Samuel Singleton House
Appearance
Samuel Singleton House | |
![]() The house in 2009 | |
Location in Utah | |
Nearest city | Ferron, Utah |
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Coordinates | 39°05′02″N 111°07′57″W / 39.08389°N 111.13250°W |
Area | 3.6 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1896 |
Built by | Tom Jones, Will McKenzie |
Architectural style | Stick/eastlake, Eastlake |
NRHP reference No. | 79002494[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 8, 1979 |
The Samuel Singleton House is a historic house in Ferron, Utah. It was built in 1896 for Thomas Singleton, a cattleman who went on to serve as the first mayor of Ferron in 1900.[2] He became one of the largest landowners in Emery County, where he founded stores and a bank.[3] He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a Republican, and the father of a son and four daughters; he died of pneumonia in 1929.[3] The house was designed in the Stick-Eastlake style.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 8, 1979.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b A. Kent Powell (May 8, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Samuel Singleton House". National Park Service. Retrieved November 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b "Pioneer of Emery Buried at Ferron. Samuel Singleton Was Active in Business, Farm, Civic Affairs". The Salt Lake Tribune. January 11, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved November 27, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.