Murray City, Utah Multiple Property Submission
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EarlyEarly AgriculturaAgriculturall andand ResidentialResidential BuildingsBuildings ofof MurrayIVIurray, 1850-19101850-1910 AmericanizatioAmericanizationn ofof MurrayMurray''s ResidentialResidential Architecture,, 1902-1902-19519500 RelReligiouigiouss andand SocialSocial BuildingsBuildings ofof MurrayIVIurray, 1850-19501850-1950 IndustrialIndustrial andand CommercialCommercial BuildBuildingingss ofof Murray,, 1869-19501869-1950 PublicPublic BuildingsBuildings ofof Murray,, 1902-19501902-1950 C. Form Prepared by ^T"" name/titlename/title KorralKorral BroschinskyBroscliinsky organizationorganization =M=u"-rr"""a"-'y_C=-=-ity'--'--'H=is"""to=r"'"ic~P-'-re=s'-'e'--'--rv-'--a=t=io'--'--n~A~d=v~i=so=ry'-'-'B=o=a=r--=-d______Murray City Historic Preservation Advisory Board datedate MarchMarcii 10,10, 20002000 streetstreet & numbernumber '--PP.O"""'.O"-'.-". 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UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService • * . t NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricIHistoric PlacesPlaces - ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No._!;_No._E_ PagePage 1 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah E.E. STATEMENTSTATEMENT OFOF HISTORICHISTORIC CONTEXTSCONTEXTS MurrayMurray hashas undergoneundergone fourfour majormajor periodsperiods ofof development.development. TheThe firstfirst waswas a periodperiod ofof agrarianagrarian settlementsettlement lastinglasting fromfrom 18481848 toto 1869.1869. TheThe secondsecond wawass anan industrialindustrial boomboom followingfollowing thethe comingcoming ofof thethe railroadrailroad andand thethe establishmentestablishment ofof severalseveral smelterssmelters inin thethe area.area. ThoughThough agricultureagriculture continuedcontinued inin MurrayMurray forfor somesome time, thethe agrarianagrarian economeconomyy wawass increasinglyincreasingly supplantedsupplanted byby industryindustry andand commerce.commerce. ThisThis periodperiod lastedlasted fromfrom 18701870 toto 1931,1931, thethe yearyear thethe GreatGreat DepressionDepression reachedreached Murray.. ThisThis periodperiod alsoalso includedincluded thethe beginningbeginning ofof a community-buildcommunity-buildiningg periodperiod afterafter Murray'sMurray's incorporationincorporation inin 1902. TheThe thirdthird periodperiod ofof developmentdevelopment beganbegan witwithh thethe depressiondepression andand endedended inin 1950.. TheThe yearyear 19501950 markedmarked thethe closureclosure ofof thethe lastlast smeltersmelter inin thethe city,city, andand alsoalso coincidedcoincided withwith thethe transformationtransformation ooff ththee citycity fromfrom anan independentindependent industrialindustrial towntown toto a bedroombedroom communitycommunity forfor nearbynearby SaltSalt LakeLake City.City. As thethe "hub"hub ofof thethe SaltSalt LakeLake Valley,"Valley," thethe city'scity's mottomotto forfor manymany decades,decades, MurrayMurray City'sCity's fourth,fourth, andand last,last, periodperiod ofof developmentdevelopment afterafter 19501950 hashas seenseen thethe steadysteady increaseincrease inin subdivisionsubdivision andand retailretail developmentdevelopment thatthat currentlycurrently characterizescharacterizes mostmost ofof thethe SaltSalt LakeLake Valley'sValley's outlyingoutlying communities.communities. DueDue ttoo thethe mixedmixed naturenature ofof thethe city'scity's economyeconomy andand buildingbuilding stock,stock, thethe followingfollowing historichistoric contextscontexts groupgroup thethe ccity'ity'ss historichistoric resourcesresources byby propertyproperty type.type. InclusiveInclusive datesdates forfor eacheach typetype overlapoverlap thethe majormajor periodsperiods ofof development,development, bubutt representrepresent thethe mostmost comprehensivcomprehensivee methodmethod forfor groupinggrouping thethe city'scity's historyhistory resourcesresources EARLYEARLY AGRICULTURAAGRICULTURALL ANANDD RESIDENTIALRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAY,MURRAY. 18501850 --19119100 TheThe settlementsettlement ofof thethe areaarea nownow incorporatedincorporated asas MurrayMurray CityCity beganbegan soonsoon afterafter thethe membersmembers ofof thethe ChurchChurch ofof JesusJesus ChristChrist ofof Latter-dayLatter-day SaintsSaints (LOS(LDS oror Mormon)Mormon) beganbegan arrivingarriving inin thethe SaltSalt LakeLake ValleyValley inin 1847.1847. MormonMormon pioneerspioneers quickly spreadspread outout fromfrom SaltSalt LakeLake CityCity inin searchsearch ofof suitablesuitable agriculturalagricultural land.land. TheThe grasslandsgrasslands southsouth ofof SaltSalt LakeLake hadhad abundantabundant waterwater andand reasonablyreasonably flatflat topography.topography. NativeNative AmericanAmericanss inin thethe areaarea werewere nomadicnomadic andand hadhad fewfew altercationsaltercations withwith thethe settlers.settlers. ByBy 18481848 a settlementsettlement inin thethe areaarea laterlater toto bebe knownknown asas MurrayMurray waswas establishedestablished eighteight milesmiles southsouth ofof SaltSalt LakeLake City.City. A communitycommunity ofof scatteredscattered farmsteadsfarmsteads originallyoriginally extendedextended fromfrom thethe BigBig CottonwoodCottonwood CreekCreek toto thethe southernsouthern endend ofof thethe SaltSalt LakeLake Valley,'Galley, easteast toto thethe WasatchWasatch Mountains, andand weswestt toto thethe JordanJordan River.. OnlyOnly a portionportion ofof thisthis originaloriginal settlement,settlement, referredreferred toto asas SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood betweenbetween thethe 1860s1860s anandd 1890s,1890s, woulwouldd laterlater bebe incorporatedincorporated asas thethe citycity ofof Murray.Murray. TheThe landland provedproved suitablesuitable forfor raisingraising cerealcereal grainsgrains anandd dairydairy cattle,cattle, atat leastleast atat subsistencesubsistence level, andand withiwithinn a fewfew yearsyears ofof a smallsmall communitycommunity ofof looselyloosely associatedassociated farmsteadsfarmsteads waswas thriving.^1 TheThe earliestearliest settlerssettlers chosechose parcelsparcels ofof landland primarilyprimarily alongalong thethe BigBig andand LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood creeks.2creeks.^ TheirTheir firstfirst dwellingsdwellings werewere dugoutsdugouts inin thethe hillsides,hillsides, loglog cabins,cabins, andand smallsmall adobeadobe houses. TheThe typicaltypical farmsteadfarmstead hadhad a modestmodest househouse withwith a barn,barn, a granary,granary, andand severalseveral coopscoops oror pens.pens. MurrayMurray''s firstfirst brickyard,brickyard, establishedestablished inin thethe 1860s,1860s, providedprovided settlerssettlers withwith thethe chancechance toto buildbuild moremore substantialsubstantial housing,housing, andand manymany ofof thethe earlierearlier dwellingsdwellings werewere relegatedrelegated toto outbuildings.outbuildings. TheThe crosscross wingwing withwith a modestmodest amountamount ofof VictorianVictorian EclecticEclectic decorationdecoration wouldwould becomebecome thethe mostmost popularpopular housinghousing typetype inin MurrayMurray byby thethe turnturn ofof thethe century.. TheThe earlyearly settlementsettlement periodperiod lastedlasted approximately twentytwenty years,years, duringduring whicwhichh timetime aboutabout fiftyfifty familiesfamilies settledsettled inin thethe area.area. FarmingFarming consistedconsisted mainlymainly ofof raisingraising grainsgrains toto bebe consumedconsumed eithereither byby thethe familyfamily oror theirtheir livestock.. SettlersSettlers wouldwould oftenoften workwork togethertogether onon cooperativecooperative venturesventures suchsuch asas livestocklivestock herdingherding andand irrigationirrigation projects. ChurchChurch meetings,meetings, socialsocial events,events, andand schoolingschooling occurredoccurred primarilyprimarily inin thethe homeshomes ofof individualsindividuals oror smallsmall loglog andand adobeadobe buildings. 1^ GeneralGenera linformation information on on the the history history of of Murray Murray has has been been taken taken from from two two sources: sources : TheThe History History of of Murray Murray City City, , 19761976, ,{Salt (Sal tLake Lake City City, ,Utah Utah: : MurrayIVIurray CCitityy Corporation,Corporation, printedprinted byby Stanway/WheelwrightStanway/Wheelwright PrintingPrinting Co. , 1976);1976); andand HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City, Utah, 1849-1941, NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces MultipleMultiple PropertyProperty DocumentationDocumentation Form, a draftdraft formform preparedprepared byby DavidDavid L. Shirer, NovemberNovember 19891989.. 2^ SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood differeddiffered fromfrom thethe typicaltypica l MormonMormon settlement.settlement . MostMost UtahUtah towns towns areare plattedplatted on on a a gr griidd wwitithh publicpublic buibuildingldingss surroundingsurrounding byby residencesresidences withwith thethe outlyingoutlying landland usedused forfor farming.farming. , 0MB0MB NNoo., 1024-0018,1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService , , 5 * v NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectioSectionn No.~No. E PagePage .f.2 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood diddid notnot lastlast longlong asas anan isolatedisolated ruralrural community.community. InIn thethe 1860s1860s valuablevaluable mineralsminerals werewere discovereddiscovered inin thethe canyonscanyons toto thethe easteast andand west.west. WithWith itsits abundantabundant waterwater andand centralcentral locationlocation itit developeddeveloped quickly intointo anan industrialindustrial center,center, andand thethe industryindustry ofof choicechoice waswas smelting. BetweenBetween 18691869 andand 1872,1872, fivefive separateseparate smeltingsmelting operationsoperations werewere establishedestablished inin thethe areaarea knownknown brieflybriefly asas FranklinFranklin (later(later Murray),Murray), withwith othersothers inin thethe nearbynearby communitiescommunities ofof MidvaleMidvale andand Sandy.Sandy. TheThe arrivalarrival ofof thethe railroadrailroad inin 18701870 mademade thethe smeltingsmelting operationsoperations notnot onlyonly possible, butbut alsoalso profitable.profitable. SeveralSeveral areaarea farmersfarmers werweree ableable toto sellsell theirtheir landland toto thethe smelters.smelters. HundredsHundreds ofof workers,workers, mostlymostly singlesingle menmen fromfrom Greece,Greece, Sweden,Sweden, andand a numbernumber ofof easterneastern EuropeanEuropean counties, camecame toto Murray.. ManyMany eventuallyeventually settledsettled inin MurrayMurray toto raiseraise families.families. As thethe smelterssmelters expandedexpanded thethe community'scommunity's economiceconomic basebase,, manymany ofof Murray'sMurray's earlyearly subsistencesubsistence farmersfarmers becamebecame merchantsmerchants toto serveserve thethe city'scity's increasingincreasing populationpopulation ofof smeltesmelterr workers.workers. InIn 1883,1883, HarryHarry Haynes,Haynes, thethe community'scommunity's postmaster,postmaster, chosechose thethe namename MurrayMurray (after(after thethe territorialterritorial governor,, EliEli Murray)Murray) forfor thethe town'stown's officialofficial postalpostal designation.designation. TheThe namename MurrayMurray eventuallyeventually waswas establishedestablished overover competingcompeting designationsdesignations suchsuch asas SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood andand FranklinFranklin (also(also spelledspelled FranklynFranklyn andand Francklyn)Francklyn) Station,Station, andand waswas givengiven ttoo thethe citycity afterafter incorporationincorporation inin 1902.1902. AAtt thethe timetime ofof incorporationincorporation thethe boundariesboundaries ofof thethe citycity extendedextended fromfrom approximately 45004500 SouthSouth toto 56005600 South,South, andand 900900 EastEast toto 900900 West,, witwithh a smallsmall commercialcommercial districtdistrict locatedlocated atat StateState andand VineVine Streets.Streets. A largelarge annexationannexation inin 19051905 expandedexpanded thethe citycity toto roughlyroughly itsits currentcurrent boundaries:boundaries: 45004500 SouthSouth toto thethe north,north, 64006400 SouthSouth toto thethe south,south, 900900 East,East, andand thethe JordanJordan River.River. DuringDuring thisthis period,period, thethe citycity hadhad twotwo distinctdistinct populations.. TheThe earlyearly settlerssettlers andand theirtheir descendantsdescendants stillstill livedlived primarilyprimarily onon theirtheir originaloriginal farmsteads; howeverhowever thetlie landland wawass slowlyslowly beingbeing divideddivided intointo smallersmaller parcels, andand newnew residencesresidences werweree concentratedconcentrated alongalong thethe majormajor thoroughfaresthoroughfares leadingleading intointo thethe growinggrowing commercialcommercial district.district. A fefeww farmerfarmerss turnedturned merchantsmerchants builtbuilt substantialsutjstantial familyfamily homeshomes nearnear theirtheir businessesbusinesses inin town.town. TheThe secondsecond populationpopulation wawass thethe smeltersmelter workerworkerss whowho werweree housedhoused inin shantiesshanties locatedlocated onon thethe citycity''s westwest side.side. TheThe populationpopulation ofof MurrayMurray wawass 3,3023,302 inin 19001900 andand 4,0574,057 inin 1910.1910. ByBy 191 O0 a numbernumber ofof factorsfactors hadhad changedchanged thethe faceface ofof thethe community:community: thethe smeltingsmelting industryindustry waswas inin fullfull force,force, a thrivingthriving urbanurban centercenter andand businessbusiness districtdistrict hadhad beenbeen established, thethe fledglingfledgling citycity governmentgovernment waswas engagedengaged inin a numbernumber ofof improvementimprovement projects, anandd thethe populatiopopulationn inin generalgeneral waswas abandoningabandoning agriculturalagricultural productionproduction inin favorfavor ofof more-lucrativemore-lucrative employment.employment. " AMERICANIZATIOAMERICANIZATIONN OFOF MURRAY'SMURRAY'S RESIDENTIALRESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE,. 1902-19501902 -1950 ThoughThough agricultureagriculture continuedcontinued inin somesome measuremeasure afterafter thethe turnturn ofof thethe century-acentury—a fewfew familyfamily farmsfarms consolidated forfor specializedspecialized productionproduction (truck(truck farms,, dadairiryy farmsfarms,, poultrypoultry ranches, etcetc.)—asid.)-asidee fromfrom theirtheir vegetablevegetable gardensgardens andand modestmodest orchards,orciiards, mostmost MurrayMurray residentsresidents werweree livingliving anan urban/suburbanurban/suburban lifestyle. TheThe citycity receivedreceived partialpartial electricelectric serviceservice byby 1880s, andand inin 18971897 thethe ProgressProgress CompanyCompany establishedestablished a powerpower plantplant in MurrayMurray thatthat suppliedsupplied powerpower notnot onlyonly toto Murray,, butbut severalseveral neighboringneighboring communities.communities. MurrayMurray CityCity establishedestat^lished itsits ownown municipalmunicipal plantplant inin 19131913 andand inin 19251925 tooktook overover thethe ProgressProgress Company'sCompany's MurrayMurray facilitfacilitiesies.. TelephoneTelephone serviceservice reachedreached MurrayMurray inin 18871887 withwith anan exchangeexchange establishedestablished inin 1903.1903. InIn 18931893 thethe SaltSalt LakeLake RapRapiid TransitTransit CompanyCompany beganbegan operatingoperating anan electricelectric streetcarstreetcar lineline betweenbetween downtowndowntown SaSallt LakeLake CCitity andand Murray.Murray. PortPortionionss ofof StateState StreetStreet werweree macadamizedmacadamized priorprior ttoo 1895,1895, andand thethe streetstreet wawass pavedpaved forfor automobileautomobile traffictraffic byby thethe 1920s.1920s. PartPart ofof thethe impetusimpetus forfor citycity incorporationincorporation waswas thethe presencepresence ofof thethe AmericaAmericann SmeltingSmelting andand RefinRefininingg CompanyCompany (ASARCO), whichwhich hadhad swallowedswallowed upup allall thethe smallersmaller smelterssmelters andand wouldwould dominatedominate thethe citycity''s economyeconomy inin thethe firstfirst halfhalf ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth century.century. ThreeThree factorsfactors accountaccount forfor a changechange inin residentialresidential architecturalarchitectural typestypes inin thethe citycity afterafter 1902. TheThe firstfirst waswas thethe popularitypopularity ofof househouse stylesstyles takentaken fromfrom thethe pagespages ofof patternpattern books.books. BungalowsBungalows replacedreplaced thethe VictorianVictorian cottagecottage asas thethe mostmost popularpopular househouse typetype inin Murray,, andand mostmost examplesexamples areare foundfound inin smallsmall tracttract neighborhoodsneighborhoods nearnear thethe citycity center.. However,However, bungalowsbungalows werewere alsoalso builtbuilt onon outlyingoutlying farmsteads.farmsteads. A fewfew moremore prosperousprosperous residentsresidents builtbuilt grandergrander homeshomes basedbased onon styles, likelike thethe foursquare,, popularpopular inin SaltSalt LakeLake City. TheThe secondsecond factorfactor waswas a communcommunitityy responseresponse toto thethe squalidsqualid conditionsconditions presentpresent inin thethe shantytownsshantytowns nestlednestled nearnear thethe smelter'ssmelter's slagslag heaps.heaps. 0MB0MB NoNo,. 101024-001824-0018,. UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.~No. E PagePage J3 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah BothBoth ASARCASARCOO andand privateprivate individualsindividuals builtbuilt a numbernumber ofof houses,houses, cottages,cottages, andand duplexesduplexes toto househouse smeltersmelter employees.. TheThe thirdthird factorfactor waswas thethe growthgrowth ofof thethe commercialcommercial districtdistrict andand thethe presencepresence ofof a modestmodest contingentcontingent ofof MurrayMurray residentsresidents whwhoo livedlived inin apartmentsapartments aboveabove theirtheir shops.shops. TheseThese threethree factorsfactors combinecombine toto makemake thethe period, particularlyparticularly betweenbetween 19021902 andand thethe 1930s,1930s, thethe mostmost diversediverse periodperiod ofof residentialresidential architecturearchitecture inin thethe city'scity's history.history. As a commercialcommercial andand civiccivic center,center, MurrayMurray CityCity thrivedthrived inin thethe firstfirst threethree decadesdecades ofof thethe twentieth century,century, howeverhowever thethe smeltersmelter industry,industry, whicwhichh hadhad beenbeen thethe economiceconomic basebase ofof thethe community,community, wawass inin decline. ByBy 1931,1931, whenwhen thethe GreatGreat DepressionDepression hithit UtahUtah inin fullfull force,force, ASARCASARCOO waswas forcedforced toto laylay offoff mostmost ofof itsits workforce.. ForFor thisthis reason,reason, thethe populatiopopulationn ofof MurrayMurray grewgrew onlyonly modestly,modestly, fromfrom 4,0574,057 inin 19101910 toto 5,7405,740 in 1940.1940. ManyMany ofof Murray'sMurray's employableemployable populationpopulation managedmanaged toto makemake a meagermeager livingliving throughthrough oddodd jobjobss andand gardengarden plots.plots. WithWith thethe exceptionexception ofof oneone subdivisionsubdivision platedplated inin 1938, thethe period-revivalperiod-revival stylesstyles popularpopular inin thethe 1930s1930s areare scatteredscattered throughoutthroughout thethe city.. TheThe ASARCASARCOO smeltersmelter hadhad a briefbrief economiceconomic revivalrevival duringduring thethe WorldWorld WarWar IIII years,years, butbut eventuallyeventually shutshut downdown productionproduction completelycompletely inin 1950.1950. SurprisinglySurprisingly thethe economyeconomy ofof MurrayMurray waswas notnot greatlygreatly impactedimpacted byby thethe closureclosure ofof thethe smelter.smelter. TheThe citycity hadhad alreadyalready begunbegun a transformationtransformation intointo a majormajor retailretail centercenter andand bedroombedroom communitycommunity forfor SaltSalt LakeLake City.City. TheThe periodperiod directlydirectly followingfollowing thethe endend ofof WorldWorld WarWar IIII wawass a timetime ofof rapidrapid changechange andand growthgrowth forfor thethe city.city. TheThe populationpopulation jumpejumpedd fromfrom 5,7405,740 inin 1940,1940, toto 99,00,0066 inin 1950, andand 1616,80,8066 inin 1960.1960. SevenSeven subdivisionssubdivisions werewere platedplated betweenbetween 19451945 andand 1950,1950, mostlymostly southsouth andand easteast ofof thethe citycity center,, jusjustt thethe begbeginnininningg ofof whatwhat wouldwould becomebecome steadysteady increaseincrease inin subdivisionsubdivision development,development, whichwhich isis onlyonly nownow beginningbeginning toto slowslow duedue toto a lacklack ofof availableavailable landland onon thethe city'scity's westwest side.side. RetailRetail developmentdevelopment isis probablyprobably thethe onlyonly sectorsector ofof thethe ccitityy thatthat hashas growngrown asas fastfast asas subdivisionsubdivision development.development. WhileWhile todaytoday thethe vastvast majoritymajority ofof MurrayMurray residentsresidents areare employedemployed outsideoutside thethe citycity limits, oneone studystudy suggestssuggests thatthat thethe transformationtransformation ofof MurrayMurray fromfrom independentindependent urbanurban centercenter toto bedroombedroom communitycommunity hadhad beenbeen attainedattained byby thethe earlyearly 1950s1950s..^3 AlAlll thethe subdivisionsubdivision standards,standards. WorldWorld WarWar IIII cottage, rambler,rambler, ranch,ranch, split-level,split-level, etc.,etc., cancan bebe foundfound throughoutthroughout thethe city.city. Moreover,Moreover, a largelarge percentagepercentage ofof olderolder homeshomes werewere coverecoveredd witwithh variousvarious sidingsiding materialsmaterials inin orderorder toto appearappear moremore likelike theirtheir "modern""modern" neighbors.neighbors. RELIGIOURELIGIOUSS ANANDD SOCIALSOCIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAY,MURRAY. 1850-19501850 -1950 BecauseBecause thethe scatteredscattered naturenature ofof thethe earlyearly settlement,, Murray'sMurray's pioneerspioneers rarelyrarely gatheredgathered togethertogether socsociallyially.. AmusementAmusementss werewere generallygenerally ofof thethe outdooroutdoor variety.variety. Fishing,Fishing, hunting,hunting, ridingriding wildwild horses,horses, andand walkingwalking toto neighboringneighboring farmsfarms occupoccupieiedd thethe settlerssettlers duringduring theirtheir fewfew momentsmoments ofof leisure.leisure. WhatWhat indoorindoor entertainmententertainment diddid existexist centeredcentered aroundaround thethe meetinghousemeetinghouse ofof thethe SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood WardWard.'