wall construction, finish, and color: White stucco over wood frame and adobe. k. Structural system, framing: 2" x 8" stud walls with interstices filled with adobe "brick. Wood framed floor and roof construction. 5. Stoops: Large red sandstone clocks 6. Chimneys: Small, crick. At south end of gable ridge. BRIGHAM YOUNG OFFICE HABS No. U-20 (Page 2) U Tf) rl ' Openings: ; " - ^^ i = a.

Doorways and doors: Four-panel doors under four- light transoms "b. Windows and shutters: Double-hung six-over-six c. All openings: Simple framing with lintel piece sloped to resemble triangular pediment 8. Roof: a. Shape, covering: Gable with wood shingles b. Cornice, eaves: Simple moulding C. Description of Interior: 1. Floor plans: One room, no openings on the sides. On each end a door flanked by windows. 2. Flooring: Pine boards 3. Wall and ceiling finish: Painted plaster D. Site and Surroundings: 1. Orientation: Faces Second North Street on the: north. 2. Outbuildings: Office is just east of the Brigham Young Winter Home (U-66). 3. Landscaping and walks, enclosures: A white picket fence with green ornamental gates surrounds the property.

Prepared by Paul Goeldner, AIA Supervisory Architect Utah Project August 2k, PART III. PROJECT INFORMATION This record is part of a Utah Survey conducted in the summers of and under joint sponsorship of the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation of the National Park Service and the Utah Heritage Foundation. Field work, historic research and record drawings were done under the direction of Project Supervisor Paul Goeldner, AIA (Texas Tech Univer- sity) assisted by Project Historian John Giusti, AIA (University of Utah). Photographs were made by P. Kent Fairbanks of Salt Lake City. BRIGKAM YOUNG OFFICE MBS No. U-20 (Page -3) &CQ Student Assistant Architects on the team were Robert M. Swanson and Charles W.

Barrow, (University of Texas) and Kenneth L. Lambert and Keith Sorenson, (University of Utah). Student Assistant Architects were Keith Sorenson, Charles D. Harker and. Robert Schriever. (University of Utah) and Donald G. Prycer, (Texas A & M University).