Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House

The Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House, at 1160 East Pioneer Road in Draper, Utah, United States, was built in 1870 as the home for Perry Fitzgerald's third polygamous wife Agnes, who had 13 children. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House
The Draper Area Chamber of Commerce is headquartered in the house.
Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House is located in Utah
Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House
Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House is located in the United States
Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House
Location1160 East Pioneer Road
Draper, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°31′30″N 111°51′22″W / 40.52500°N 111.85611°W / 40.52500; -111.85611
Area4.4 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1870
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Crosswing
MPSDraper, Utah MPS
NRHP reference No.04000404[1]
100009193 (decrease)
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 6, 2004
Boundary decreaseJuly 10, 2023

Description

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Front view, January 2015

The property was assessed for its historic significance in 2004, when a Draper city library was planned to be built upon the property. A historic log cabin had already been moved to a city park and preserved. Called the Perry Fitzgerald Cabin, it was built around 1850 and "became a barn after the family built a brick home in the 1860s. The three-room cabin is currently located in the Draper City Park. It was moved from its original site and reassembled in the park around 1990."[2]

The Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House was deemed to "retain remarkable integrity" and to be significant as the oldest brick house in Draper, and as an "excellent example of pioneer craftsmanship".[3]

There is another brick house claimed to be the oldest in Draper: the Burnham House at 12735 S. Fort Street. It and this Fitzgerald house were both "built in the mid to late 1860s, and claim to be the oldest brick homes in Draper. Both have adobe-lined walls."[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Broschinsky, Korral (November 1, 2003). National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Historical and Archeological Resources of Draper, Utah. nps.gov (Report). National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  3. ^ Broschinsky, Korral (January 16, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Perry and Agnes Wadsworth Fitzgerald House". nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved August 23, 2018. and accompanying photos
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