.4' TheThe firstfirst LDSLDS meetinghousemeetinghouse builtbuilt withinwithin thethe presentpresent citycity limitslimits waswas anan adobeadobe buildingbuilding (built(built 1856)1856) forfor thethe SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood WardWard atat thethe cornercorner ofof 56005600 SouthSouth anandd VineVine Street.Street. SocialsSocials,, dances, andand theatricaltheatrical productionsproductions werewere heldheld in thethe meetinghouses,, inin additionaddition toto regularregular SundaySunday andand otherother ecclesiasticalecclesiastical meetings.meetings. OriginallyOriginally a NativeNative AmericaAmericann campsite,campsite, thethe largelarge fieldfield northnorth ofof thethe meetinghousemeetinghouse waswas thethe sitesite ofof outdooroutdoor activities,activities, suchsuch asas picnics,picnics, weatheweatherr permittpermittinging. ItIt alsoalso servedserved a campsitecampsite forfor thethe oxenoxen andand menmen haulinghauling granitegranite blocksblocks fromfrom LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood CanyonCanyon toto thethe LDSLDS templetemple sitesite inin SaltSalt LakeLake City.. AfteAfterr thethe railroadrailroad replacedreplaced thethe oxox teamsteams inin 1874, thethe westwest portionportion ofof thethe fieldfield becamebecame thethe wardward burialburial ground. MurrayMurray CityCity acquiredacquired thethe cemeterycemetery inin 1918. TheThe originaloriginal meetinghousemeetinghouse wawass enlargedenlarged severalseveral timetimess beforebefore beingbeing demolisheddemolished andand repreplacelacedd inin 1990. A stonestone granary,, builtbuilt inin 18781878 andand associatedassociated withwith thethe meetinghouse,meetinghouse, stilstilll stands. TheThe LOSLDS congregationcongregation grewgrew andand wawass divideddivided severalseveral timestimes duringduring thethe historichistoric period.period. ThreeThree meetinghousesmeetinghouses remainremain fromfrom thethe historichistoric period:period: MurrayMurray FirstFirst WardWard (built(built 1906),1906), MurrayMurray SecondSecond WardWard (1906-1907), andand thethe GrantGrant WardWard (1912-1920).(1912-1920). ThroughThrough thethe firstfirst halfhalf ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth centurycentury thethe LDSLDS meetinghousesmeetinghouses servedserved asas thethe religiousreligious 3' KorralKoncil BroschinskyBroschinsl 4•* AA ward ward isis one one of of thethe LOSLDS church church''ss smallestsmallest ecclesiasticalecclesiastica l ununitsits ,, usually usually atat the the ne neighborhooighborhoodd level.level . • 0MB0MB No. 101024-001824-0018,, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuatioContinuationn SheetSheet SectionSection No.~No._E_ PagePage 14 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah andand socialsocial centercenter forfor MurrayMurray''s LOSLDS population. TheThe arrivalarrival ofof thethe smelterssmelters andand thethe railroadrailroad broughtbrought religiousreligious diversitydiversity toto thethe community.. ForFor a timetime anan "unofficial""unofficial" SwedishSwedish branchbranch ofof thethe LOSLDS ChurchChurch metmet onon MurrayMurray''s westwest sideside inin a smallsmall buildingbuilding laterlater convertedconverted toto a residenceresidence (recently(recently demolished).demolished). TheThe branchbranch wawass laterlater incorporatedincorporated intointo thethe MurrayMurray SecondSecond Ward.Ward. TheThe fourfour LOSLDS wardswards werewere scatteredscattered throughoutthroughout thethe community.community. TheThe non-LOSnon-LDS churcheschurches werewere locatedlocated inin thethe citycity center.center. MethodistMethodist andand BaptistBaptist congregationscongregations werewere organizedorganized aroundaround 1891.1891. TheThe firstfirst MethodistMethodist Church,Church, builtbuilt circacirca 1915,1915, isis locatedlocated atat 171171 EastEast 48004800 South.South. TheThe MurrayMurray BaptistBaptist Church,Church, builtbuilt inin 1926,1926, waswas alsoalso locatedlocated onon 48004800 South,South, butbut movedmoved toto itsits presentpresent locationlocation inin thethe 1980s.1980s. TheThe St.St. VincentVincent dede Paul'sPaul's CatholicCatholic ChurchChurch beganbegan asas a missionmission ofof thethe St.St. Ann'Ann'ss parishparish inin southsouth SaltSalt Lake.Lake. TheThe firstfirst CatholicCatholic meetinghousemeetinghouse onon WasatchWasatch StreetStreet hashas servedserved thethe communitycommunity continuouslycontinuously sincesince itit wawass builtbuilt inin 1927.1927. InIn 1931,1931, thethe ChristChrist LutheranLutheran ChurchChurch tooktook overover thethe MethodistMethodist Church,Church, andand laterlater builtbuilt onon 56005600 South.South. AlAlll thethe congregationscongregations werweree veryvery muchmuch a presencepresence duringduring thethe city'scity's boomboom period.period. ThThee churcheschurches offeredoffered wholesomewholesome entertainmententertainment toto counteractcounteract thethe myriadmyriad ofof saloonssaloons andand otherother formsforms ofof secularsecular entertainmententertainment thatthat followedfollowed thethe smelterssmelters toto Murray. TheThe smeltersmelter industryindustry hadhad a tremendoustremendous effecteffect onon MurrayMurray betweenbetween 18701870 andand 19201920 asas thethe industrialindustrial workersworkers replaced,replaced, andand laterlater integratedintegrated withwith thethe agriculturalagricultural population. TheThe 18801880 censuscensus indicatesindicates thatthat 39.839.8 percentpercent ofof eligibleeligible workersworkers heldheld agriculturalagricultural occupationsoccupations andand 2929..1 percentpercent werewere employedemployed inin locallocal smelters.smelters. ByBy 19001900 thethe occupationsoccupations hadhad reversed,reversed, withwith 4949 percentpercent employedemployed byby thethe smelterssmelters andand onlyonly 25.725.7 percentpercent inin agriculture. TheThe trendtrend continuedcontinued inin 19101910 withwith 4242..6 percentpercent smeltersmelter workersworkers andand 11.411.4 percentpercent farmers.^5 SinceSince smeltersmelter workersworkers werewere primarilyprimarily singlesingle men,men, oror menmen whowho hadhad leftleft theirtheir familiesfamilies behind,behind, thethe numbernumber andand typetype ofof recreationsrecreations in MurrayMurray changedchanged dramaticallydramatically toto catercater toto thisthis group. ByBy thethe earlyearly 1890s1890s MurrayMurray waswas homehome toto overover fortyforty saloons,saloons, numerousnumerous gamblinggambling houses, andand a fewfew houseshouses ofof illill repute,repute, onlyonly a handfulhandful ofof saloonssaloons werewere listedlisted inin locallocal gazetteers.gazetteers. InIn 18971897 a confrontationconfrontation betweenbetween "cowboys""cowboys" freshfresh fromfrom sheepsheep shearingshearing andand a groupgroup ofof recentlyrecently paidpaid smeltersmelter workersworkers resultedresulted inin robbery,robbery, riots,riots, andand thethe burningburning ofof a brewerybrewery andand dancedance hall.hall. ThisThis eventevent promptedprompted M.A.M. A. WilliamsonWilliamson,, thethe editoreditor ofof Murray'sMurray's newspaper,newspaper, thethe AmericanAmerican Eagle,Eagle, toto havehave thethe citycity incorporated.incorporated. OppositionOpposition fromfrom prominentprominent businessmenbusinessmen suchsuch asas A.E.A.E. Cahoon,Cahoon, whowho feltfelt thethe newnew governmentgovernment wouldwould raiseraise taxestaxes andand regulateregulate business,business, keptkept thethe citycity fromfrom incorporationincorporation untiluntil 1902.1902. HoweverHowever soonsoon afterafter incorporation, a numbernumber ofof licensinglicensing andand "nuisance""nuisance" ordinancesordinances werewere passed.passed. Saloons,Saloons, dancedance halls,halls, billiardbilliard parlors, andand laterlater bowlingbowling alleysalleys andand moviemovie houses,houses, werweree denieddenied operatingoperating permitspermits onon Sunday,Sunday, andand somesome casescases hadhad businessbusiness hourshours restricted.restricted. SlotSlot machinesmachines andand otherother formsforms ofof gamblinggambling werewere prohibited,prohibited, whilewhile nickelodeonsnickelodeons andand poolpool tablestables werewere allowed, butbut hadhad expensiveexpensive licenseslicenses associatedassociated withwith theirtheir operation.operation. LicensingLicensing andand bondingbonding ofof saloonssaloons greatlygreatly curtailedcurtailed theirtheir proliferation,proliferation, however,however, thethe 19111911 SanbornSanborn mapmap ofof MurrayMurray stillstill listedlisted fourteenfourteen saloonssaloons operating alongalong StateState Street,, inin additionaddition toto thethe variousvarious GreekGreek "coffeehouses""coffeehouses" andand otherother saloonssaloons outsideoutside ofof thethe SanbornSanborn coverage.. InIn 1914,1914, 19161916 andand 1918,1918, citizenscitizens ofof MurrayMurray petitionedpetitioned thethe governmentgovernment toto holdhold electionelectionss toto determinedetermine ifif intoxicantsintoxicants shouldshould bebe prohibitedprohibited withiwithinn citycity limits.limits. TheThe resultresult wawass thatthat MurrayMurray wawass officiallyofficially "dry" betweenbetween 19141914 andand thethe repealrepeal ofof nationalnational prohibitionprohibition lawslaws inin thethe 1930s. NoNo saloonsaloon buildingsbuildings areare extantextant fromfrom Murray'sMurray's boomboom periodperiod.. SocialSocial gatheringgathering placesplaces forfor thethe smeltersmelter workersworkers werewere notnot limitedlimited toto saloons. TheThe workers,workers, themselves,themselves, foundedfounded BodenBoden HallHall inin 1904,1904, whichwhich servedserved asas a locallocal unionunion andand fraternalfraternal hallhall forfor tenten yearsyears duringduring thethe earlyearly twentieth century.century. WhileWhile BodenBoden HallHall waswas eventuallyeventually demolished,demolished, laterlater fraternalfraternal organizations, suchsuch asas thethe 1.0.0.F. andand thethe F.O.E.F.O.E. stillstill havehave buildingsbuildings inin Murray.Murray. AnotheAnotherr gatheringgathering placeplace forfor smeltersmelter workerworkerss wawass thethe ASARCASARCOO CommunityCommunity CenterCenter builtbuilt byby thethe smeltersmelter workerworkerss livingliving inin ASARCASARCOO cottagescottages alongalong 53255325 SouthSouth andand aboutabout 100100 West.West. TheThe communitycommunity centercenter waswas demolisheddemolished inin thethe 1950s.1950s. Murray'sMurray's OperaOpera House,House, builtbuilt aboveabove a saloonsaloon inin 18931893 andand laterlater demolisheddemolished inin 1930s, wawass thethe mostmost popularpopular spotspot inin towntown forfor dancesdances andand theatricaltheatrical productionsproductions atat thethe turnturn ofof thethe century.century. InIn addition,addition, dancesdances andand otherother socialsocial eventsevents werewere heldheld inin thethe homeshomes ofof thethe city'scity's moremore prominprominen'entt citizens.citizens. 5' G.. WesleyWesley JohnsonJohnson andand DavidDavid Schirer, BetweenBetween thethe Cottonwoods:: MurrayMurray CityCity inin Transition, (Salt(Salt LakeLal NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.~No._E_ PagePage §_5 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah ExampleExampless includeinclude thethe AtwooAtwoodd MansionMansion (built(built inin thethe 1860s1860s andand demolisheddemolished inin thethe 1980s)1980s) andand thethe CahoonCahoon MansionMansion (built(built inin 18991899 andand listedlisted onon thethe NationalNational RegisterRegister inin 1984)1984 ).. WitWithh thethe closureclosure ofof thethe saloons,saloons, asideaside fromfrom churchchurch activities,activities, dancingdancing andand moviesmovies becamebecame thethe focusfocus forfor MurrayMurray entertainmententertainment duringduring thethe firstfirst halfhalf ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth century.. TheThe TrocaderoTrocadero (later(later calledcalled ththee Alcazar),Alcazar), anan octagonaloctagonal dancedance pavilion,pavilion, builtbuilt aroundaround 19001900 andand demolisheddemolished beforebefore 1942,1942, waswas thethe hothot spotspot forfor MurrayMurray citizenscitizens forfor manymany years.years. TheThe firstfirst moviemovie househouse inin MurrayMurray wawass thethe HappyHappy HourHour TheatreTheatre (circa(circa 1905-1925).1905-1925). A secondsecond theater,theater, thethe Iris,Iris, wawass builtbuilt aroundaround 19151915 atat 49714971 SouthSouth State.State. TheThe moviemovie househouse stillstill exists,exists, butbut wawass convertedconverted toto commercialcommercial useuse inin 1930.1930. TheThe DuvallDuvall familyfamily builtbuilt thethe GemGem TheatreTheatre inin 1924,1924, onlyonly toto demolishdemolish itit sixsix yearsyears laterlater toto buildbuild a muchmuch largerlarger (new)(new) IrisIris TheatreTheatre {later(later thethe VistaVista andand currentlycurrently DesertDesert StarStar Playhouse)Playhouse) atat 48634863 SouthSouth State.State. TonyTony DuvallDuvall andand JoeJoe LawrenceLawrence builtbuilt thethe MurrayMurray TheaterTheater atat 49614961 SouthSouth StateState inin 19381938.. INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIAL ANANDD COMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAY,MURRAY, 1869-19501869 -1950 PrioPriorr toto thethe 1870s,1870s, businessbusiness inin MurrayMurray consistedconsisted ofof a couplecouple ofof generalgeneral stores,stores, a saloon,saloon, andand thethe locallocal brickyardbrickyard.. TheThe discoverydiscovery ofof variousvarious mineralsminerals inin thethe 1860s1860s inin thethe canyonscanyons nearnear thethe SaltSalt LakeLake ValleValleyy changedchanged industryindustry andand commercecommerce inin thethe areaarea dramatically.dramatically. ForFor Murray,Murray, thethe greatestgreatest periodperiod ofof transformationtransformation occurredoccurred inin thethe decadedecade betweenbetween thethe arrivalarrival ofof thethe UtahUtah SouthernSouthern RailwayRailway (later(later purchasedpurchased byby UnionUnion Pacific)Pacific) inin JanuaryJanuary 18701870 andand thethe DenverDenver & RioRio GrandeGrande RailwayRailway inin 1881.1881. BranchBranch lineslines soonsoon ranran fromfrom thethe minesmines inin thethe canyonscanyons toto smeltingsmelting operationsoperations inin Sandy,Sandy, Midvale,Midvale, anandd Murray.Murray. DueDue toto anan abundanceabundance ofof waterwater,, sevenseven differentdifferent smelterssmelters werweree builtbuilt inin MurrayMurray alonealone duringduring thisthis period.period. TwoTwo moremore camecame later:later: thethe HighlandHighland Boy, a coppercopper smelter,smelter, andand ASARCOASARCO,, whichwhich purchasedpurchased andand consolidated thethe remainingremaining smallersmaller smelterssmelters betweenbetween 18991899 andand 1902.1902. OutOut ofof thethe ninenine smelterssmelters whicwhichh operatedoperated inin MurrayMurray betweenbetween 18701870 andand 1950,1950, physicalphysical evidenceevidence remainsremains fromfrom onlyonly thethe last,last, ASARCOASARCO.. A listlist ofof MurrayMurray smeltersmelter follows:follows: NamesNames DateDatess ofof OperationOperation ApproximatApproximatee LocationLocation WoodhullWoodhull BrothersBrothers 1870-early1870-early 1880s1880s StateState StreetStreet & 42004200 SouthSouth W. && MM.Robin. Robinss 1870-early1870-early 1880s1880s StateState StreetStreet & LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood CreekCreek AmericaAmericann HillHill 1870s1870s 51895189 SouthSouth StateState StreetStreet (east(east side)side) WasatcWasatchh SilverSilver LoadLoad WorksWorks 1871-1880s1871-1880s 48548500 SouthSouth 8080 WestWest GermaniaGermania 1872-19021872-1902 LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood CreekCreek & railroadrailroad MorganMorgan (later(later Hanauer)Hanauer) 1874-19021874-1902 BigBig CottonwoodCottonwood CreekCreek & railroadrailroad FranklynFranklyn {later(later HornHorn Silver)Silver) 1880-18901880-1890 48004800 SouthSouth 153153 WestWest HighlandHighland BoyBoy 1899-19081899-1908 54054000 SouthSouth nearnear JordanJordan RiverRiver {800(800 W.)W.) AmericaAmericann SmeltingSmelting andand RefiningRefining 1902-19501902-1950 52005200 SouthSouth StateState StreetStreet MurrayMurray leadersleaders hadhad luredlured ASARCASARCOO witwithh promisespromises ofof freefree landland andand waterwater rights.rights. TheThe smeltersmelter wouldwould dominatedominate thethe city'scity's economyeconomy andand itsits skylineskyline forfor thethe nextnext threethree decades.decades. ASARCASARCOO dismantleddismantled thethe GermaniaGermania andand HanauerHanauer plants,plants, leavingleaving thethe GermaniaGermania slagheapslagheap thethe onlyonly reminderreminder ofof thethe earlierearlier smelter.smelter. WhenWhen thethe ASARCO'ASARCO'ss MurrayMurray plantplant waswas completedcompleted inin 1902,1902, itit wa.s thethe mostmost up-to-dateup-to-date andand largestlargest leadlead smeltersmelter inin thethe world,world, withwith a capacitycapacity ofof 12001200 tonstons ofof leadlead perper dayday processedprocessed inin eighteight blastblast furnaces. ASARCASARCOO builtbuilt severalseveral warehouseswarehouses andand thethe firstfirst ofof twotwo massivemassive brickbrick chimneyschimneys inin 1902.1902. InIn 19041904 andand 19061906 lawsuitslawsuits broughtbrought byby locallocal farmersfarmers soughtsought injunctionsinjunctions againstagainst MurrayMurray (and(and other)other) smelterssmelters duedue toto thethe effectseffects ofof high-sulphurhigh-sulphur smokesmoke andand flueflue dustdust onon cropscrops andand livestock.livestock. DueDue toto courtcourt injunctionsinjunctions thethe HighlandHighland BoyBoy smeltersmelter wawass dismantled,dismantled, andand ASARCASARCOO enteredentered intointo anan agreementagreement toto compensatcompensatee plaintiffplaintiff farmerfarmerss andand worworkk onon a permanentpermanent solutionsolution toto thethe problem.problem. UnderUnder thethe agreement,agreement, ASARCOASARCO wawass ableable toto continuecontinue productionproduction whilwhilee conductingconducting a programprogram ofof researchresearch onon thethe effectseffects ofof smeltersmelter smoke.smoke. TheThe 0MB0MB No. 1024-0018., UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService ^ * NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No._!;_No._E_ PagePage §6 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah programprogram includedincluded experimentalexperimental farmsfarms inin MurrayMurray andand eventuallyeventually resultedresulted inin thethe constructionconstruction ofof a secondsecond stack,, builtbuilt inin 1918,1918, a 455-foot455-foot structurestructure designeddesigned toto betterbetter disseminatedisseminate thethe smoke. ASARCOASARCO processedprocessed leadlead andand otherother oresores continuallycontinually betweenbetween 19021902 andand 1930.1930. TheThe plantplant hadhad toto closedclosed forfor sevenseven monthsmonths inin 19311931 asas a resultresult ofof thethe closureclosure ofof minesmines duringduring thethe GreatGreat Depression.Depression. TheThe smeltersmelter nevernever fullyfully recoveredrecovered andand experiencedexperienced periodicperiodic layoffslayoffs andand closuresclosures untiluntil WorldWorld WarWar II.II. ProductionProduction revivedrevived duringduring thethe warwar years,years, butbut byby OctoberOctober 15,15, 1949,1949, ASARCOASARCO hadhad begunbegun movingmoving itsits resourcesresources toto itsits GarfieldGarfield plantplant andand byby NovemberNovember 19501950 thethe MurrayMurray plantplant waswas closedclosed completely.. ForFor thethe pastpast fiftyfifty years,years, thethe ASARCOASARCO propertyproperty hashas beenbeen homehome toto a handfulhandful ofof smallersmaller industriesindustries andand businesses.businesses. ItIt hashas beenbeen consideredconsidered byby MurrayMurray residentsresidents toto bebe bothboth anan eyesoreeyesore (the(the slagslag heapheap andand a clustercluster ofof decrepitdecrepit buildings),buildings), andand a landmarklandmark (the(the stacks).stacks). CurrentlyCurrently thethe propertyproperty iiss undergoingundergoing a massivemassive redevelopmentredevelopment thatthat maymay eventuallyeventually eraseerase allall tracestraces ofof thethe smeltersmelter''s formerformer prominenceprominence inin thethe community.community. TheThe UtahUtah OreOre SamplingSampling (UOS)(UOS) MillMill building,building, jusjustt southwestsouthwest ooff thethe smeltersmelter site,site, mamayy bbee ththee oneone remainingremaining structurestructure fromfrom thethe smelter'ssmelter's heyday.. TheThe samplingsampling millmill waswas constructedconstructed inin 1909. UnlikeUnlike mostmost samplingsampling mills,mills, thethe UOSUOS waswas notnot associatedassociated withwith anan operatingoperating smelter,, althoughalthough mostmost ofof thethe oreore assayedassayed atat thethe UOSUOS eventuallyeventually wentwent toto thethe ASARCOASARCO smeltersmelter forfor processing. TheThe closeclose proximityproximity ofof thethe milmilll andand thethe smeltersmelter allowedallowed thethe railroadsrailroads toto treat themthem asas a singlesingle destinationdestination forfor billingbilling purposes.purposes. DespiteDespite thethe periodicperiodic closuresclosures ofof ASARCASARCOO betweenbetween 19311931 andand 1950,1950, thethe UOSUOS waswas ableable toto remainremain inin businessbusiness untiluntil 1974,1974, whenwhen itit waswas transformedtransformed intointo a beriteberite processingprocessing plant.plant. TheThe millmill isis currentlycurrently vacant.vacant. AnotheAnotherr industryindustry affectedaffected byby thethe closureclosure ofof thethe smeltersmelter waswas brickbrick making. BuildingBuilding slowedslowed inin MurrayMurray duringduring thethe depression. WhileWhile WilliamWilliam AtwoodAtwood''s brickyardbrickyard hadhad closedclosed inin 19111911 beforebefore thethe GreatGreat Depression,Depression, thethe CahoonCahoon Brothers'Brothers' brickyardbrickyard (Interstate(Interstate Brick)Brick) leftleft Murray.. TheThe UtahUtah FireclayFireclay Company, whicwhichh mademade specializedspecialized thermalthermal bricksbricks usedused toto thethe lineline thethe smeltersmelter kilns, wawass especiallyespecially hardhard hithit andand closedclosed itsits plantplant inin thethe 1950s.1950s. TheThe city'scity's threethree lumberyardslumberyards alsoalso eventuallyeventually closed.closed. TheThe J.J. AA.. JonesJones PlanningPlanning MillMill stillstill existsexists atat 4735 SouthSouth StateState Street,Street, butbut hashas changedchanged usageusage andand beenbeen remodeledremodeled severalseveral times. However,However, inin general,general, MurrayMurray wawass ableable toto weatherweather thethe closureclosure ofof thethe ASARCASARCOO smeltersmelter duedue toto a numbernumber ofof factors.factors. DuringDuring thethe depressiondepression yearsyears whewhenn thethe smeltersmelter waswas runningrunning atat a reducedreduced capacity,, manymany workers,workers, bothboth foreignforeign andand non-foreignnon-foreign born,born, gravitatedgravitated toto alternatealternate occupations.occupations. ManyMany returnedreturned toto agriculturalagricultural production,production, whicwhichh hadhad notnot ceasedceased despitedespite thethe presencepresence ofof thethe smelters.smelters. SpecializedSpecialized agriculturalagricultural enterprisesenterprises sprangsprang upup allall overover thethe city. TheThe HyrumHyrum BennionBennion FeedFeed andand FlourFlour Mill,Mill, constructedconstructed inin 18991899 andand enlargedenlarged inin 1909,1909, modifiedmodified itsits productionproduction capabilitiescapabilities toto thethe changingchanging economy.economy. ItIt beganbegan asas a gristmill,gristmill, andand laterlater a feedfeed millmill forfor livestock,livestock, andand eventuallyeventually producedproduced fishfish foodfood forfor numerousnumerous fishfish hatcherieshatcheries onon thethe easteast sideside ofof thethe SaltSalt LakeLake Valley.Valley. TheThe millmill stillstill operatesoperates atat 118118 WestWest 48004800 South.South. DuringDuring thethe firstfirst halfhalf ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth