Hill Field, Field Officers' Quarters, South side of Fourth Street, Layton

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Building an elegant single family residence, renders a unique picture of residential life for Field Officers and their families at the Ogden Air Materiel Command (OOAMA, later Hill Field) during and after World War II. The building is additionally significant because it contributes to an understanding of the inherent hierarchy among military workers, since officers lived in more spacious and elegant quarters than enlisted men. History: Building 144 renders a unique portrait of residential life at Hill Field during the and It is an elegant single family residence that was designed for the families of upper level Field Officers, who were needed at Hill Field to supervise the maintenance, repair, and storage of military aircraft.

It is located on the south side of a common formal lawn that embraces a distinctly suburban ambiance because of its lush landscaping and spacious yards. Housing for civilian and military personnel (both on and off the Base) was a critical issue in drawing personnel to fill jobs at the installation. Acute housing shortages were prevalent throughout the World War II years. HILL FIELD, FIELD OFFICERS' QUARTERS HAER No. UT-85-J Page 2 General Description: Building 144 is a two-story, rectangular brick house. The beige brick matches the surrounding residential neighborhood. The north front facade is arranged in a formal, symmetrical organization, with the doorway located in the center of the building. The doorway is marked by a triangular pediment, supported by plain Doric columns.

The entry is approached by a set of poured-in-place concrete stairs and stoop with metal hand railings projected from the columns. The slate covered hip roof has one gable dormer centered on the roof ridge above the west wall. A residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Unit is placed on the roof on the south side of the ridge line. A soffit frieze with dentils runs under the eaves of the building, and a chimney stands at the east end of the structure, centered on the ridge line. The wood, double- hung windows rest on plain lug sills and vary in size from three-over-three to six-over-six. The corners of the building are accentuated with brick quoins four courses tall.

The house has a formal living room, dining room, sun room, kitchen, and maid's quarters on the first floor. On the second floor contains four bedrooms and two full bathrooms. Building 144 faces a well-kept lawn that is shared with two other houses (Buildings 143 and The building sits on a brick watertable base that projects from the face of the house.