century,century, agriculturalagricultural productionproduction shiftedshifted fromfrom subsistencesubsistence farmingfarming toto specializedspecialized enterprises.enterprises. SeveralSeveral trucktruck farmsfarms werewere locatedlocated inin thethe southwestsouthwest portionportion ofof thethe city, manymany startedstarted byby formerformer smeltersmelter workers. StateState gazetteersgazetteers indicateindicate MurrayMurray hadhad severalseveral dairies,dairies, poulterers,poulterers, woolgrowerswoolgrowers,, fishfish culturists,culturists, andand livestocklivestock breeders.breeders. AssociateAssociatedd enterprisesenterprises includedincluded a numbernumber ofof feedfeed storesstores,, meatmeat markets,markets, andand a woolenwoolen mill.mill. TheThe MurrayMurray LaundryLaundry waswas anotheranother relativelyrelatively largelarge industry.industry. OnlyOnly portionsportions ofof thethe foundationfoundation andand thethe distinctivedistinctive cementcement waterwater towertower remainremain atat 42004200 SouthSouth StateState fromfrom Murray'sMurray's largestlargest commercialcommercial laundry.laundry. PerhapsPerhaps thethe mostmost enduringenduring componentcomponent ofof Murray'sMurray's economiceconomic basebase hashas beenbeen commerce.commerce. ThoughThough inin thethe beginningbeginning MurrayMurray consistedconsisted ofof scatteredscattered farmsteads,farmsteads, a stablestable commercialcommercial businessbusiness districtdistrict locatedlocated betweenbetween VineVine StreetStreet andand 48004800 SouthSouth (formerly(formerly MurrayMurray Boulevard)Boulevard) onon StateState StreetStreet hadhad developeddeveloped byby thethe 1880s.1880s. InIn thethe fivefive yearsyears fromfrom 18841884 toto 1889,1889, thethe numbernumber ofof generalgeneral storesstores inin MurrayMurray jumpedjumped fromfrom twotwo toto nine.nine. ByBy thethe turnturn ofof thethe century,century, a numbernumber ofof specialtyspecialty shopsshops (confectioners,(confectioners, bakeries,bakeries, shoemakers,, jewelersjewelers,, dressmakers,, furniture,furniture, pharmacies,pharmacies, etc.)etc.) hadhad beenbeen establishedestablished inin town.town. ByBy 1902,1902, thethe yearyear ofof thethe citycity''s incorporation, thethe commercialcommercial businessbusiness district hadhad developeddeveloped intointo a smallsmall urbanurban center.. RowsRows ofof brickbrick buildingsbuildings (along(along witwithh a fewfew olderolder frameframe ones)ones) linedlined StateState StreetStreet housinghousing notnot onlyonly retailretail shops,shops, butbut alsoalso a numbernumber ofof hotelshotels andand restaurants.. WhileWhile manymany inin towntown stillstill 0MBOMBNo No.. 1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior ' ' '' NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No._g_No._E_ PagePage z7 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah practicedpracticed importantimportant tradestrades ofof thethe nineteenthnineteenth centurcenturyy (Murray(Murray hadhad twotwo blacksmiths,blacksmiths, a harnessharness makermaker andand a femalefemale tinsmith),tinsmith), a newnew classclass ofof urbanurban "professionals""professionals" alsoalso providedprovided servicesservices inin officesoffices downtown: physicians,physicians, dentists, barbers,barbers, andand thethe undertaker.. ThereThere isis nono doubtdoubt thatthat byby thethe city'scity's incorporationincorporation inin 1902,1902, itit hadhad thethe looklook andand feelfeel ofof anan urbanurban center.center. ThroughThrough thethe 1910s1910s andand 1920s,1920s, Murray'sMurray's commercialcommercial districtdistrict continuedcontinued toto grow.grow. SoonSoon afterafter incorporation,incorporation, MurrayMurray leadersleaders beganbegan severalseveral projectsprojects designeddesigned toto turnturn Murray'sMurray's half-milehalf-mile longlong businessbusiness districtdistrict intointo a "white"white way"way" onon StateState Street.Street. StreetlightsStreetlights werewere upgraded,upgraded, sidewalkssidewalks werewere laid,laid, andand phonephone lineslines extendedextended throughthrough thethe city.city. StateState StreetStreet wouldwould remainremain thethe mainmain corridorcorridor throughthrough SaltSalt LakeLake ValleyValley forfor muchmuch ofof thethe twentieth century.century. TheThe streetcarstreetcar reachedreached MurrayMurray inin 1893. StateState StreetStreet wawass macadamizedmacadamized beforebefore 18951895 andand laterlater pavedpaved forfor automobileautomobile traffictraffic byby thethe 1920s. TheThe automobileautomobile mademade itit easiereasier forfor personspersons livingliving inin thethe outlyingoutlying farmsteadsfarmsteads toto visitvisit downtown.downtown. SeveralSeveral businessesbusinesses adaptedadapted toto thethe change.change. Heckel'sHeckel's (originally(originally Lawson's)Lawson's) harnessharness shopshop switchedswitched fromfrom harnessesharnesses toto shoes,shoes, andand Carlson'sCarlson's BicycleBicycle ShopShop addedadded automobileautomobile suppliessupplies andand serviceservice byby 1914.1914. LikeLike manymany earlyearly businessbusiness owners, bothboth thethe HeckelHeckel andand CarlsonCarlson familiesfamilies livedlived aboveabove theirtheir shopsshops inin two-storytwo-story brickbrick buildingsbuildings onon StateState Street.Street. WhileWhile thethe commercialcommercial districtdistrict sufferedsuffered somesome setbackssetbacks suchsuch asas thethe depressiondepression andand ASARCO'sASARCO's closure,closure, thethe districtdistrict remainedremained economicallyeconomically viableviable untiluntil thethe 1960s.1960s. ForFor a time,time, thethe districtdistrict continuedcontinued toto drawdraw patronagepatronage fromfrom thethe influxinflux ofof post-warpost-war suburbanites,suburbanites, butbut downtowndowntown businessesbusinesses couldcould notnot competecompete withwith newnew suburbansuburban shoppingshopping centers.centers. CottonwoodCottonwood Mall,Mall, builtbuilt inin thethe mid-1960smid-1960s easteast ofof Murray,Murray, luredlured manymany potentialpotential patronspatrons fromfrom Murray'sMurray's downtown. Unfortunately,Unfortunately, byby thatthat timetime severalseveral buildingsbuildings hadhad beenbeen torntorn down,down, manymany werweree inin disrepair,disrepair, andand a largelarge portionportion hadhad absenteeabsentee landlords.landlords. InIn 19711971 thethe JJ.C.C.. PenneyPenney departmentdepartment store,store, whwhicichh hadhad beenbeen operatingoperating atat variousvarious locationslocations inin thethe communitycommunity sincesince 1910,1910, closedclosed itsits MurrayMurray locationlocation andand leftleft thethe city.city. A yearyear later,later, thethe city'scity's newnew "tax"tax basebase,,"" thethe FashionFashion PlacePlace MallMall openedopened atat thethe southernsouthern edgeedge ofof thethe city.city. TodayToday approximatelyapproximately halfhalf ofof MurrayMurray historichistoric downtowndowntown remains.remains. OfOf this, onlyonly a fewfew buildingsbuildings areare inin goodgood conditioncondition withwith profitableprofitable businesses;businesses; a trendtrend thatthat willwill hopefullyhopefully bebe reversedreversed byby recentrecent preservationpreservation effortsefforts inin thethe areaarea.. PUBLICPUBLIC BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAY,MURRAY. 19021902 -1950-1950 ' . '.v . IncorporationIncorporation waswas anan importantimportant turningturning pointpoint forfor Murray.Murray. NNoo publicpublic buildingsbuildings havehave survivedsurvived fromfrom Murray'sMurray's prepre- incorporationincorporation settlementsettlement period.period. MurrayMurray wawass officiallyofficially incorporatedincorporated inin latelate 1902,1902, butbut bickeringbickering overover electionelection resultsresults betweenbetween thethe countycounty andand thethe citycity keptkept MurrayMurray fromfrom beingbeing officiallyofficially recognizedrecognized asas a second-classsecond-class citycity untiluntil 1905.1905. At thatthat pointpoint thethe citycity embarkedembarked onon aann ambitiousambitious programprogram ofof publicpublic workworkss andand building.building. TheThe first citycity hallhall wawass builtbuilt atat 49014901 SouthSouth StateState inin 1907.1907. ItIt waswas demolisheddemolished inin thethe 19581958 whenwhen ccitity hallhall wawass movedmoved toto 54615461 SouthSouth State.State. InIn thethe 1980s,1980s, MurrayMurray renovatedrenovated thethe 19351935 ArlingtoArlingtonn ElementaryElementary SchoolSchool toto serveserve asas thethe presentpresent citycity hall.hall. FromFrom thethe beginningbeginning MurrayMurray citizenscitizens werewere fiercely independent.independent. WithinWithin a fewfew yearsyears ofof incorporationincorporation MurrayMurray hadhad itsits ownown schoolschool districtdistrict (1905),(1905), waterworkwater workss (1910),(1910), andand powerpower systemsystem (1913). ThoughThough thethe originaloriginal hydroelectrichydroelectric plantsplants inin LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood CanyonCanyon havehave beenbeen demolished,demolished, twotwo historichistoric buildingsbuildings associatedassociated withwith MurrayMurray PowerPower stillstill exexisistt inin town,town, a smallsmall moviemovie theatertheater atat 49734973 SouthSouth whicwhichh wawass convertedconverted intointo thethe powerpower departmentdepartment officesoffices aroundaround 19301930 andand usedused untiluntil thethe 1950s,1950s, andand thethe MurrayMurray PowerPower PlantPlant atat 153153 WestWest 48004800 SouthSouth builtbuilt inin 1927. TheThe first MurrayMurray CityCity FireFire Station,Station, builtbuilt circacirca 1910,1910, isis locatedlocated toto thethe rearrear ofof thethe originaloriginal citycity hallhall lot,lot, howeverhowever thethe buildingbuilding hashas beenbeen alteredaltered onon thethe exterior.exterior. TheThe latelaterr MurrayMurray City/SaltCity/Salt LakeLake CountyCounty Uoint)Qoint) FireFire StationStation atat 4725 SouthSouth StateState (1920s),(1920s), alsoalso hashas beenbeen altered.. OnOnee ofof thethe manymany publicpublic projectsprojects undertakenundertaken byby thethe citycity waswas thethe buildingbuilding ofof thethe MurrayMurray CityCity LibraryLibrary inin 19161916 atat 160160 EastEast VineVine Street.Street. FundedFunded inin partpart byby a grantgrant fromfrom thethe CarnegieCarnegie Foundation, thethe spaciousspacious buildingbuilding replacedreplaced thethe previousprevious library,library, a singlesingle roomroom inin thethe citycity hallhall usedused betw~enbetween 19081908 andand 1915.1915. TheThe librarylibrary buildingbuilding stillstill stands,stands, butbut hashas beenbeen enlargedenlarged andand remodeledremodeled extensively.. DuringDuring thethe depression, MurrayMurray CityCity tooktook advantageadvantage ofof federalfederal OM0MBB No,. 1024-00181024-0018,, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.__!;_No._E_ Page§Page 8 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah fundsfunds toto acquire severalseveral improvementsimprovements toto thethe city.city. OneOne ofof thethe resultsresults waswas anan expandedexpanded MurrayMurray CityCity Park,Park, originallyoriginally begunbegun inin 19241924 asas a greengreen spacespace fioodpiainfloodplain forfor thethe LittleLittle CottonwoodCottonwood Creek.Creek. PublicPublic fundsfunds acquiredacquired neneww landland andand providedprovided newnew amenitiesamenities suchsuch asas drinkingdrinking fountains,fountains, retainingretaining wallswalls andand aa swimming swimming pool. pool . AdditionalAdditiona l landland adjacentadjacent thethe parkpark waswas chosenchosen forfor thethe sitesite ofof thethe SalSaltt LakeLake CountyCounty FairFair wherwheree thethe fairfair wawass heldheld forfor sixty yearsyears betweenbetween 19391939 andand 19981998.. Murray'sMurray's firstfirst publicpublic buildingsbuildings werewere educationeducation related.related. PioneerPioneer schoolschool wawass conductedconducted inin homeshomes throughoutthroughout ththee SouthSouth CottonwoodCottonwood settlementsettlement andand usuallyusually heldheld underunder thethe auspicesauspices ofof thethe LOSLDS Church.^6 Murray'sMurray's first lologg schoolhouseschoolhouse waswas builtbuilt nearnear 48004800 SouthSouth inin 1873.1873. A yearyear laterlater twotwo one-roomone-room brickbrick schools,schools, thethe 2424*th^ andand thethe 2525th* DistrictDistrict schoolsschools (names(names usedused priorprior toto 19051905 whewhenn MurrayMurray establishedestablished itsits ownown schoolschoo l district)district) werewere builtbuilt toto serveserve childrenchildren inin thethe northnorth andand southsouth endsends ofof thethe settlement.settlement. TheThe three-storythree-story brickbrick CentralCentral SchoolSchool replacedreplaced thethe 2525'*th^ DistrictDistrict buildingbuilding atat 50255025 SouthSouth StateState inin 1899.1899. ItIt waswas laterlater renamedrenamed ArlingtoArlingtonn School.School. A newnew ArlingtonArlington ElementaryElementary SchoolSchool waswas builtbuilt atat thethe sitesite inin 19351935 asas a PWAPWA project.project. TheThe schoolschool waswas laterlater enlargedenlarged inin 1948.1948. InIn thethe 1980s,1980s, ArlingtoArlingtonn waswas extensivelyextensively remodeledremodeled andand isis currentlycurrently servingserving asas MurrayMurray CityCity Hall.Hall. TheThe 25th* DistrictDistrict SchoolSchool nearnear 100100 WestWest andand 61006100 SouthSouth waswas renamedrenamed thethe WinchesterWinchester SchoolSchool afterafter anan 18931893 addition.addition. TheThe LibertyLiberty SchoolSchool,, anotheranother three-storythree-story brickbrick schoolhouse,schoolhouse, replacedreplaced thethe WinchesterWinchester SchoolSchool inin 1905.1905. TwoTwo additionaladditional schoolsschools werewere builtbuilt inin 1911,1911, BonnyviewBonnyview Elementary,Elementary, whichwhich replacedreplaced thethe 18951895 Westside/PioneerWestside/Pioneer SchoolSchool atat 49844984 SouthSouth 300300 West,West, andand HillcrestHillcrest HighHigh SchoolSchool (later(later HillcrestHillcrest JuniorJunior High)High) atat 53255325 SouthSouth State.State. OfOf thethe above,above, onlyonly ArlingtonArlington,, BonnyviewBonnyview andand Hillcrest'sHillcrest's IndustrialIndustrial ArtsArts buildingbuilding (built(built 1949)1949) havehave notnot beenbeen demolished.demolished. PortionsPortions ofof MurrayMurray HighHigh School,School, builtbuilt betweenbetween 19521952 andand 1954,1954, maymay soonsoon bebe eligibleeligible forfor thethe NationalNational Register.Register. MurrayMurray hashas a strongstrong traditiontradition ofof hospitalhospital building.building. TheThe firstfirst hospitalhospital inin MurrayMurray wawass heldheld inin thethe homehome ofof thethe RothwellRothwell family.family. TheThe LOSLDS Church'sChurch's women'swomen's auxiliary,auxiliary, thethe ReliefRelief Society,Society, organizedorganized aa maternitymaternity hospitalhospital inin 1924.1924 . TheThe CottonwoodCottonwood MaternityMaternity HospitalHospital servedserved thethe communitycommunity untiluntil thethe earlyearly 1960s1960s whewhenn itit waswas incorporatedincorporated intointo ththee CottonwoodCottonwood HospitalHospital complex.complex. Dr.Dr. H.N.H.N. Sheranian,Sheranian, whowho servedserved asas oneone ofof thethe first doctorsdoctors atat thethe maternitymaternity hospitalhospital builtbuilt hishis ownown clinicclinic inin downtowndowntown MurrayMurray inin 1927.1927. ThisThis building,building, thethe MurrayMurray ClinicClinic HospitalHospital atat 120120 EastEast 48004800 South,South, witwithh itsits coloredcolored brickwork,brickwork, isis oneone ofof thethe mostmost architecturallyarchitecturally richrich buildingsbuildings inin thethe citycity.. DespiteDespite itsits eventualeventual transformationtransformation intointo a bedroombedroom communitycommunity forfor SaltSalt LakeLake City,City, thethe leadersleaders andand citizenscitizens havehave consistentlyconsistently rejectedrejected allall attemptsattempts toto mergemerge governmentgovernment servicesservices andand schoolschool districtdistrict coveragecoverage withwith neighboringneighboring communities. ThoughThough manymany ofof itsits historichistoric buildingsbuildings havehave beenbeen demolished,demolished, MurrayMurray City'sCity's historichistoric roots,roots, bothboth aass agriculturalagricultural smallsmall towntown andand anan industrialindustrial urbanurban center,center, remainremain a partpart ofof thethe city.city. SUMMARYSUMMARY DATADATA FORFOR MURRAMURRAY'Y ^7 PeriodPeriod TotalTotal BuildingsBuildings ContributinContributingg 1848-1869 62 (7%) 4 (1%) 1848-1869 62 (7%) 4(1%) 1870-1931 717 (75%) 401 (71%) 1870-1931 717(75%) 401 (71%) 1932-1950 175 (18%) 157 (28%) 1932-1950 175(18%) 157 (28%) 1951-Present1951-Present NotNot ofof HistoricHistoric ErEraa TotalTotal 954954 562562 (60%)(60%) 6^ TheThe MethodistMethodist ChurchChurch inin Murray Mun^y sponsoredsponsored aa school schoo l inin thethe 1800s1800s.. 7 ^ ThisThis InformationInformation waswas gatheredgathered fromfrom thethe UtahUtah StateState HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation OfficeOffice basedbased onon a reconnaissancereconnaissance levellevel surveysurvey completedcompleted inin 19871987,, asas wellwell asas individualindividual accumulatedaccumulated recordsrecords ofof historichistoric buildingsbuildings collectedcollected sincesince thethe survey. 0MBOMB No., 1024-00181024-0018,, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectioSectionn NoNo._E._g__ PagePage ~9 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,, SaltSalt LakeLake County,, UtahUtah OriginaOriginall UseUse ResResidentiaidentiall ReligiousReligious & SocialSocial IndustrialIndustrial & CommercialCommercial PublicPublic (Contrib.(Contrib. Bldgs)BIdgs) 90%90% 1.81.8%% 6.8%6.8% 1.4%1.4% MaterialsMaterials BrickBrick WoodWood OtheOtherr SidingSiding StuccoStucco OtherOther MaterialMaterial (Contrib. BIdgsBldgs)) 41%41% 3131%% 15%15% 8%8% 5%5% StyleStyless ClassicalClassical VictorianVictorian PeriodPeriod Rev.Rev. BungalowBungalow WWII/Post-WaWWII/Post-Warr OtherOther (Contrib(Contrib.. Bldgs)BIdgs) 9%9% ; 26%26% 12%12% 2424%% 23%23% 6%6% . , 0MBOMB No., 1024--00181024-0018,, ' ' UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ^ ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.£_No._F_ Page!!Page 9 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah F.F. ASSOCIATEASSOCIATEDD PROPERTYPROPERTY TYPESTYPES I.I. NameName ooff PropertyProperty Type:Type: EARLYEARLY AGRICULTURAAGRICULTURALL ANANDD RESIDENTIALRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS II.II. Description:Description: ; ' Subtype:Subtype: DwellingsDwellings AAnn architecturalarchitectural inventoryinventory ofof Murray'sMurray's historichistoric buildingbuildingss wawass takentaken inin 1987.1987. TheThe inventorinventoryy waswas partiallypartially updatedupdated inin 19941994 byby volunteersvolunteers inin thethe city.city. TheThe inventoryinventory consistsconsists ofof approximatelyapproximately 400400 historicalhistorical residentialresidential buildingsbuildings withwith 60%60% beingbeing contributing.contributing. ApproximatelApproximatelyy 42%42% ofof thesethese houseshouses datedate fromfrom thethe 1850s1850s toto 1910.1910. ByBy farfar thethe mostmost commoncommon househouse typetype waswas thethe cross-wing,cross-wing, whichwhich accountsaccounts forfor 64 % ofof thethe househousess fromfrom thisthis period.period. TheThe hall-parlorhall-parlor representsrepresents 20%20% andand thethe remainderremainder includesincludes variousvarious otherother nineteenth-centurynineteenth-century types.types. Lean-tosLean-tos areare likelylikely toto bebe presentpresent onon houseshouses ofof thisthis period.period. Stylistically,Stylistically, mostmost dwellingsdwellings havehave beenbeen categorizedcategorized asas VictorianVictorian Eclectic,Eclectic, althoughalthough thethe earliestearliest homeshomes havehave somesome classicalclassical,, mostlymostly vernacular,vernacular, details.details. BrickBrick andand frameframe areare thethe primaryprimary materialsmaterials forfor thesethese dwellings.dwellings. TheThe inventoryinventory listslists lessless thanthan twentytwenty houseshouses constructedconstructed fromfrom thethe earliestearliest materials,materials, ee.g.g.. log,log, adobeadobe brick,, andand stonestone.. , However,However, moremore maymay existexist inin MurrayMurray sincesince manymany olderolder houseshouses werewere expandedexpanded andand updated,updated, especiallyespecially inin thethe 1940s1940s andand 1950s,1950s, withwith sidingsiding toto appearappear moremore likelike theirtheir laterlater suburbansuburtian neighbors.neighbors. TheseThese earlyearly residentialresidential buildingsbuildings areare associatedassociated withwith thethe city'scity's earlyearly settlementsettlement period, andand itsits pre-incorporationpre-incorporation industrialindustrial boom.boom. TheseThese buildingsbuildings werweree originallyoriginally associatedassociated witwithh somesome farfarmm acreageacreage andand neighboringneighboring buildingsbuildings areare likelylikely toto bebe laterlater infill,infill, witwithh infillinfill beingbeing earlyearly twentieth-centurytwentieth-century houseshouses nearnear thethe citycity centercenter andand postpost WorlWorldd WaWarr IIII subdivisionssubdivisions inin thethe outlyingoutlying areasareas.. Subtype:Subtype: AgriculturaAgriculturall BuildingsBuildings • . ThThee earlyearly agriculturalagricultural buildingsbuildings ofof MurrayMurray werewere constructedconstructed ofof woodwood,, brick,brick, andand stone.stone. TheThe architecturalarchitectural inventoryinventory listslists onlyonly sixsix significantsignificant agriculturalagricultural buildings,buildings, oneone barnbarn andand five granaries.granaries. WhileWhile thesethese maymay bebe eligibleeligible inin theirtheir ownown right,right, a numbernumber ofof less-significantless-significant agriculturalagricultural outbuildingsoutbuildings (e.g.(e.g. coops)coops) notnot includedincluded inin thethe surveysurvey maymay bebe eligibleeligible inin associationassociation withwith other,other, mostmost likelylikely residential,residenfial, propertyproperty typestypes.. Ill.III. Significance:Significance: TheThe majoritymajority ofof Murray'sMurray's earlyearly agriculturalagricultural andand residentialresidential buildingsbuildings woulwouldd bebe eligibleeligible forfor thethe NationalNafional RegisterRegister underunder CriterionCriterion A forfor theirtheir associationassociation withwith thethe pre-incorporationpre-incorporation developmentdevelopment ofof thethe city.city. MostMost extanextantt buildingsbuildings datedate fromfrom thethe 1880s1880s throughthrough 1910,1910, a periodperiod ofof shiftshift fromfrom almostalmost exclusivelyexclusively subsistencesubsistence , agricultureagriculture toto thethe beginningsbeginnings ofof anan industrialindustrial boomboom town.town. AgriculturaAgriculturall outbuildingsoutbuildings areare relativelyrelatively rare,rare, butbut areare importantimportant toto showshow thethe earlyearly naturenature ofof thethe citycity.. SomeSome exceptionalexceptional examplesexamples ofof bothboth residencesresidences andand outbuildingsoutbuildings maymay bebe significantsignificant underunder CriterionCriterion C forfor style,style, materials,materials, oror methodmethod ofof construction.construction. TheThe fewfew remainingremaining buildingsbuildings ofof log,log, adobeadobe brickbrick oror stonestone maymay havehave significancesignificance inin moremore thanthan oneone area.area. TheThe availabilityavailability ofof kiln-driedkiln-dried brickbrick inin thethe 1860s1860s andand thethe comingcoming ofof thethe railroadrailroad inin thethe 1870s1870s transformedtransformed Murray'sMurray's domesticdomestic architecturearchitecture fromfrom smallsmall vernaculavernacularr buildingsbuildings toto VictorianVictorian formsforms withwith asymmetricalasymmetrical massingmassing andand varietyvariety ofof texture.texture. ThisThis resulteresultedd inin a largelarge numbernumber ofof moremore standardstandard househouse typestypes includingincluding thethe crosscross wingwing,, thethe centralcentral blockblock witwithh projectingprojecting bays,bays, andand thethe fourfour square.square. OrnamentationOrnamentafion increasedincreased onon bothboth thethe interiorinterior andand exteriorexterior witwithh bothboth woowoodd andand brickbrick work.work. ChangesChanges toto thesethese buildingsbuildings overover timetime maymay alsoalso bebe significantsignificant ifif theythey demonstratedemonstrate thethe transitiontransition ofof MurrayMurray fromfrom oneone developmentaldevelopmental periodperiod toto thethe next.next. • J " . 0MBQMS No. 101024-001824-0018,, . UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior ^ > NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService , NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet Section No.£_ Page 10 Historic Resources of Murray City, 1850-1950, Salt Lake County, Utah Section No._F_ Page 10 Historic Resources of Murray City, 1850-1950, Salt Lake County, Utah IV. Registration Requirements IV. Registration Requirements TheThe followingfollowing criteriacriteria mustmust bebe metmet inin orderorder foforr a propertyproperty toto bbee consideredconsidered eligibleeligible underunder thethe EarlyEarly AgriculturaAgriculturall andand ResidentialResidential BuildingBuilding propertyproperty type.. 1.1. TheThe buildingbuilding (either(either residentialresidential oror agriculturalagricultural outbuilding)outbuilding) mustmust havehave beenbeen constructedconstructed priorprior toto 1910.1910. TheThe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe linkedlinked toto thethe earlyearly settlement,settlement, agriculture-era,agriculture-era, andand thethe veryvery earlyearly industrialindustrial boomboom periodperiod ofof Murray.. ThisThis linklink mustmust bebe reflectedrefiected inin materials,materials, type,type, style, oorr constructioconstructionn method. 22.. • TheThe buildingbuilding mustmust retainretain sufficientsufficient integritintegrityy toto depictdepict thethe eraera inin whicwhichh itit wawass constructed.constructed. TheThe degreedegree toto whichwhich thethe historichistoric buildingbuilding isis recognizablerecognizable andand toto whicwhichh thethe changeschanges areare integralintegral toto thethe ; building'building'ss form,form, massing,massing, andand detailing,detailing, wilwilll bebe evaluatedevaluated basedbased uponupon thethe existingexisting architecturalarchitectural inventoryinventory.. ChangesChanges toto thethe buildingbuilding overover timetime maymay bebe locallylocally significantsignificant toto thethe developmentdevelopment phasesphases ofof thethe community'scommunity's history,history, andand wilwilll bebe consideredconsidered whenwhen evaluatingevaluating thethe integrityintegrity ofof thethe buildings. TheThe standardstandard forfor MurrayMurray maymay bebe somewhatsomewhat lessless restrictiverestrictive whewhenn consideringconsidering alterationsalterations sincesince thethe percentagepercentage ofof unalteredunaltered buildingsbuildings isis relativelyrelatively low,low, andand thethe historyhistory ofof thethe communitycommunity isis oneone ofof dramaticdramatic transformationstransformations fromfrom ruralrural outpost,outpost, toto industrialindustrial town,town, toto bedroombedroom community.community. ' 3. Maintaining the overall form and massing of the historic structure will be considered the most important factor when evaluating the impact of non-historic additions. Additions may be acceptable if they allow the original form of, the building. , to • read through...... For example, ••. dormers or • ' additions, particularly on side or rear elevations, whose scale does not obscure the original 3. Maintaininroofline andg thprimarye overal elevation,l form an dcould massin be gacceptable of the histori additions.c structur Additionse will be considereshould appeard the sensitivemost toimportan and distinguishablet factor when evaluatinfrom the goriginal the impac constructiont of non-histori. c additions. Additions may be acceptable if they allow the original form of the building to read through. For example, dormers or 4. addifionsHistoric window, particularl andy door on sid openingse or rea rmust elevations remain, whosdiscernable.e scale doeModifieds not obscuropeningse th maye origina be l acceptableroofline and if primar the originaly elevation openings, coul ared b eidentifiable acceptabl eand additions. the opening Addition to wall-masss should appearatio isr sensitive to and distinguishable from the original construcfion. maintained. Acceptable examples include bricked-in openings where the outline remains visible, 4. Historic window and door openings must remain discernable. Modified openings may be or re-glazing multi-pane windows with a single pane if the window form and other architectural acceptable if the original openings are identifiable and the opening to wall-mass ratio is features of the house remain intact. maintained. Acceptable examples include bricked-in openings where the outline remains visible, or re-glazing multi-pane windows with a single pane if the window form and other architectural 5. Historic materials must be maintained, but acceptable alterations may include: the covering of features of the house remain intact. ' historic materials with non-historic materials if the appearance is duplicated, painting of previously unpainted surfaces, and new roofs that do not alter the roofline. The removal or covering of architectural detailing may be acceptable if the majority of other historic features are retained. ' • . . 5. SuchHistori removalc material ors covering must be couldmaintained render, buthet acceptablbuilding ineligiblee alteration if thats ma detailingy include were: the the coverin building'sg of | historiprimaryc materialarchitecturals with characteristic non-historic .material s if the appearance is duplicated, painting of previously : unpainted surfaces, and new roofs that do not alter the roofline. The removal or covering of • 6. architecturaPorches, asl adetailin primaryg madefiningy be acceptabl feature ofe historicif the majorit homesy o thatf othe arer histori often creplaced features dueare toretained . deterioration,Such remova l mayor coverin meet gthe coul registrationd render threquirementse building ineligibl if the eoverall if that scaledetailin andg wer placemente the building' of an outs of-periodprimary architectura porch is congruentl characteristic with the. historic porch, and non-historic porch does not detract from 6. thePorches historic, as features a primar ofy defininthe house.g featur e of historic homes that are often replaced due to deterioration, may meet the registration requirements if the overall scale and placement of an out- 7. of-perioEasily removabled porch is non-historiccongruent wit features,h the histori suchc asporch canopies, and non-histori, would notc renderporch doe a buildings not detrac ineligiblet from. 8. thIn eorder histori forc featurea buildings o fto th bee house eligible. under Criterion C, the building must be a good example of a - ?• particular type or style of architecture, or a good example of the work of significant local builders. 7. Easily removable non-historic features, such as canopies, would not render a building ineligible. * fiL In order for a building to be eligible under Criterion C, the building must be a good example of a particular type or style of architecture, or a good example of the work of significant local builders. M _j, OMBNo0MB No,, 1024-0018,1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior " . NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService ' ' NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No._E_No._F_ PagePage 1111 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah I.I. NameName ofof PropertyProperty Type:Type: AMERICANIZATIONAMERICANIZATION OFOF MURRAY'SMURRAY'S RESIDENTIALRESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE II.II. DescriptionDescription:: Subtype:Subtype: DwellingsDwellings AAnn architecturalarchitectural inventoryinventory ofof Murray'sMurray's historichistoric buildingsbuildings wawass takentaken inin 1987.1987. TheThe inventoryinventory waswas partiallypartially updatedupdated inin 19941994 byby volunteersvolunteers inin thethe city. TheThe inventoryinventory consistsconsists ofof approximatelyapproximately 400400 historicalhistorical residentialresidential buildingsbuildings withwith 60%60% contributing. ApproximatelyApproximately 58%58% ofof thesethese houseshouses datedate fromfrom thethe 19021902 toto 1950.1950. SomeSome VictorianVictorian househouse types,types, suchsuch asas thethe cross-wingcross-wing andand central-block-with-projecting-bays,central-block-with-projecting-bays, areare founfoundd inin thisthis period,period, howeverhowever thethe mostmost commoncommon househouse typetype isis thethe bungalow,bungalow, whichwhich accountsaccounts forfor 40%40% ofof thethe houseshouses fromfrom thisthis period.period. TheThe periodperiod cottagecottage waswas alsoalso popular,popular, accountingaccounting forfor 20%20% ofof historichistoric homes,homes, particularlyparticularly nearnear thethe citycity center.center. InIn addition,addition, a numbernumber ofof WorldWorld WarWar IIII andand post-warpost-war cottagescottages areare alsoalso builtbuilt inin MurrayMurray withinwithin thethe historichistoric period,period, mostlymostly inin thethe outlyingoutlying areas.areas. ThoughThough overalloverall thisthis periodperiod representrepresentss anan "Americanization""Americanization" ofof MurrayMurray''s residentialresidential architecture,architecture, mostmost dramaticallydramatically fromfrom smallsmall towntown toto suburbansuburban bedroombedroom community,community, anotheranother small,small, butbut significant,significant, percentagepercentage ofof dwellingsdwellings werewere cottagescottages builtbuilt toto househouse smeltersmelter workersworkers andand dodo notnot fit intointo standardstandard house-typehouse-type categories.categories. StylisticallyStylistically houseshouses inin thisthis periodperiod rangerange fromfrom easilyeasily recognizablerecognizable nationalnational stylesstyles (e(e.g.g.. thethe ArtArtss & CraftsCrafts bungalow)bungalow) toto moremore vernacularvernacular locallocal detailing.detailing. BrickBrick andand frame/sidingframe/siding areare thethe mostmost commoncommon materialsmaterials ofof thethe period.period. ConstructionConstruction methodsmethods varyvary andand areare particularlyparticularly localized,localized, forfor exampleexample adobeadobe commonlycommonly usedused asas a lininglining inin brickbrick wallswalls,, oorr asas insulationinsulation inin studstud wallwallss upup untiluntil thethe 1920s.1920s. TheThe dwellingsdwellings areare moremore likelylikely toto appearappear inin tractstracts oorr subdivisionssubdivisions thanthan theirtheir earlierearlier counterparts.counterparts. Description:Description: Subtype:Subtype: DuplexesDuplexes andand ApartmentsApartments WhileWhile thethe overalloverall historyhistory ofof MurrayMurray isis a transformationtransformation fromfrom rurarurall ttoo suburban,suburban, thethe periodperiod betweenbetween 19021902 andand thethe 1930s1930s waswas a timetime ofof intenseintense urbanization.urbanization. SeveralSeveral duplexesduplexes werewere builtbuilt toto accommodateaccommodate smeltersmelter workers.workers. TheseThese werewere mostlymostly brickbrick withwith a couplecouple ofof concreteconcrete blockblock examples,examples, andand allall areare nearnear thethe city'scity's center.center. A fewfew largerlarger homeshomes werweree convertedconverted toto boardingboarding houses,houses, howeverhowever nono evaluationevaluation ofof thesethese buildingsbuildings hahass beenbeen conducted. AnotherAnother residentialresidential optionoption ofof thisthis urbanurban periodperiod wawass thethe second-floorsecond-floor apartment.apartment. InIn ththee first fewfew decadesdecades ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth century,century, a numbernumber ofof MurrayMurray citizenscitizens leftleft theirtheir farmsfarms toto livelive inin thethe citycity centercenter inin thethe upperupper levellevel apartmentsapartments ofof theirtheir commercialcommercial buildings. NearlyNearly allall ofof Murray'sMurray's extantextant commerciacommerciall examplesexamples areare brickbrick andand locatedlocated alongalong StateState Street.Street. DescriptionDescription:: Subtype:Subtype: OutbuildingsOutbuildings TheThe majoritymajority ofof residentialresidential outbuildingsoutbuildings fromfrom thisthis periodperiod areare garages.garages. MosMostt historichistoric garagesgarages inin MurrayMurray areare frame,frame, howeveriiowever therethere areare somesome brick. Garages, coopscoops andand otherother residentialresidential outbuildingsoutbuildings fromfrom thisthis periodperiod wouldwould mostmost likelylikely bebe associatedassociated withwith andand evaluatedevaluated withwith a dwelling. Ill.III. Significance:Significance: InIn generalgeneral thethe significancesignificance ofof residencesresidences builtbuilt inin MurrayMurray CityCity betweenbetween 19021902 andand 19501950 chronicleschronicles thethe transformationtransformation ofof MurrayMurray fromfrom industrialindustrial boomtownboomtown toto bedroombedroom community.community. TheThe periodperiod isis oneone ofof AmericanizationAmericanization,, urbanization, andand finally suburbanization. SignificanceSignificance forfor thesethese residencesresidences andand anyany outbuildingsoutbuildings willwill fallfall mainlymainly underunder CriterionCriterion A forfor associationassociation withwith thisthis transformation.transformation. DueDue toto thethe lossloss ofof manymany smeltersmelter industryindustry relatedrelated buildingsbuildings inin thethe pastpast fewfew years,years, particularparticular emphasisemphasis shouldshould bebe placedplaced onon residentialresidential buildingsbuildings associatedassociated withwith thethe smeltersmelter industryindustry asas thesethese buildingsbuildings maymay soonsoon bebe thethe onlyonly physicalphysical evidenceevidence leftleft fromfrom thisthis importantimportant periodperiod inin Murray'sMurray's development.development. • • 0MBOMBNo No.. 1024-00181024--0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService » - NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSecfion No._..E_No._F_ PagePage 1212 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City, 1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah IV.IV. RegistrationRegistration RequirementsRequirements TheThe followingfollowing criteriacriteria mustmust bebe metmet inin orderorder forfor a propertyproperty toto _bebe consideredconsidered eligibleeligible underunder thethe AmericanizatioAmericanizationn ofof MurrayMurray ResidentialResidential ArchitectureArchitecture propertyproperty typetype:: 11.. ThThee buildingbuilding (either(either residentialresidential oror associatedassociated outbuilding)outbuilding) mustmust havehave beenbeen constructedconstructed betweenbetween 19021902 andand 1950.1950. TheThe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe linkedlinked toto thethe urbanizationurbanization andand thethe laterlater suburbanizingsuburbanizing periodperiod ofof Murray'sMurray's development,development, andand thisthis associationassociation mustmust bebe reflectedreflected inin materials,materials, type,type, style,style, oror constructionconstruction methodmethod.. t2;. TheThe buildingbuilding mustmust retainretain sufficientsufficient integrityintegrity toto depictdepict thethe eraera inin whichwhich itit wawass constructed.constructed. TheThe degreedegree toto whicwhichh thethe historichistoric buildingbuilding isis recognizablerecognizable andand toto whicwhichh thethe changeschanges areare integralintegral toto thethe building'sbuilding's form,form, massing,massing, andand detailing,detailing, wilwilll bebe evaluatedevaluated basedbased uponupon thethe existingexisting architecturalarchitectural inventory.inventory. ChangesChanges toto thethe buildingbuilding overover fimetime maymay bebe locallylocally significantsignificant toto thethe developmentdevelopment phasesphases ofof thethe communitycommunity''s history,history, andand willwill bebe consideredconsidered whichwhich evaluatingevaluating thethe integrityintegrity ofof thethe buildingsbuildings.. However,However, becausebecause thethe citycity hashas a relativelyrelatively highhigh numbernumber ofof propertiesproperties thatthat representrepresent nationalnational trendstrends inin housinghousing typestypes andand styles,styles, thethe standardstandard ofof integrityintegrity forfor thesethese laterlater buildingsbuildings maymay bebe somewhatsomewhat moremore restrictiverestrictive thanthan earlierearlier buildings.buildings. OnlyOnly thethe bestbest examples, oror thosethose buildingsbuildings whicwhichh retainretain thethe mostmost integrity,integrity, shouldshould bebe selectedselected toto telltell thethe storystory ofof Murray'sMurray's developmentdevelopment inin thethe first halfhalf ofof thethe twentieth century.century. TheThe integrityintegrity standardstandard maymay bebe lessless restrictiverestrictive forfor unique,unique, andand disappearing,disappearing, propertyproperty typestypes suchsuch asas thosethose associatedassociated withwith thethe smeltersmelter industry.industry. 33.. MaintaininMaintainingg thethe overalloverall formform andand massingmassing ofof thethe historichistoric structurestructure wilwilll bebe consideredconsidered thethe mostmost importanimportantt factorfactor whenwhen evaluatingevaluating thethe impactimpact ofof non-historicnon-historic additions. AdditionAdditionss maymay bebe acceptablacceptablee ifif theythey allowallow thethe originaloriginal formform ofof thethe buildingbuilding ttoo readread through.through. ForFor example,example, dormersdormers oorr additions,additions, particularlyparticularly onon sideside oror rearrear elevations,elevations, whosewhose scalescale doesdoes notnot obscureobscure thethe originaloriginal rooflineroofline andand primaryprimary elevation,elevation, couldcould bebe acceptableacceptable additions. AdditionAdditionss toto structurestructure shouldshould appeaappearr sensitivesensitive toto andand distinguishabledistinguishable fromfrom thethe originaloriginal construction.construction. 44.. HistoricHistoric windowwindow andand doordoor openingsopenings mustmust remainremain discernable.discernable. ModifiedModified openingsopenings maymay bbee ^ , acceptableacceptable ifif openingsopenings areare identifiableidentifiable andand thethe openingopening toto wall-maswall-masss ratioratio isis maintainedmaintained.. AcceptablAcceptablee examplesexamples includeinclude bricked-inbricked-in openingsopenings wherewhere thethe outlineoutline remainsremains visible, oror re-glazingre-glazing multi-panemulti-pane windowwindow withwith a singlesingle panepane ifif thethe windowindoww formform andand otherother architecturalarchitectural featuresfeatures ofof thethe . househouse remainremain intact.intact. 55.. HistoricHistoric materialsmaterials mustmust bebe maintained,maintained, butbut acceptableacceptable alterationsalterations maymay include:include: thethe coveringcovering ofof historichistoric materialsmaterials witwithh non-historicnon-historic materialsmaterials inin thethe appearanceappearance isis duplicated,duplicated, paintingpainting ofof previouslypreviously unpaintedunpainted surfaces,surfaces, andand newnew roofsroofs whichwhich dodo notnot alteralter thethe roofline.roofline. TheThe removalremoval oror coveringcovering ofof architecturalarchitectural detailingdetailing maymay bebe acceptableacceptable ifif thethe majoritymajority ofof otherother historichistoric featuresfeatures areare - retained.retained. SuchSuch removalremoval oror coveringcovering couldcould renderrender thethe buildingbuilding ineligibleineligible ifif thatthat detailingdetailing werewere thethe building'sbuilding's primaryprimary architecturalarchitectural characteristic.characteristic. •• %6. Porches,Porches, asas a primaryprimary definingdefining featurefeature ofof historichistoric homeshomes thatthat areare oftenoften replacedreplaced duedue toto deterioration,deterioration, willwill bebe consideredconsidered toto meetmeet thethe registrationregistration requirementsrequirements ifif thethe overalloverall scalescale andand placemenplacementt ofof anan out-of-periodout-of-period porchporch isis congruentcongruent withwith thethe historichistoric porch,porch, andand non-historicnon-historic porchporch doesdoes notnot detractdetract fromfrom thethe historichistoric featuresfeatures ofof thethe house. 77.. EasilyEasily removableremovable non-historicnon-historic features,features, suchsuch asas canopies,canopies, wouldwould notnot renderrender a buildingbuilding ineligible. , ,(;. , .y; , 0MBOMB No., 1024-00181024-0018,, , • • , ; UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No._E._No._F_ PagePage 1133 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah ft.8. InIn orderorder forfor a buildingbuilding toto bebe eligibleeligible underunder CriterionCriterion C,C, thethe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe a goodgood exampleexample ofof a particularparticular typetype oror stylestyle ofof architecture,architecture, oror a goodgood exampleexample ofof thethe workwork ofof significantsignificant locallocal builders.builders. ,', UniqueUnique typestypes associatedassociated witwithh thethe smeltersmelter industryindustry maymay alsoalso bebe includedincluded underunder CriterionCriterion C,C, asas wellwell asas CriterionCriterion A.A. I.I. NameName ofof PropertyProperty Type:Type: RELIGIOUSRELIGIOUS ANANDD SOCIALSOCIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAYMURRAY II.II. Description:Description: Subtype: ReligiousReligious BuildingsBuildings SixSix religiousreligious buildingsbuildings remainedremained inin MurrayMurray fromfrom thethe historichistoric period. TheThe threethree remainingremaining LOSLDS churcheschurches areare foundfound throughoutthroughout thethe citycity limits.limits. TheThe MurrayMurray FirstFirst Ward,Ward, MurrayMurray SecondSecond Ward, andand GrantGrant WardWard builtbuilt betweenbetween 19061906 andand 19171917 areare similarsimilar inin constructionconstruction (brick(brick andand stucco),stucco), typetype (raised(raised basements),basements), andand stylestyle (Victorian(Victorian Eclectic/Gothic).Eclectic/Gothic). InIn contrastcontrast thethe threethree non-LOSnon-LDS churcheschurches areare brickbrick buildings,buildings, locatedlocated withinwithin threthreee blocksblocks ofof eacheach otherother inin thethe citycity center,center, andand differdiffer dramaticallydramatically inin style:style: thethe BaptistBaptist ChurchChurch ((1924 1924)) isis a Neo-classicalNeo-classical building,building, thethe CatholicCatholic ChurchChurch (1927)(1927) isis Gothic,Gothic, andand thethe MethodistMethodist ChurchChurch (circa(circa 1915)1915) hashas a CraftsmaCraftsmann feel.feel. Description:Description: Subtype:Subtype: SocialSocial BuildingsBuildings SociaSociall buildingsbuildings inin MurrayMurray comecome inin manymany variations.variations. TheThe communitycommunity ofof MurrayMurray hadhad a fullfull complementcomplement ofof buildingsbuildings designeddesigned forfor recreation,recreation, entertainment,entertainment, andand gathering:gathering: theaters,theaters, bowlingbowling alleys,alleys, skatingskating rinks, saloons,saloons, dancedance pavilions,pavilions, andand fraternalfraternal halls. ThoughThough manymany ofof thesethese resourcesresources havehave beenbeen demolisheddemolished,, thethe threethree remainingremaining theaterstheaters onon StateState StreetStreet areare thethe bestbest preserved:preserved: IrisIris TheaterTheater (1915), a castellatedcastellated bricbrickk building;building; thethe newnew IrisIris TheaterTheater (1930),(1930), aann ArArtt DecoDeco brickbrick building,building, andand thethe MurrayMurray TheaterTheater (1938),(1938), anan ArArtt ModerneModerne stuccoedstuccoed buildingbuilding.. Ill.III. Significance:Significance: Murray'sMurray's religiousreligious andand socialsocial buildingsbuildings havehave ssignificancignificancee underunder CriterionCriterion A forfor theirtheir associationassociation witwithh thethe communitycommunity developmentdevelopment ofof MurrayMurray inin thethe first halfhalf ofof thethe twentiethtwentieth century.. ForFor manymany yearsyears afterafter thethe initialinitial settlement,settlement, thethe LOSLDS wardswards servedserved notnot onlyonly asas religiousreligious centers,centers, butbut communitycommunity centerscenters wherewhere picnics,picnics, socials,socials, dances,dances, andand theatricaltheatrical eventsevents werewere held.held. WithWith thethe comingcoming ofof thethe railroadsrailroads andand thethe smelterssmelters toto MurrayMurray beginningbeginning inin thethe 1870s, thethe towntown wentwent fromfrom beingbeing predominatelypredominately LOSLDS toto a moremore eclecticeclectic andand diversediverse society.society. OtherOther churcheschurches camecame inin toto serveserve thethe moremore ethnicallyethnically andand religiouslyreligiously diversediverse community.community. InIn additionaddition alternativealternative formsforms ofof entertainmententertainment (i.e.(i.e. saloonssaloons andand poolpool halls)halls) werweree establestablisheishedd toto serveserve thethe highhigh populationpopulafion ofof singlesingle malemale smeltersmelter workers.workers. GraduallyGradually byby thethe 1920s,1920s, entertainmententertainment becamebecame moremore mainstreammainstream witwithh theaters,theaters, dancedance halls, bowingbowing alleys,alleys, andand skatingskating rinksrinks servingserving immigrantimmigrant andand nonnon immigrant,immigrant, LOSLDS andand non-LOSnon-LDS residentsresidents alike. ThisThis propertyproperty typetype categorycategory hashas thethe highesthighest numbernumber ofof buildingsbuildings potentiallypotentially eligibleeligible forfor nominationnomination underunder CriterionCriterion C,C, asas excellentexcellent examplesexamples ofof particularparticular styles.styles. IV.IV. RegistrationRegistration RequRequirementirementss TheThe followingfollowing criteriacriteria mustmust bebe metmet inin orderorder forfor a propertyproperty toto bebe consideredconsidered eligibleeligible underunder thethe ReligiouReligiouss andand SocialSocial BuildingsBuildings propertyproperty type: 0MB No . 1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParkPark ServiceService ; NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuatioContinuationn SheetSheet «• SectioSectionn No._E_No._F_ PagePage 1144 HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalOMB Not Lake.Lak 1024-0018e County,County. , UtahUtah 1. BuildingBuildingss mustmust bebe constructedconstructed beforebefore 19501950 andand mustmust retainretain theirtheir historichistoric integrity.integrity. ChangesChanges andand additionaddition toto thethe structurestructure mustmust notnot detractdetract fromfrom thethe historicalhistorical character.character. DefiningDefining stylisticstylistic elementselements musmustt remainremain intact.intact. 22.. ThThee overalloverall massingmassing andand scalescale ofof thethe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe maintained.maintained. AcceptablAcceptablee additionsadditions includeinclude thosethose thatthat dodo notnot obscureobscure thethe readingreading ofof thethe originaloriginal portionportion andand areare subordinatesubordinate toto thethe buildingbuilding iinn scalescale andand architecturalarchitectural detail.detail. AdditionAdditionss toto thethe structurestructure thatthat appearappear sensitivesensitive toto andand • distinguishabledisfinguishable fromfrom thethe originaloriginal constructionconstruction willwill bebe consideredconsidered acceptable.acceptable. 3. Fenestration patterns, especially on the principal fa9ade,fagade, must be maintained. Acceptable modifications include replacement of windows with like windowswindows,, maintaining historic window to wall-mass ratios, and bricked-in historic openings that remain discernable. ' -..M , -; v5. - 4.4. OtherOther acceptableacceptable modificationsmodifications includeinclude paintingpainting ofof surfacessurfaces notnot originallyoriginally painted,painted, replacementreplacement ofof roofingroofing,, andand additionaddition ofof elementelementss thatthat maymay bebe easilyeasily removed,removed, suchsuch asas windowwindow canopies.canopies. I.I. NameName ofof PropertPropertyy Type:Type: INDUSTRIALINDUSTRIAL ANANDD COMMERCIALCOMMERCIAL BUILDINGSBUILDINGS OFOF MURRAYMURRAY ' II.II. Description:Description: Subtype:Subtype: IndustrialIndustrial BuildingsBuildings WithWith thethe 19991999 demolitiondemolition ofof buildingsbuildings onon thethe ASARCASARCOO smeltersmelter site,site, onlyonly a handfulhandful ofof historichistoric industrialindustrial buildingsbuildings areare extantextant inin thethe citycity ofof Murray.Murray. TheThe largestlargest outstandingoutstanding examplesexamples areare thethe UtahUtah OreOre SamplingSampling MillMill andand thethe BennionBennion FlourFlour Mill,Mill, bothboth brickbrick structuresstructures witwithh fewfew stylisticstylistic elements.elements. TheseThese buildingsbuildings areare founfoundd nearnear railroadrailroad lineslines andand spurs.spurs. A fewfew smallersmaller lessless significantsignificant industrialindustrial buildingsbuildings cancan bebe foundfound inin thesethese areas,areas, butbut havehave yetyet toto bebe evaluated.evaluated. TheThe JonesJones PlanningPlanning MillMill (later(later expandedexpanded toto serveserve asas a city/countycity/county fire station)station) hashas moremore stylizedstylized detail,detail, butbut hashas alsoalso beenbeen extensivelyextensively remodeled.remodeled. InIn addition,addifion, a fefeww non-buildingnon-building industryindustry structures,structures, suchsuch asas thethe smeltersmelter stacksstacks andand thethe MurrayMurray LaundryLaundry waterwater tower, maymay alsoalso bebe eligible.eligible. Description:Description: Subtype:Subtype: CommercialCommercial BuildingsBuildings AlonAlongg thethe sectionsection ofof StateState StreetStreet betweenbetween 47004700 SouthSouth andand 50005000 SouthSouth cancan bebe foundfound thethe remnantsremnants ofof Murray'sMurray's originaloriginal commercialcommercial businessbusiness district.district. BetweenBetween thethe 1890s1890s andand thethe 1930s,1930s, anan industrialindustrial boomboom combinedcombined withwith anan ambitiousambitious citycity programprogram ofof urbaurbann improvement,improvement, producedproduced a stringstring ofof commercialcommercial ; buildingsbuildings upup andand downdown StateState Street.Street. ApproximatelyApproximately twentytwenty ofof thesethese mostlymostly brickbrick buildingsbuildings stillstill exist.exist. TheyThey areare allall oneone andand two-parttwo-part commercialcommercial blocks. TheThe HarkerHarker BuildingBuilding isis thethe city'scity's tallesttallest atat threethree stories.. InIn general,general, thesethese buildingsbuildings havehave onlyonly modestmodest commercial-stylecommercial-style details,details, forfor exampleexample thethe Warenski-DuvallWarenski-Duvall v CommercialCommercial BuildingBuilding atat 48648677 SouthSouth State,State, witwithh thethe simplesimple presencepresence ofof faceface brickbrick onon thethe fa98defagade a distinguishindistinguishingg feature.feature. OnlyOnly thosethose buildingsbuildings housinghousing theaterstheaters (the(the twotwo IrisIris TheatersTheaters andand thethe MurrayMurray Theater)Theater) havehave a moremore distinctivedistinctive style.style. UnfortunatelyUnfortunately manymany ofof thesethese buildingsbuildings havehave beenbeen "slip-covered""slip-covered" oorr hadhad theirtheir mainmain floor storefrontsstorefronts altered.altered. InterestinglyInterestingly historichistoric integrityintegrity isis greatergreater atat thethe secondsecond storystory levellevel.. SecondSecond floors werewere usedused forfor storagestorage space,space, professionalprofessional offices,offices, andand inin thethe earlyearly yearsyears housedhoused thethe familyfamily •' ofof thethe building'sbuilding's owner.owner. A fewfew ofof Murray'sMurray's survivingsurviving commercialcommercial buildingsbuildings stillstill havehave residentialresidential rentalrental unitsunits onon thethe secondsecond floor.floor. A numbernumber ofof smallersmaller commercialcommercial buildingsbuildings areare notnot onon StateState Street,Street, butbut mostmost areare locatedlocated nearnear downtowndowntown Murray.Murray. 0MBOMB No,. 1024-0018,1024-0018, •' UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.£_No._F_ PagePage 1§15 HistoricHistoricResourceso Resources off MurrayMurray City,, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah Ill.III. Significance:Significance: BecausBecausee MurrayMurray''s industrialindustrial andand commercialcommercial buildingsbuildings areare thethe bestbest physicalphysical evidenceevidence ofof Murray'sMurray's transformationtransformation intointo anan urbanurban center,center, significancesignificance forfor thesethese buildingsbuildings wilwilll bebe underunder CriterionCriterion AA.. TheThe factfact thatthat onlyonly halfhalf ofof Murray'sMurray's historichistoric commercialcommercial buildingsbuildings remainremain isis alsoalso significant.significant. WhileWhile thethe depressiondepression andand thethe smeltersmelter closureclosure maymay havehave startedstarted thethe decldeclininee ofof Murray'sMurray's commercialcommercial businessbusiness district,district, itit wawass thethe arrivalarrival ofof thethe subdivisionssubdivisions andand mallsmalls thatthat finally causedcaused thethe decentralizationdecentralization ofof Murray'sMurray's centralcentral businessbusiness district.district. OnlyOnly a fewfew examplesexamples woulwouldd possiblypossibly qualifyqualify underunder CrCriterioiterionn C forfor havinghaving thethe distinctivedisfinctive characteristicscharacteristics ofof anan architecturalarchitectural stylestyle.. IV.IV. RegRegistratioistrationn RequirementsRequirements TheThe followingfollowing criteriacriteria mustmust bebe metmet inin orderorder forfor a propertyproperty toto bebe consideredconsidered eligibleeligible underunder thethe IndustrialIndustrial andand CommercialCommercial BuildingsBuildings propertyproperty typetype:: 1.1. BuildingsBuildings mustmust bebe constructedconstructed beforebefore 19501950 andand mustmust retainretain theirtheir historichistoric integrity.integrity. ChangesChanges andand additionaddition toto thethe structurestructure mustmust notnot detractdetract fromfrom thethe historicalhistorical character.character. DefiningDefining stylisticstylistic elementselements ,, musmustt remainremain intact.intact. , 2.2, ' TheThe overalloverall massingmassing andand scalescale ofof thethe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe maintained.maintained. AcceptableAcceptable additionsadditions includeinclude thosethose thatthat dodo notnot obscureobscure thethe readingreading ofof thethe originaloriginal footprintfootprint andand areare subordinatesubordinate toto thethe buildingbuilding • inin scalescale andand architecturalarchitectural detail.detail. ExpansionsExpansions thatthat allowedallowed thethe buildingsbuildings toto functionfunction duringduring thethe historichistoric periodperiod areare acceptable.acceptable. Non-historicNon-historic additionsadditions toto thethe structurestructure thatthat appearappear sensitivesensitive toto andand distinguishabledistinguishable fromfrom thethe originaloriginal constructionconstruction willwill bebe consideredconsidered acceptable. 3. FenestrationFenestration patterns,patterns, especiallyespecially onon thethe principalprincipal fa9adefagade, mustmust bebe maintained.maintained. TheThe overalloverall fenestrationfenestration andand storefrontsstorefronts ofof commercialcommercial propertiesproperties mustmust bebe maintained.maintained. AlterationAlterationss overover timetime werewere common duedue toto thethe needneed forfor businessesbusinesses toto possesspossess a contemporarycontemporary appearance.appearance. AcceptableAcceptable modificationsmodifications maymay includeinclude replacementreplacement ofof woodwood withwith aluminumaluminum oror steelsteel framesframes asas longlong asas thethe overalloverall openingopening ofof thethe windowwindow remainsremains asas itit wawass historically.historically. TheThe covercoveriningg oorr obscuringobscuring ofof transomtransom windowswindows maymay bebe consideredconsidered acceptableacceptable ifif thethe remainderremainder ofof thethe buildingbuilding detaildetail isis sufficientsufficient toto provideprovide ththee architecturalarchitectural charactercharacter ofof thethe buildingbuilding duringduring thethe historichistoric periodperiod.. ModificationsModifications toto sideside oror rearrear openingsopenings couldcould bebe acceptableacceptable ifif thethe wallwall toto openingopening ratioratio isis notnot substantiallysubstantially altered. A doordoor oror windowwindow thatthat hashas beenbeen brickedbricked in, butbut whicwhichh a discernablediscernable outlineoutline couldcould bebe acceptable.acceptable. OnOn thethe upperupper floor ofof principalprincipal elevationselevations thethe windowwindow toto wall-masswall-mass ratioratio shouldshould bebe maintained. 4.. MinorMinor alterationsalterations maymay bbee acceptableacceptable whichwhich thethe originaloriginal character-definingcharacter-defining architecturalarchitectural featuresfeatures areare maintainedmaintained toto a greatgreat degree.degree. AcceptablAcceptablee modificationsmodifications includeinclude paintingpainting ofof surfacessurfaces notnot originallyoriginally paintedpainted andand thethe coveringcovering ofof minorminor features.features. ElementsElements thatthat maymay bebe easilyeasily removed,removed, suchsuch asas windowwindow canopies,canopies, wouldwould notnot necessarnecessarilily renderrender a buildingbuilding ineligible. 55.. TheThe removalremoval oror coveringcovering ofof majormajor architecturalarchitectural featuresfeatures withwith non-historicnon-historic sidingsiding thatthat obscuresobscures thethe originaloriginal detailingdetailing maymay renderrender a buildingbuilding ineligible.ineligible. IfIf thethe non-historicnon-historic sidingsiding simulatessimulates thethe historichistoric fabricfabric andand doesdoes notnot significantlysignificantly impactimpact thethe charactercharacter ofof thethe building,building, itit maymay bebe anan acceptableacceptable changechange.. c ; 0MBOMB No,. 1024-0018,1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ooff thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService • NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectionSection No.£_No._F_ PagePage 1166 HistoriHistoricc ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, 1850-1950,1850-1950, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, UtahUtah II.. NameName ofof PropertyProperty Type:Type: PUBLIPUBLICC BUILDINGSBUILDINGS ; II.II. Description:Description: PublicPublic buildingsbuildings inin Murray,Murray, asas inin mostmost otherother communitiescommunities inin thethe state,state, havehave beenbeen demolisheddemolished andand ;,' replacedreplaced byby moremore modernmodern structures.structures. OfOf thethe manymany civiccivic projectsprojects completedcompleted byby MurrayMurray inin thethe firstfirst halfhalf ofof . • thethe twentiethtwentieth centurycentury onlyonly a fewfew examplesexamples remain:remain: threethree schoolschool buildingsbuildings, twotwo firefire stations, a powerpower plant,plant, a hospital,hospital, andand a CarnegieCarnegie library. MostMost havehave beenbeen alteredaltered andand onlyonly threethree (one(one schoolschool building, thethe powerpower plantplant,, anandd thethe hospital}hospital) areare usedused foforr theirtheir originaloriginal purpose.purpose. TheseThese buildingsbuildings areare anan eclecticeclectic mixmix ofof buildingbuilding typestypes andand thethe prevailingprevailing popularpopular stylestyle ofof thethe periodperiod (e(e.g.g.. Classical,Classical, VictorianVictorian Eclectic,Eclectic, PWAPWA Moderne,Moderne, etc.).etc.). WithWith thethe exceptionexception ofof thethe BonnyviewBonnyview School,School, mostmost areare foundfound nearnear thethe historichistoric downtowndowntown areaarea.. ' SomeSome non-buildingnon-building structuresstructures associatedassociated withwith publicpublic worksworks projects,projects, suchsuch asas thosethose foundfound inin MurrayMurray Park,Park, maymay alsoalso bebe eligible.eligible. Ill.III. Significance:Significance: InIn manymany waysways,, MurrayMurray CityCity iiss similarsimilar toto mostmost otherother communitiescommunities inin thethe area,area, whicwhichh havehave beebeenn completelycompletely subsumedsubsumed byby SaltSalt LakeLake suburbansuburban sprawl.sprawl. However,However, MurrayMurray hashas a uniqueunique oneone hundredhundred year-oldyear-old traditiontradition > ofof strongstrong locallocal governmentgovernment andand communitycommunity identity.identity. TheThe publicpublic buildingsbuildings andand publicpublic worksworks projectsprojects ofof MurrayMurray areare significantsignificant underunder CriterionCriterion A forfor theirtheir associationassociation witwithh thethe community-buildingcommunity-building eraera ofof postpost- incorporationincorporation Murray,, 1902-1950. ProbablyProbably onlyonly oneone building,building, thethe exceptionallyexceptionally artistic MurrayMurray HospitalHospital Clinic,Clinic, wouldwould qualifyqualify underunder CriterionCriterion C. IV. RegistrationRegistration RequirementsRequirements v TheThe followingfollowing criteriacriteria mustmust bebe metmet inin orderorder forfor a propertyproperty toto bebe consideredconsidered eligibleeligible underunder thethe PublicPublic BuildingsBuildings propertyproperty type: 1.t, BuildingsBuildings mustmust bebe constructedconstructed betweenbetween 19021902 andand 1950,1950, andand mustmust retainretain theirtheir historichistoric integrity.integrity. ChangesChanges andand additionaddition toto thethe structurestructure mustmust notnot detractdetract fromfrom thethe historicalhistorical character.character. DefiningDefining stylisticstylistic elementselements mustmust remainremain intact.intact. 22.. TheThe overalloverall massingmassing andand scalescale ofof thethe buildingbuilding mustmust bebe maintained.maintained. AcceptablAcceptablee additionsadditions includeinclude thosthosee thatthat dodo notnot obscureobscure thethe readingreading ofof thethe originaloriginal footprintfootprint andand areare subordinatesubordinate toto thethe buildbuildiningg inin scalescale andand architecturalarchitectural detail.detail. AdditionAdditionss toto thethe structurestructure thatthat appearappear sensitivesensitive toto andand distinguishabledistinguishable frofromm thethe originaloriginal constructionconstruction wilwilll bebe consideredconsidered acceptable.acceptable. * 3. FenestrationFenestration patterns,patterns, especiallyespecially onon thethe principalprincipal fa<;ade,fagade, mustmust bebe maintained. AcceptableAcceptable modificationsmodifications includeinclude replacementreplacement ofof windowswindows withwith likelike windows,windows, maintainingmaintaining historichistoric windowwindow ttoo : wall-masswall-mass ratios,ratios, andand bricked-inbricked-in historichistoric openingsopenings thatthat remainremain discernable.discernable. 44.. ; OtherOther acceptableacceptable modificationsmodifications includeinclude paintingpainting ofof surfacessurfaces notnot originallyoriginally painted,painted, andand elementselements thatthat maymay bebe easilyeasily removed,removed, suchsuch asas windowindoww canopies. 0MBOMB NNoo. 1024-0018,1024-0018, UnitedUnited StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof thethe InteriorInterior NationalNational ParkPark ServiceService NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectioSectionn No.Q_No._G_ PagePage 1177 HHistoriistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray CCityity,, 1850-1950, SaSallt LakeLake County,, UtahUtah G.G. GEOGRAPHICALGEOGRAPHICAL DATADATA TheThe boundarboundarieiess ofof thethe areaarea coveredcovered byby ththiis MultipleMultiple PropertyProperty NomNominatioinationn areare thethe currentcurrent citycity llimitimitss ofof MurMurrayray.. 0OMMB No,. 1024--00181024-0018., UniteUnitedd StatesStates DepartmentDepartment ofof ththee InteriorInterior NationaNationall ParParkk ServiceService National Register of Historic PlacesPlaces National Register of Historic is. ContinuationContinuation SheetSheet SectioSectionn No.iNo._!:!_i PagePage 1188 HistorHistoriic ResourceResourcess ooff MurraMurrayy CityCity,, 1850-1950,, SalSaltt LakLakee County,County, UtahUtah HH.. 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ThThee contextcontextss werweree alsalsoo expandeexpandedd ttoo includeinclude ththee newlynewly eligibleligiblee buildingsbuildings frofromm thethe 1940s1940s anandd earlearlyy 1950s.. ResearchResearch foforr ththee historihistoricc contexcontextt wawass basebasedd oonn primarprimaryy sourcesourcess sucsuchh aass citcityy directoriesdirectories anandd SanborSanbornn maps, bubutt alsalsoo twotwo secondarysecondary sources,sources, TheThe HistorHistoryy ofof MurraMurrayy CityCity andand BetweeBetweenn thethe Cottonwoods,, botbothh publishedpublished byby ththee MurraMurrayy CitCityy CorporationCorporation.. ThThee propertiesproperties chosenchosen ttoo bebe includedincluded withiwithinn ththee MurrayMurray CitCityy MultipleMultiple PropertyProperty NominatioNominationn wilwilll representrepresent ththee bestbest remainingremaining exampleexampless frofromm a broadbroad rangrangee ofof propertyproperty typestypes.. 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MAJORMAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICBIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCESREFERENCES ArchitecturaArchitecturall SurveySurvey DataData forfor Murray.Murray. ReportReport producedproduced byby thethe UtaUtahh StateState HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation OfficeOffice.. Broschinsky,Broschinsky, Korral.Korral. ValleyValley CenterCenter Subdivision:Subdivision: thethe TransformationTransformation ofof MurrayMurray City,City, Utah.Utah. TMs,TMs, 19921992.. HistoricHistoric ResourcesResources ofof MurrayMurray City,City, Utah,Utah, 1849-1941,1849-1941, NationalNational RegisterRegister ofof HistoricHistoric PlacesPlaces MultipleMultiple PropertyProperty ;. , DocumentatioDocumentationn Form,Form, a formform preparedprepared byby DavidDavid L.L. Shirer,Shirer, NovemberNovember 19891989.. Johnson,Johnson, G.G. Wesley,Wesley, andand DavidDavid Schirer.Schirer. BetweenBetween thethe Cottonwoods:Cottonwoods: MurrayMurray CityCity inin Transition.Transition. SaltSalt LakeLake CityCity andand ProvoProvo,, Utah:Utah: TimpanogosTimpanogos ResearchResearch AssociatesAssociates,, 19921992.. McCormick,McCormick, JohnJohn S,S, ed.ed. MurrayMurray HistoricHistoric Showcase:Showcase: a representationrepresentation ofof architecturallyarchitecturally andand historicallyhistorically significantsignificant buildingsbuildings builtbuilt beforebefore 1920.1920. Murray,, Utah: MurrayMurray CityCity andand MurrayMurray ArtArtss AdvisorAdvisoryy Board, 1994.. MetropolitanMetropolitan Engineers,Engineers, Inc.Inc. Map,Map, MurrayMurray City, SaltSalt LakeLake County,County, Utah.Utah. SaltSalt LakeLake City,City, Utah:Utah: MetropolitanMetropolitan EngineersEngineers,, 19521952.. MurrayMurray CityCity anandd MurrayMurray ArtArtss AdvisorAdvisoryy BoardBoard.. MurrayMurray HistoryHistory Inventory.. MurrayMurray City,City, UtahUtah:: MurrayMurray CitCityy andand MurrayMurray ArtArtss AdvisorAdvisoryy Board,Board, [1994][1994].. 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VariouVariouss yearsyears.. SanbornSanborn FireFire InsuranceInsurance Maps, Murray,Murray, Utah,Utah, 19111911 andand 1942.1942. AvailablAvailablee atat thethe UtahUtah StateState HistoricalHistorical Society.Society. Schirer,Schirer, DavidDavid L.L. "The"The CulturalCultural DynamicsDynamics ofof Urbanization: MurrayMurray City,City, Utah,Utah, 1897-1919."1897-1919." Master'sMaster's thesis, . UniversityUniversity ofof Utah,Utah, 1991.1991 . ______. "Historic" Historic ResourcesResources ofof Murray,Murray, 1849-1941."1849-1941." DraftDraft MultipleMulfiple PropertyProperty Nomination.Nomination. UtahUtah HistoricHistoric PreservationPreservation Office,Office, 1988.1988. National Register of Historic Places Note to the record Additional Documentation: 2015 RECEIVED 2280 l'f.> f/f lL NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01 /2009) MAY 2 2 2015 OMBNo. 1024-0018 /'. United States Department of the Interior lP.D) National Park Service Nat. Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property ~tlMWiA~fliftfliQeorm This form is used for documenting property groups relating to one or several historic contexts. See instructions in National Register Bulletin How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (formerly 16B). Complete each item by entering the requested information. For additional space, use continuation sheets (Form 10-900-a) . Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer to complete all items New Submission X Amended Submission A. Name of Multiple Property Listing Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1850 - 1967 B. Associated Historic Contexts Early Residential and Agricultural Buildings of Murray, 1850- 1910 Americanization of Murray's Residential Architecture, 1902 -1965 Murray's Subdivision Development Boom Period, 1946- 1967 Religious, Social and Cultural Buildings of Murray, 1850 - 1967 Industrial and Commercial Buildings of Murray, 1869 - 1967 Public Resources of Murray, 1902 - 1967 C. Form Prepared by name/title Korral Broschinsky / Preservation Documentation Resource organization prepared for Murray City Corporation date December 20, 2012 street & number 4874 S. Taylors Park Drive telephone 801-913-5645 city or town ____T_ay_l_or _s_v_ill_e_, _U_ta_h______s_ ta_t_e __U_t_ah ___ z_ i~p_c_o_d_e_ 8_4_1_2_3 __ e-mail [email protected] D. Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended , I hereby certify that this documentation form meets the National Register documentation standards and sets forth requirements for the listing of related properties consistent with the National Register criteria. This submission meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR 60 and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archeology andJ:iistoric Preservation . ~ S ootiooati she,t.ffiF> Signature (.,(µ "O~v;~ o I hereby certify that this multiple property documentation form has been approved by the National Register as a basis for eva lu ating related properties for listing in the National Register. oafe of Action NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1859 – 1967 Salt Lake County, Utah Name of Multiple Property Listing State Table of Contents for Written Narrative Provide the following information on continuation sheets. Cite the letter and title before each section of the narrative. Assign page numbers according to the instructions for continuation sheets in National Register Bulletin How to Complete the Multiple Property Documentation Form (formerly 16B). Fill in page numbers for each section in the space below. Page Numbers E. Statement of Historic Contexts 3 - 17 Introduction 3 Early Residential and Agricultural Buildings of Murray, 1850 – 1910 4 – 7 Americanization of Murray’s Residential Architecture, 1902 – 1965 7 – 9 Murray’s Subdivision Development Boom Period, 1946 – 1967 9 – 10 Religious, Social and Cultural Buildings of Murray, 1850 – 1967 10 – 12 Industrial and Commercial Buildings of Murray, 1869 – 1967 12 – 15 Public Resources of Murray, 1902 – 1967 15 – 17 Post-Historic Period Development, 1968 – 2012 17 F. Associated Property Types 18 - 30 Introduction 18 Residential Buildings and Associated Secondary Buildings/Structures 19 – 25 Religious, Social and Cultural Buildings 25 – 26 Industrial and Commercial Buildings 26 – 28 Public Resources 28 – 30 G. Geographical Data 31 H. Summary of Identification and Evaluation Methods 31 I. Major Bibliographical References 32-33 Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C.460 et seq.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, PO Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 3 Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1850 – 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah E. STATEMENT OF HISTORIC CONTEXTS Introduction The following statement of historic context is an amended submission intended to replace the Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah Multiple Property Documentation form approved by the National Register of Historic Places in June 2000. The original Murray MPS documentation covered the historic period from 1850 to 1950 and provided historic contexts for three major periods of development in Murray. Since that time, a large percentage of the city’s housing stock and other buildings are now eligible for the National Register of Historic Places within a fourth period of development: a post-World War II subdivision boom that transformed the isolated agricultural/industrial town into a suburban bedroom community within the greater Salt Lake City metropolitan area. Murray has undergone four major periods of historic development. The first was a period of agrarian settlement lasting from 1848 to 1869. The second was an industrial boom following the coming of the railroad and the establishment of several smelters in the area. Though agriculture continued in Murray for some time, the agrarian economy was increasingly supplanted by industry and commerce. The second period lasted from 1870 to 1931, the year the Great Depression reached Murray. This period also included the beginning of a community-building period after Murray’s incorporation in 1902. The third period of development began with the depression and ended in 1950. The year 1950 marked the closure of the last smelter in the city, and also coincided with the beginning of the transformation of the city from an independent industrial town to a bedroom community for nearby Salt Lake City. As the “hub of the Salt Lake Valley,” the city’s motto for many decades, Murray City’s fourth period of historic development was characterized by a steady increase in subdivision and retail development similar to what would eventually take place in all of Salt Lake Valley’s outlying communities. Because Murray was an established municipality with a solid infrastructure, beginning in the late 1940s, the area was the first independent city to attract multiple large-scale developers. During this period, the development model of the city was based on the single-family residential subdivision. After 1967, large-scale residential development in Murray shifted toward apartment and condominium complexes. For this reason, 1967 has been selected as the end of the period of historic significance in this amended submission. In addition to expanding the period of significance to include this important fourth phase of the city’s development, this document also provides context for several neighborhoods that were annexed into Murray City after the approval of the MPS documentation form in 2000. Although, most of the original MPS document text is reproduced in this amended submission, several minor revisions, such as noting the demolition of a few buildings referenced in the original form, have been made. Due to the mixed nature of the city’s economy and building stock, the original historic contexts, which group the city’s historic resources by property type, have been retained and expanded as needed. Inclusive dates for each context overlap the major periods of development, but represent the most comprehensive method for grouping the city’s history resources. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 4 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Early Residential and Agricultural Buildings of Murray, 1850 - 1910 The settlement of the area now incorporated as Murray City began soon after the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS or Mormon) began arriving in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. Mormon pioneers quickly spread out from Salt Lake City in search of suitable agricultural land. The grasslands south of Salt Lake had abundant water and reasonably flat topography. Native Americans in the area were nomadic and had few altercations with the settlers. By 1848 a settlement within the area later to be known as Murray was established eight miles south of Salt Lake City. A community of scattered farmsteads originally extended from the Big Cottonwood Creek to the southern end of the Salt Lake Valley, east to the Wasatch Mountains, and west to the Jordan River. The earliest settlers chose parcels of land primarily along the Big and Little Cottonwood creeks.1 Only a portion of this original settlement, referred to as South Cottonwood between the 1860s and 1890s, would later be incorporated as the city of Murray. Along the north boundary of Murray, the pioneers near the Big Cottonwood Creek were associated with the Millcreek settlements. The settlers who lived near Little Cottonwood Creek in the far southeast corner of the current Murray boundaries were associated with the settlement known as Union.2 The land proved suitable for raising cereal grains and dairy cattle, at least at subsistence level, and within a few years a small community of loosely associated farmsteads was thriving. Unlike most Utah towns, the Murray area was not platted on a grid, but grew following established transportation corridors. For example, in the 1860s and 1870s, the teams of oxen hauling granite blocks for the Salt Lake Temple followed Vine Street to the Territorial Road (today’s State Street), which became the main north-south corridor through Murray.3 Other roads led to neighboring communities where farms were clustered near the creeks or around springs. For example, today’s 4800 South, which runs east to west through the city center began in the 1850s as little more than a cow path between South Cottonwood (later Murray) and Taylorsville, a community of farmsteads situated west of the Jordan River. The dwellings of the first settlers were dugouts in the hillsides, log cabins and small adobe houses. The Labrum log cabin hidden behind a later home on 900 East is a rare extant example from this period. The typical farmstead had a modest house with a barn, a granary, and several coops or pens. Murray’s first brickyard, established in the 1860s, provided settlers with the chance to build more substantial housing, and many of the earlier dwellings were relegated to outbuildings. The cross wing with a modest amount of Victorian Eclectic decoration would become the most popular housing type in Murray by the turn of the century. The early settlement era lasted approximately twenty years, during which time about fifty families settled in the area. Farming consisted mainly of raising grains to be consumed either by the family or their livestock. Settlers would often work together on cooperative ventures such as livestock herding and irrigation projects. Church meetings, social events, and schooling occurred primarily in the homes of individuals or small log and adobe buildings. South Cottonwood did not last long as an isolated rural community. In the 1860s valuable minerals were discovered in the canyons to the east and west. With its abundant water and central location it developed quickly into an 1 General information on the history of Murray has been taken from two sources: The History of Murray City, 1976, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Murray City Corporation, printed by Stanway/Wheelwright Printing Co., 1976); and Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1849-1941, National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, a draft form prepared by David L. Shirer, November 1989. 2 This neighborhood was included in the most recent series of annexations Murray between 2001 and 2003. 3 According to one source, State Street in Murray was also called “String Street” for the string of houses, and later “Gold Street” because of the smelters. History of Murray: 472. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 5 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah industrial center, and the industry of choice was smelting. Between 1869 and 1872, five separate smelting operations were established in the Murray area, with others in the nearby communities of Midvale and Sandy. The arrival of the railroad in 1870 made the smelting operations not only possible, but also profitable. Several area farmers were able to sell their land to the smelters. Hundreds of workers, mostly single men from Greece, Sweden, and a number of eastern European counties, came to Murray. Many eventually settled in Murray to raise families. As the smelters expanded the community’s economic base, many of Murray’s early subsistence farmers became merchants to serve the city’s increasing population of smelter workers. In 1883, Harry Haynes, the community’s postmaster, submitted the name Murray (after the territorial governor, Eli Murray) for the town’s official postal designation.4 The name Murray eventually was established over competing designations such as South Cottonwood and Franklin Station, and was given to the city after incorporation in 1902.5 At the time of incorporation the boundaries of the city extended from approximately 4500 South to 5600 South, and 900 East to 900 West, with a small commercial district located at State and Vine Streets. A large annexation in 1905 expanded the city to its approximate boundaries through most of the twentieth century: 4500 South to the north, 6400 South to the south, 900 East, and the Jordan River. In the late twentieth century, a series of annexations expanded the city in small increments to the north, west, and south. Two annexations in 2001 and 2003 on the east side increased the physical size of the city by approximately twenty-percent, including all the neighborhoods between 900 East and the Van Winkle Expressway. During the early agricultural and industrial period, the city had two distinct populations: the farmers living on their original homesteads, and those living near the commercial business district where the economy was driven primarily by the smelter industry. The farmsteads were located along the main transportation routes. The best surviving example is the Henry J. Wheeler Farm at 6343 S. 900 East. Wheeler Farm is a 75-acre farm that has been preserved as a living history museum by Salt Lake County as one of the few remaining farmsteads in the valley that has not been lost to subdivision development.6 The MacKay House at 1200 W. Bullion Street, built in 1902, remains on a large portion of farmland west of the Jordan River in Murray. Though no large parcels of intact acreage are left on Winchester Street (6400 South), several scattered homes and the street name are reminders of the Winchester family who homesteaded at the southwest boundary of the city. Many of the early farming families developed enclaves of historic homes that are extant. The Walton House, built in 1899, at 5197 S. Wesley Road, is the largest of several homes owned by the Walton and Huffaker families, now part of a subdivision cul-de-sac on Murray’s east side.7 Many of these enclaves are located just off main transportation corridors and are identified as “lanes” by the family name. Examples include Wahlquist Lane (a polygamous enclave), Malstrom Lane, and Goff Lane. Brown Street, Cherry Street, and McCleary Avenue (now 150 West) are examples that are only partially intact due to later commercial or industrial development. Some early Murray farmhouses were completely subsumed by late twentieth-century subdivision development. For example, several residences of the Lester and Snarr families are extant along Germania Avenue, but one home that was setback from the street is now nearly indistinguishable from its late 1980s suburban neighbors. Only a few farmhouses retain their associated agricultural buildings. For example, the Litson House, a Victorian cottage at 6340 S. Mt. Vernon Drive, blends in with its ranch house neighbors, but the property includes an intact brick granary. 4 Haynes also submitted the name Custer, which was rejected by the USPS. 5 The name Franklin has variant spellings in historic records (e.g. Franklyn and Francklyn). 6 Wheeler Farm is located within the eastside annexed portion of Murray. The Henry J. Wheeler Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 (#76001832). A complete list of NRHP properties within Murray City can be found in Section H. 7 The Wesley and Frances Walton House is also located within the annexed east side. It was listed on the NRHP in 1995 (#95000983). The enclave includes a small family cemetery. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 6 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah The farmstead and family enclave development model remained essentially intact throughout Murray until around 1910. After this point of time, many of the homesteads were subdivided with infill housing built for family members and others. Some of the larger homesteads transitioned from subsistence farming to production agriculture. One is example is the Erekson dairy property, which remained intact until the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original pioneer-era home is extant at 705 E. Erekson View Circle, as well as an early Arts & Crafts bungalow at 5786 S. Erekson Lane. The second population of Murray emerged after the establishment of the first smelters in the late 1860s and early 1870s. By the turn of the twentieth century, a number of factors had changed the face of the community: the smelting industry was in full force, a thriving urban center and business district had been established, the fledgling city government was engaged in a number of improvement projects, and the population in general was abandoning agricultural in favor of more lucrative employment. The population of Murray grew from 3,302 in 1900 to 4,057 in 1910. Much of the growth was spurred by a large influx of immigrant smelters workers. Many of the early settlers who lived near the emerging commercial center sold their land to the smelters. Others became merchants and artisans for the burgeoning population, and built substantial family homes near their businesses in town. Edward Warenski built a brick Victorian cottage at 4841 S. State Street, next to the family saloon and general store. Arthur and Lovenia Townsend built a brick home in 1903 at 4843 S. Poplar Street just behind the family’s Murray Mercantile on State Street. There were also several business owners who lived a more urban lifestyle with housing above their shops. Emil and Martha Carlson raised twelve children while living over the family bicycle repair shop in a 1903 brick commercial block at 4889 S. State Street.8 The primary land owners of the west half of the commercial business district were members of the Cahoon family. John P. Cahoon started several industries, most notably a lumberyard and a brickyard that sold materials to the smelters. Cahoon and his partner, Harry Haynes, platted the first subdivision in Murray, the Cahoon & Haynes Addition in 1888 (unrecorded) on seventeen acres around Poplar Street in downtown Murray. This early subdivision developed slowly over the subsequent four decades.9 John and his wife, Elizabeth, Cahoon built a 2½-story foursquare mansion at 4899 S. Poplar Street in 1899.10 A later effort, the Miller-Cahoon Addition, platted in 1910 was slightly more successful with several tract Victorian cottages, mostly occupied by smelter workers, built along south Box Elder Street. Private individuals built a number of houses, cottages, and duplexes to house smelter employees in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Murray. Christian Berger, and his son, John, sold a large portion of the family holdings to the Germania Lead Works in 1872. The Berger family had homes in a family enclave known as Berger Lane. The family later built approximately twenty houses and a recreation hall for smelter workers west of the railroads, between 170 and 300 West, approximately 4850 to 4950 South. This community was known as Bergertown.11 In the late nineteenth century, the majority of Murray’s immigrant smelter workers lived in shantytowns or in boarding houses. Around the time of Murray City’s incorporation in 1902, there was a community-wide response to 8 The above examples are all located within the Murray Downtown Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 (#06000928). 9 A similarly slow pattern of development occurred in the Bamberger Addition, platted in 1891 and located, north of 4800 South. 10 The John P. Cahoon House was listed on the NRHP in 1983 (#83003186). 11 Faces: 44. The name was also associated with a shantytown that grew in the area. Three extant homes possibly date from this period: the Berger home at 179 W. Berger Lane, the Gilbert home at 184 W. Berger Lane, and 209 W. 5th Avenue (possibly one of the smelter worker homes). NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 7 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah the squalid conditions present in the shantytowns nestled near the smelter’s slag heaps. The conditions prompted several prominent land owners to build better housing. In 1902, the American Smelting & Refining Company (ASARCO) consolidated the remaining smaller smelters into one facility. The Wood family built several cottages just south of the ASARCO plant along Woodrow in 1910. Under pressure from the community, the ASARCO smelter built fourteen worker cottages and a community center along 5325 South in 1911. Outside of the downtown area, only a few remnants of smelter worker housing remain. The main exception is a handful of homes associated with the Highland Boy, a copper smelter, which operated from 1899 to 1908 around 5400 South and Bullion Street (800 West). There are two tracts of extant Victorian cottages along 700 West that were built during the Highland Boy’s operation. In addition, anecdotal evidence suggests that many of the frame cottages near the smelters were moved to other locations within the city after each smelter was shut down. One frame example from the Highland Boy area was relocated to 4906 S. Wasatch Street near the downtown business district. The relocated house at 151 W. 5300 South was probably associated with the nearby ASARCO smelter. Relocations may have occurred as late as the 1950s after the ASARCO closure in 1950.12 Americanization of Murray’s Residential Architecture, 1902 - 1965 Though agriculture continued in some measure after the turn of the century—a few family farms consolidated for specialized production (truck farms, dairy farms, poultry ranches, etc.)—aside from their vegetable gardens and modest orchards, most Murray residents were living an urban or suburban lifestyle. The city received partial electric service by the 1880s, and in 1897 the Progress Company established a power plant in Murray that supplied power not only to Murray, but several neighboring communities. Murray City established its own municipal plant in 1913, and in 1925 took over the Progress Company’s Murray facilities. Telephone service reached Murray in 1887 with an exchange established in 1903. In 1893 the Salt Lake Rapid Transit Company began operating an electric streetcar line between downtown Salt Lake City and Murray. Portions of State Street were macadamized prior to 1895, and the street was paved for automobile traffic by the 1920s. Part of the impetus for city incorporation in 1902 was the founding of the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO) complex, which swallowed up all the smaller smelters and would dominate the city’s economy in the first half of the twentieth century. Salt Lake County recognized the incorporation election results as official on November 25, 1902, and the city was officially recognized as a Third Class City by the State of Utah on January 3, 1903.13 There are several factors that account for a general change in residential architecture in Murray after 1902. The first was the popularity of house styles taken from the pages of pattern books. Bungalows replaced the Victorian cottage as the most popular house type in Murray by 1915. The Period Revival cottage replaced the bungalow in popularity by the late 1920s. Most examples are found in small tract neighborhoods near the city center or as infill on subdivided family farms along the main transportation routes. The proximity of the railroads and smelters discouraged residential development west of State Street, so the initial growth of the city moved into the family farms east of State Street between Vine Street and 4800 South. A neighborhood with a few Victorian cottages, but mostly bungalows and period revival cottages emerged between Center Street and Glen Street. This neighborhood was home to mostly retail merchants, businessmen, professionals, service workers, and civic leaders, who lived with their families close to Murray’s downtown. Many of the homes were tract housing stock, but there were notable exceptions 12 The anecdotal evidence comes from interviews conducted during a 1994 inventory of historic homes in Murray. More intensive-level research will be needed to identify these resources. 13 The year 1902 is used as a point of reference in this document, note only for the incorporation vote, but also the establishment of the ASARCO smelter in Murray. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 8 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah such as the two-story foursquare at 4928 S. Wasatch Street (1908) and the Art Moderne house at 4851 S. Atwood Boulevard (1938).14 As roads improved outside of the business district, the residents became more mobile and bungalows, period cottages, and other infill housing stock was constructed throughout the city, primarily along the transportation routes. Some notable examples of bungalow infill include the house at 135 W Winchester, which has an original barn on the property (circa 1915); 815 E. Vine Street in a brick bungalow with a matching garage sitting on several acres of former farmland (circa 1922); 820 E. 5600 South is a large Arts & Crafts bungalow (circa 1913), and the clipped- gable cottage at 1776 E. 6400 South is a hybrid-bungalow (1927). A number of beautifully maintained period revival cottages are scattered throughout the city: 187 E. 5600 South (stucco, circa 1925); 1697 E. Vine Street (brick 1938), 388 E 5900 South (brick with stained-glass windows, circa 1928). Most of the infill houses were built by the descendants of the early landowners; however, many of the immigrants who came to work in the smelter moved away from the city center to work the land. For example, several Italian immigrants built houses and established vegetable farms along east 4800 South. The Tadehara family built a home on 700 West, and managed the largest of several Japanese-owned truck farms in the southwest quadrant of the city. Beginning in the early 1940s, most infill housing stock in Murray resembled the small houses based on “Minimal Traditional” designs produced by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The FHA published the “Principles of Planning Small Houses” in 1936 to encourage home construction and ownership.15 The modest, easy-to-build designs, which could be constructed with limited resources, had an influence not only on infill housing stock in Murray through the 1940s, but also informed the housing in Murray’s earliest subdivisions (see below). After the early 1950s, the majority of infill houses were ranch/rambler style brick houses. The new housing types that emerged in the first half of the twentieth century also influenced the style of remodeling for many older homes. Murray has numerous examples of nineteenth-century houses with bungalow porches, period revival entry ways, or ranch-style picture windows. As a commercial and civic center, Murray City thrived in the first three decades of the twentieth century; however the smelter industry which had been the economic base of the community was in decline. The commercial business district reached its zenith of urbanization in 1930. Included during this period was the construction of two large commercial blocks that have apartments on the upper floor. The three-story Harker Building on the west side of State Street, built in 1920, had apartments above the storefronts. Across the street from Harker Building, the Duvall family built complex commercial block that featured the Iris movie theater, three storefronts, and apartments above.16 By 1931, when the Great Depression hit Utah in full force, ASARCO was forced to lay off most of its workforce. For this reason, the population of Murray grew only modestly, from 4,057 in 1910 to 5,740 in 1940. Many of Murray’s employable population managed to make a meager living through odd jobs and garden plots during the depression years. Residential construction slowed dramatically in the 1930s, although there was a proliferation of backyard chicken coops built during this period. Between 1910 and the late 1930s, there were no platted subdivisions in Murray City. Only two subdivisions were platted in the years leading up to World War II. The Murray Hill Gardens subdivision was platted in 1938 and featured a modest number of frame Cape Cod cottages east of Brown Street and north of 4800 South by the early 14 This neighborhood was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as the Murray Downtown Residential Neighborhood (#04001566). 15 Federal Housing Administration, Principles of Planning Small Houses, Technical Bulletin No. 4, (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936). 16 The Iris Theater, Apartments, and Commercial Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 (#01000959). The Duvall family also converted the adjoining Warenski commercial block into apartments in 1930. The Warenski-Duvall Commercial Building and Apartments was listed on the NRHP in 2000 (#00000521). NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 9 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah 1940s. On the west side of State Street, the Village Gardens subdivision was platted at the north boundary of the Miller-Cahoon Addition in the summer of 1940. Thirty-seven frame Minimal Traditional cottages were built in the neighborhood by 1942. Neither of these pre-war subdivisions was fully developed until the 1950s. Murray’s Subdivision Development Boom Period, 1946 – 1967 The ASARCO smelter had a brief economic revival during the World War II years, but eventually shut down production completely in 1950. Surprisingly the economy of Murray was not greatly impacted by the closure of the smelter. The city had already begun a transformation into a major retail center and bedroom community for Salt Lake City. The period directly following the end of World War II was a time of rapid change and growth for the city. The population jumped from 5,740 in 1940, to 9,006 in 1950, to 16,806 in 1960, and to 21,206 in 1970. Between 1946 and 1967, sixty-seven subdivisions of mostly single-family homes were platted within the current boundaries of Murray City. Many of these subdivisions had over 200 lots and multiple phases. While today the vast majority of Murray residents are employed outside the city limits, one study suggests that the transformation of Murray from independent urban center to bedroom community had been attained by the early 1950s.17 The agricultural farmland in the center of the Salt Lake Valley was considered ideal for the type of suburban life desired after the end of World War II. By the time the war ended Murray City had a solid foundation of city services and infrastructure, as well as a commercial and entertainment district along State Street. The vast majority of subdivisions built during Murray’s boom period contained tract housing, with typically between two and four varieties of styles and floor plans. The Minimal Traditional cottage continued to be popular in the seven early post-war subdivisions platted between 1946 and 1949. The Murray Burton Acres subdivision, platted in 1946, featured brick cottages, while the Liberty Gardens subdivision had mostly frame examples. The Early Ranch house, built during the late 1940s and early 1950s, had a square shape and a gable or hipped roof with a projecting eave over the front entrance and often a small porch on a symmetrical façade, usually clad in brick. Varieties of the Early Ranch house can be found in the eight subdivisions platted between 1950 and 1952. The Valley Center subdivision from 1952- 1953 featured both Minimal Traditional cottages with attached garages and Early Ranch-style houses with carports. In the twenty subdivisions platted between 1953 and 1957 in Murray, the Ranch or Rambler was the dominant house type. The Ranch/Rambler home was usually one-story with a wide façade facing the street, with a low-pitch or flat roof and projecting eaves. The majority had attached carports, but the larger examples featured an attached garage at one end of the wide façade. Most of the examples in Murray are brick masonry (early 1950s) and later brick veneer over frame or concrete block (mid-1950s to late 1960s). Building materials used in Murray’s ranch-style homes were commonly brick of various types, including striated brick, corbelled brick, oversized brick, roman brick, skintled brick, and rock-faced brick. In fact, the occurrence of regular brick for these house types is surprisingly low. A few subdivisions feature concrete block houses. In addition, many homes had accent materials complementing their brick exteriors, such as wood clapboard siding, flagstone, imitation stone, vertical wood scallop or plank siding, original or replacement aluminum, and later vinyl siding. The style of Murray’s ranch/ramblers varies considerably. South Cottonwood Acres, built between 1956 and 1958, features Modern-style ranch with flat roofs and carports. The El Rancho subdivision, built during the same time period, has Swiss-Chalet-type ornamentation and attached garages. Ranch and ramblers continued to be the most dominant house style in the thirty-two subdivisions platted between 1958 and 1967. During this time period, new housing types, such as the split-level and the split-entry were commonly interspersed among the ranch houses. Within the four phases of the Murray Dale subdivision, all of the common suburban house types are represented. Many subdivisions presented unique interpretations of the familiar housing stock. The south end of La Salle Acres featured several split-levels with below grade garages. The Germania 17 Korral Broschinsky, Valley Center Subdivision: the Transformation of Murray City, Utah, TMs, 1992. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 10 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Gardens subdivision included a couple of early split-entries from 1958 with the front door at the corner rather than centered. Several examples of a split-level turned perpendicular to the street with a prominent chimney are found in Tanglewood and other east side subdivisions. During the 1960s, several upscale subdivisions had individualistic (probably architect-designed) residences rather than tract housing. South Cottonwood Heights, platted in 1960, is a good example with a wide range of types and styles. There are relatively few examples of multiple-family dwellings found within Murray’s post-war subdivisions. The Utahna subdivision had examples of a stacked duplex. The house types mentioned above are also found as infill throughout the city. Also during this period, a large percentage of older homes were covered with various siding materials in order to appear more like their “modern” neighbors. By the end of the 1960s, Murray resembled a modern suburban city. With few large tracts of land available, many of the large-scale subdivision developers moved to other communities within the valley and residential construction of single-family housing declined. The most important demographic of Murray City at the end of this time period is the fact that the descendants of the pioneer farmers, the descendants of the immigrant smelter workers, and a large number of newcomers were mostly intermingled within Murray suburban neighborhoods. Religious, Social and Cultural Buildings of Murray, 1850 - 1967 Because of the scattered nature of the early settlement, Murray’s pioneers rarely gathered together socially. Amusements were generally of the outdoor variety. Fishing, hunting, riding wild horses, and walking to neighboring farms occupied the settlers during their few moments of leisure. What indoor entertainment did exist centered around the meetinghouse of the South Cottonwood Ward.18 The first LDS meetinghouse built within the present city limits was an adobe building (built 1856) for the South Cottonwood Ward at the corner of 5600 South and Vine Street. Socials, dances, and theatrical productions were held in the meetinghouses, in addition to regular Sunday and other ecclesiastical meetings. Originally a Native American campsite, the large field north of the meetinghouse was the site of outdoor activities, such as picnics. It also served a campsite for the oxen and men hauling granite blocks from Little Cottonwood Canyon to the LDS temple site in Salt Lake City. After the railroad replaced the ox teams in 1874, the west portion of the field became the ward burial ground. Murray City acquired the cemetery in 1918. The original meetinghouse was enlarged several times before being demolished and replaced in 1990. A stone granary, built in 1878 and associated with the meetinghouse, still stands. The LDS congregation grew and was divided several times during the historic period. Three meetinghouses were built in the early 1900s: Murray First Ward (built 1906), Murray Second Ward (1906-1907), and the Grant Ward (1912-1920).19 Through the first half of the twentieth century the LDS meetinghouses served as the religious and social center for Murray’s LDS population. The arrival of the smelters and the railroad brought religious diversity to the community. For a time an “unofficial” Swedish branch of the LDS Church met on Murray’s west side in a small building later converted to a residence (demolished circa 1990s). The branch was later incorporated into the Murray Second Ward. The four LDS wards were scattered throughout the community. The non-LDS churches were located in the city center. Methodist and Baptist congregations were organized around 1891. The first Methodist Church, built circa 1915, is located at 171 East 4800 South. The Murray Baptist Church, built in 1926, was also located on 4800 South, but was moved to its present location in the 1980s. The St. Vincent de Paul’s Catholic Church began as a mission of the St. Ann’s parish in south Salt Lake. The first Catholic meetinghouse on Wasatch Street has served the community continuously since it was built in 1927. In 1931, the Christ Lutheran Church took over the Methodist Church building, and later built a new meetinghouse on 5600 South. All the congregations were very much a 18 A ward is the smallest ecclesiastical unit of the LDS Church, usually organized at the neighborhood level. 19 The Murray LDS Second Ward Meetinghouse, built in 1909, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 (#01000475). The First Ward building has been converted to a private school. The Grant Ward building was demolished in the 1990s. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 11 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah presence during the city’s boom period. The churches offered wholesome entertainment to counteract the myriad of saloons and other forms of secular entertainment that followed the smelters to Murray. The smelter industry had a tremendous effect on Murray between 1870 and 1920 as the industrial workers replaced, and later integrated with the agricultural population. The 1880 census indicates that 39.8 percent of eligible workers held agricultural occupations and 29.1 percent were employed in local smelters. By 1900 the occupations had reversed, with 49 percent employed by the smelters and only 25.7 percent in agriculture. The trend continued in 1910 with 42.6 percent smelter workers and 11.4 percent farmers.20 As smelter workers were primarily single men or men who had left their families behind, the number and type of recreations in Murray changed dramatically. By the early 1890s Murray was home to over forty saloons, numerous gambling houses, and a few houses of ill repute, only a handful of saloons were listed in local gazetteers. In 1897 a confrontation between “cowboys” fresh from sheep shearing and a group of recently paid smelter workers resulted in robbery, riots, and the burning of a brewery and dance hall. This event prompted M. A. Williamson, the editor of Murray’s newspaper, the American Eagle, to have the city incorporated. Opposition from prominent businessmen such as Andrew E. Cahoon, who felt the new government would raise taxes and regulate business, kept the city from incorporation until 1902. However soon after incorporation, a number of licensing and “nuisance” ordinances were passed. Saloons, dance halls, billiard parlors, and later bowling alleys and movie houses, were denied operating permits on Sunday, and some cases had business hours restricted. Slot machines and other forms of gambling were prohibited, while nickelodeons and pool tables were allowed, but had expensive licenses associated with their operation. Licensing and bonding of saloons greatly curtailed their proliferation, however, the 1911 Sanborn map of Murray still listed fourteen saloons operating along State Street, in addition to the various Greek “coffeehouses” and other saloons outside of the Sanborn coverage. In 1914, 1916 and 1918, citizens of Murray petitioned the government to hold elections to determine if intoxicants should be prohibited within city limits. The result was that Murray was officially “dry” between 1914 and the repeal of national prohibition laws in the 1930s. No saloon buildings are extant from Murray’s boom period. Social gathering places for the smelter workers were not limited to saloons. The workers, themselves, started Boden Hall in 1904, which served as a local union and fraternal hall for ten years during the early twentieth century. While Boden Hall was eventually demolished, later fraternal organizations, such as the I.O.O.F. and the F.O.E. still have buildings in Murray. Another gathering place for smelter workers was the ASARCO Community Center built by the smelter workers living in ASARCO cottages along 5325 South and about 100 West. The community center was demolished in the 1950s. Murray’s Opera House, built above a saloon in 1893 and later demolished in 1930s, was the most popular spot in town for dances and theatrical productions at the turn of the century. In addition, dances and other social events were held in the homes of the city’s more prominent citizens. Examples include the Atwood Mansion (built in the 1860s and demolished in the 1980s) and the Cahoon Mansion (built in 1899 and listed on the National Register in 1984).21 With the closure of the saloons, and aside from church activities, dancing and movies became the focus for Murray entertainment during the first half of the twentieth century. The Trocadero (later called the Alcazar), an octagonal dance pavilion, built around 1900 and demolished before 1942, was the hot spot for Murray citizens for many years. The first movie house in Murray was the Happy Hour Theatre (circa 1905-1925). A second theater, the Iris, was built around 1915 at 4971 South State. The movie house still exists, but was converted to commercial use in 1930. The Duvall family built the Gem Theatre in 1924, only to demolish it six years later to build a much larger (new) Iris 20 G. Wesley Johnson and David Schirer, Between the Cottonwoods: Murray City in Transition, (Salt Lake City and Provo, Utah: Timpanogas Research Associates, 1992), 17. 21 In the 1870s, mail was distributed at the Atwood Mansion during the dances held there. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 12 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Theatre (later the Vista, currently Desert Star Playhouse) at 4863 South State. Tony Duvall and Joe Lawrence built the Murray Theater at 4961 South State in 1938.22 The subdivision boom of the 1950s and 1960s resulted in a wave of new religious facilities built closer to the new suburbs. There were over twenty LDS Church ward divisions and fifteen new meetinghouses built during this period. The meetinghouse at 5750 S. Nena Way, built in 1962, is typical for the period. The building features an A-frame chapel with one-story classroom wings and a stand-alone steeple. The Murray Baptist Church moved from their downtown location to a new building at 184 E. 5770 South in 1958. The Christ Lutheran Church also moved south to a large meetinghouse and school built in 1965 at 240 E. 5600 South. A classroom wing for the school was recently added to the rear. The Murray Bible Church began meeting in the former Methodist building at 171 E. 4800 South. The building is currently used by the Quakers. Jehovah Witnesses had a Kingdom Hall at 167 W. Winchester Street (now commercial, a new Kingdom Hall recently built on 5600 South). The Cottonwood Presbyterian Church built a meetinghouse at 1580 E. Vine Street in one of the annexed east side neighborhoods. In addition to the 1927 church on Wasatch Street in downtown Murray, the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic parish built a new facility and school on Spring Lane in 1965, just east of the annexations. Industrial and Commercial Buildings of Murray, 1869 - 1967 Prior to the 1870s, business in Murray consisted of a couple of general stores, a saloon, and the local brickyard. The discovery of various minerals in the 1860s in the canyons near the Salt Lake Valley changed industry and commerce in the area dramatically. For Murray, the greatest period of transformation occurred in the decade between the arrival of the Utah Southern Railway (later purchased by Union Pacific) in January 1870 and the Denver & Rio Grande Railway in 1881. Branch lines soon ran from the mines in the canyons to smelting operations in Sandy, Midvale, and Murray. Due to an abundance of water, seven different smelters were built in Murray alone during this period. Two more came later: the Highland Boy, a copper smelter, and ASARCO, which purchased and consolidated the remaining smaller smelters between 1899 and 1902. No physical evidence remains from the nine smelters that operated in Murray between 1870 and 1950. Although the smelters are no longer standing, a list of locations is useful to understand the development of each area: Name Dates of Operation Approximate Location Woodhull Brothers 1870-early 1880s State Street & 4200 South W. & M. Robins, McCoy & Robins 1870-early 1880s State Street & Little Cottonwood Creek Badger 1870s State Street & Little Cottonwood Creek American Hill 1870s 5189 South State Street (east side) Wasatch Silver Load Works 1871-1880s 4850 South 80 West Germania 1872-1902 Little Cottonwood Creek & rail line Morgan (later Hanauer) 1874-1902 Big Cottonwood Creek & rail line Franklyn (later Horn Silver, Saturn) 1880-1890 4800 South 153 West Highland Boy 1899-1908 5400 South near Jordan River (800 W.) ASARCO 1902-1950 5200 South State Street Murray leaders had lured ASARCO with promises of free land and water rights. The smelter would dominate the city’s economy and its skyline for the next five decades. ASARCO dismantled the Germania and Hanauer plants, leaving the Germania slag heap the only reminder of the earlier smelter. When the ASARCO’s Murray plant was completed in 1902, it was the most up-to-date and largest lead smelter in the world, with a capacity of 1200 tons of 22 The Murray Theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001 (#01000476). NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 13 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah lead per day processed in eight blast furnaces. ASARCO built several warehouses and the first of two massive brick chimneys in 1902. In 1904 and 1906 lawsuits brought by local farmers sought injunctions against Murray (and other) smelters due to the effects of high-sulphur smoke and flue dust on crops and livestock. Due to court injunctions the Highland Boy smelter was dismantled, and ASARCO entered into an agreement to compensate plaintiff farmers and work on a permanent solution to the problem. Under the agreement, ASARCO was able to continue production while conducting a program of research on the effects of smelter smoke. The program included experimental farms in Murray and eventually resulted in the construction of a second stack, built in 1918, a 455-foot structure designed to better disseminate the smoke. ASARCO processed lead and other ores continually between 1902 and 1930. The plant had to shut down operations for seven months in 1931 as a result of the closure of mines during the Great Depression. The smelter never fully recovered and experienced periodic layoffs and closures until World War II. Production revived during the war years, but by October 15, 1949, ASARCO had begun moving its resources to its Garfield plant and by November 1950 the Murray plant was closed completely. Between 1950 and the late 1990s, the ASARCO property was home to a handful of smaller industries and businesses, including the Buehner Block Company. On August 6, 2000, the landmark smokestacks, the last structures on the property were demolished. The site was redeveloped into a parking lot for the Murray Central TRAX (commuter light-rail) station and the Intermountain Medical Center complex. The Utah Ore Sampling (UOS) Mill building, just southwest of the smelter site, may be the one remaining industrial building from the smelter’s heyday. The sampling mill was constructed in 1909 and expanded in 1924. Unlike most sampling mills, the UOS was not associated with an operating smelter, although most of the ore assayed at the UOS eventually went to the ASARCO smelter for processing. The close proximity of the mill and the smelter allowed the railroads to treat them as a single destination for billing purposes. Despite the periodic closures of ASARCO between 1931 and 1950, the UOS was able to remain in business until 1974, when it was transformed into a berite processing plant. The mill is currently used for storage. Another industry affected by the closure of the smelter was brick making. Building slowed in Murray during the depression. While William Atwood’s brickyard had closed in 1911 before the Great Depression, the Cahoon Brothers’ brickyard (Interstate Brick) left Murray. The Utah Fireclay Company, which made specialized thermal bricks used to the line smelter kilns, was especially hard hit and closed its plant in the 1950s. The city’s three lumber yards also eventually closed. The J. A. Jones Planning Mill still exists at 4735 South State Street, but has changed usage and been remodeled several times. However, in general, Murray was able to weather the closure of the ASARCO smelter due to a number of factors. During the depression years when the smelter was running at a reduced capacity, many workers, both foreign and non-foreign born, gravitated to alternate occupations. Many returned to agricultural production, which had not ceased despite the presence of the smelters. Specialized agricultural enterprises sprang up all over the city. The Hyrum Bennion Feed and Flour Mill, constructed in 1899 and enlarged in 1909, modified its production capabilities to the changing economy. It began as a grist mill, and later a feed mill for livestock, and eventually produced fish food for numerous fish hatcheries on the east side of the Salt Lake Valley. The feed mill moved operations to Tooele in 2010, but the building still stands at 118 West 4800 South. During the first half of the twentieth century, agricultural production shifted from subsistence farming to specialized enterprises. Several truck farms were located in the southwest portion of the city, many started by former smelter workers. State gazetteers indicate Murray had several dairies, poulterers, wool growers, fish culturists, and livestock breeders. Associated enterprises included a number of feed stores, meat markets, and a woolen mill. The Utah Canning Company operated a large plant near the railroad and 4900 South (demolished 1960s). The Murray Laundry was another relatively large industry. Only portions of the foundation and the distinctive cement water tower remain at 4200 South State from Murray’s largest commercial laundry. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 14 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Perhaps the most enduring component of Murray’s economic base has been commerce. Though in the beginning Murray consisted of scattered farmsteads, a stable commercial business district located between Vine Street and 4800 South (formerly Murray Boulevard) on State Street had developed by the 1880s. In the five years from 1884 to 1889, the number of general stores in Murray jumped from two to nine. By the turn of the century, a number of specialty shops (confectioners, bakeries, shoemakers, jewelers, dressmakers, furniture, pharmacies, etc.) had been established in town. By 1902, the year of the city’s incorporation, the commercial business district had developed into a small urban center. Rows of brick buildings (along with a few older frame ones) lined State Street housing not only retail shops, but a number of hotels and restaurants. While many in town still practiced important trades of the nineteenth century (Murray had two blacksmiths, a harness maker, and a female tinsmith), a new class of urban “professionals” also provided services in offices downtown: physicians, dentists, barbers, and the undertaker. There is no doubt that by the city’s incorporation in 1902, it had the look and feel of an urban center. Through the 1910s and 1920s, Murray’s commercial district continued to grow. Soon after incorporation, Murray leaders began several projects designed to turn Murray’s half-mile long business district into a “white way” on State Street. Street lights were upgraded, sidewalks were laid, and phone lines extended through the city. State Street would remain the main corridor through Salt Lake Valley for much of the twentieth century. The streetcar reached Murray in 1893. State Street was macadamized before 1895 and later paved for automobile traffic by the 1920s.23 The automobile made it easier for persons living in the outlying farmsteads to visit downtown. Several businesses adapted to the change. Heckel’s (originally Lawson’s) harness shop switched from harnesses to shoes, and Carlson’s Bicycle Shop added automobile supplies and service by 1914. Like many early business owners, both the Heckel and Carlson families lived above their shops in two-story brick buildings on State Street. With the first influx of new residents in the early 1950s, Murray’s downtown shops and businesses thrived. The brand new subdivisions were all within a short drive of the city center. The old smelter stacks proved to be a useful landmark for finding your way to downtown if you were new to the city. State Street bore the brunt of the increased traffic. In 1949, the second semaphore in Murray was installed at State and Vine, exactly twenty years after the first traffic light at 4800 South.24 In a 1955 meeting with his constituents, Mayor Clifford Hansen joked, “The traffic situation is so bad on State Street that about the only way you can get on the other side is to be born over there.”25 While the commercial district suffered some setbacks during the depression years and the smelter’s closure, the district remained economically viable until the 1960s. For a time, the district continued to draw patronage from the influx of post-war suburbanites, but downtown businesses could not compete with new suburban shopping centers. Cottonwood Mall, built in the mid-1960s east of Murray, lured many potential patrons from Murray’s downtown. By the late 1960s, several commercial blocks had been torn down, many were in disrepair, and a large percentage had absentee landlords. In 1971 the J.C. Penney department store, which had been operating at various locations in the community since 1910, closed its Murray location and left the city. Unfortunately for Murray’s downtown, a new model for retail had emerged with the new suburbs: the supermarket and the discount store. In the 1950s and 1960s, several of these large-scale stores with plenty of parking were built on former farmland near the intersections of transportation corridors (e.g. 5900 S. State Street, 5600 S. 900 East, 6100 S. State Street, etc.) close to the new subdivisions. In 1967, the Safeway Company closed its grocery store on Poplar Street to open a supermarket at 4401 S. State Street. These suburban commercial nodes continue to be an important component of the suburban lifestyle, and many of the buildings have been updated more than once. In 1972, the 23 Macadamization was an early form of road pavement characterized by broken stone compacted with asphalt or tar. 24 Murray Eagle, August 5, 1949: 1 25 Murray Eagle, October 20, 1955: 2 NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 15 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah city’s new “tax base,” the Fashion Place Mall’s 105 stores opened at the southern edge of the city at State Street between 6100 and 6400 South. Since the 1930s, Murray’s downtown had been a magnet for auto-related businesses, particularly between 4500 South and 4800 South, and following the growth of the suburbs, between 5300 South and 5900 South. By the late 1960s, car lots were ubiquitous along State Street in Murray. The properties at 5754 and 5760 S. State Street represents the development trends in the area. The extant brick cottage at 5754 S. was built in 1940 when the property was a small poultry farm owned by the Rushton family. In 1955, the family built a motel court to the south, which they managed in addition to the farm. The family still owns and operates the Sandman Motel, but the former farm is now flanked by car lots on either side. With the focus on subdivision development in the south and east portions of the city during this period, the northwest quadrant saw only a modest amount of construction activity. Most of the farmers, whose land was west of the railroad tracks, and east of the Jordan River could not sell their land for large-scale residential development in the early 1950s because it lay in the path of the proposed Interstate 15 freeway (approximately 350 West). The freeway on-and-off ramps reached Murray in 1964 (4500 South) and 1966 (5300 South). All along the transportation routes between (200 West, 300 West) railroad and the freeway, one by one nearly half of the residences have been replaced by wholesale warehouses, manufacturing plants, and storage unit complexes.26 Public Resources of Murray, 1902 - 1967 Incorporation was an important turning point for Murray. No public buildings have survived from Murray’s pre- incorporation settlement period. Murray was officially recognized in January 1903 as a third–class city, but bickering over election results between the county and the city kept Murray from receiving a second-class designation until 1905. At that point the city embarked on an ambitious program of public works and building. The first city hall was built at 4901 South State in 1907. It was demolished in 1958 when the city hall was moved to 5461 S. State Street (demolished 2011). In the 1980s, Murray renovated the 1935 Arlington Elementary School to serve as the present city hall. From the beginning, Murray citizens were fiercely independent. Within a few years of incorporation Murray had its own school district (1905), water works (1910), and power system (1913). Though the original hydroelectric plants in Little Cottonwood Canyon have been demolished, two historic buildings associated with Murray Power still exist in town, a small movie theater at 4973 S. State Street, which was converted into the power department offices around 1930 and used until the 1950s, and the Murray Power Plant at 153 W. 4800 South built in 1927. The first Murray City Fire Station, built circa 1910, is located to the rear of the original city hall lot, however the building has been altered on the exterior. The later Murray City/Salt Lake County (joint) Fire Station at 4725 S. State Street (1920s), also has been altered. One of the many public projects undertaken by the city was the building of the Murray City Library in 1916 at 160 E. Vine Street. Funded in part by a grant from the Carnegie Foundation, the spacious building replaced the previous library, a single room in the city hall used between 1908 and 1915. The library building still stands, but was expanded in the 1970, and then later remodeled extensively for use as a private school. Murray City constructed a new library building for the west side in 1965. The building at 73 W. 6100 South, which also houses a fire station, is still owned by the city, but the library functions of both historic buildings were combined and moved to a new facility on 5300 South. 26 In 1972, following the lead of Salt Lake City, Murray changed the name of 1st West (formerly McCleary Avenue) to 200 West, and 2nd West to 300 West, brining the street names more in line with the county-wide address system. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 16 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah During the depression, Murray City took advantage of federal funds to acquire several improvements to the city. One of the results was an expanded Murray City Park, originally begun in 1924 as a green space floodplain for the Little Cottonwood Creek. Public funds acquired new land and provided new amenities such as drinking fountains, retaining walls, and a swimming pool. The most ambitious project, a 1,500-seat cement and stone stadium/grandstand for the softball field, was supported by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and completed in 1936-1937. Additional land adjacent to the park was chosen for the site of the Salt Lake County Fair where the fair was held for sixty years between 1939 and 1998. Murray Park includes a number of historic objects, structures, and sites built between 1924 and 1967.27 Murray’s first public buildings were related to education. Pioneer school was conducted in homes throughout the South Cottonwood settlement and usually held under the auspices of the LDS Church.28 Murray’s first log schoolhouse was built near 4800 South in 1873. A year later two one-room brick schools, the 24th and the 25th District schools (names used prior to 1905 when Murray established its own school district) were built to serve children in the north and south ends of the settlement. The three-story brick Central School replaced the 25th District building at 5025 South State in 1899. It was later renamed Arlington School. A new Arlington Elementary School was built at the site in 1935 as a PWA project. The school was later enlarged in 1948. In the 1980s, Arlington was extensively remodeled and is currently serving as Murray City Hall. The 25th District School near 100 West and 6100 South was renamed the Winchester School after an 1893 addition. The Liberty School, another three-story brick schoolhouse, replaced the Winchester School in 1905. Two additional schools were built in 1911: Bonnyview Elementary, which replaced the 1895 Westside/Pioneer School at 4984 South 300 West, and the Hillcrest Elementary School at 5325 S. State Street. Hillcrest was converted to the Murray High School in 1916. It was later re-christened Murray Junior High, when the high school moved across State Street in 1952. Of the above, only Arlington and the high school’s Industrial Arts building (built in 1949, on the junior high campus) have not been demolished. The suburban housing boom had a tremendous impact on the Murray City School District. Murray High School, which was built in phases between 1952 and 1979, was recently replaced by a new campus in 2003. The Murray Junior High School was renamed Hillcrest Junior High in 1960. The campus was expanded in several phases between the 1960s and 1970s. The school district built a second junior high school, Riverview, on the west side of town in 1961. The school district built five new elementary schools to serve the growing population of school children in the 1950s and 1960s: McMillan Elementary (1954), Grant Elementary (1961), Longview Elementary (1962), Viewmont (1964), and Parkside Elementary (1967). The historic Liberty Elementary School was expanded in 1957 and 1964.29 The Murray School District built an office near the Arlington School in 1960. Within the eastside annexed neighborhoods, Salt Lake County’s Granite School District responding to the growing population by building a new wing on the historic 1906 Woodstock Elementary School in 1959.30 The Twin Peaks Elementary School was built in 1965. Cottonwood High School at the east edge of the annexation was built in 1970. Murray has a strong tradition of hospital building. Though all are privately owned, the hospitals provide a public service and are categorized as public buildings in this document. The first hospital services were held in the homes of the early physicians, Dr. Jones and Dr. Rothwell. The LDS Church’s women’s auxiliary, the Relief Society, organized a maternity hospital in 1924. Dr. H.N. Sheranian was an Armenian immigrant educated in Murray schools. He served as one of the first doctors at the maternity hospital and built his own clinic in downtown Murray in 1927. This building, the Murray Clinic Hospital at 120 E. 4800 South, with its colored brickwork, is one of the most architecturally rich buildings in the city. The Cottonwood Maternity Hospital was established in the 1920s in a 27 A complete inventory of historic resources in the park can be found in the Murray City Park Historic Site Form. 28 The Methodist Church in Murray sponsored a school in the 1800s. 29 The oldest section of Liberty was torn down in 1988. Arlington remained an elementary school until 1980. Bonnyview Elementary closed in 1974, but was used for an alternative high school until 1996. It was demolished in 2005. 30 The 1906 portion of the school was demolished in the 1970s. Woodstock was completely rebuilt in 2011. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. E Page 17 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah former home of the McMillan family on 5600 South. In the early 1960s, its functions were incorporated into the Cottonwood Hospital complex on 5770 South. The older building was remodeled and now is part of the Legacy Retirement Center complex. Cottonwood Hospital was converted to an orthopedic facility when the Intermountain Medical Center (IMC), a world-class multi-building hospital complex built on the former ASARCO site, began accepting its first patients in 2007. Post-Historic Period Development, 1968 - 2012 Growth was slower between 1970 and 1980 when the city’s population grew from 21,206 to 25,750. Apartment and condominium complexes were built on several former farmer parcels on the east side, including the location of the city’s only drive-in theater (5600 South and Vine Street). By the 1980s, most of the larger tracts on Murray’s east side had been developed. The only large-scale single-family subdivision development occurred on the Erekson dairy land. On the west side, the area between 700 West and the Jordan River were developed primarily in the 1980s. The west side has experienced higher growth in the last quarter of the twentieth century. In the 1990s and 2000s, the trend moved toward small subdivisions of large single-family homes on relatively small lots. These newer homes are mostly frame, covered in stucco, siding or brick veneer. Individual new homes continue to be built as infill, on flag (or other odd-shaped) lots, or as a result of demolition. Murray’s population in 1990 was 31,282, and had only modestly increased to 34,024 residents by 2000. The jump in population to 46,746 by 2010 is partially the result of annexations of the neighborhoods east of 900 East in 2001 and 2003. Commercial development continues to expand at the main intersections and along the transportation corridors. State Street between 5300 and 5900 South has been given the moniker “Murray’s Auto Row” by business leaders and city officials. The area around Fashion Place Mall had seen several strip mall developments, and the mall itself is currently being renovated and expanded. The commercial node at the intersection of 900 East and 5600 South has recently been expanded. Murray is home to numerous professional and medical office buildings of various sizes built primarily along the main transportation corridors (900 East, Vine Street, Winchester Street, etc.). These buildings are predominantly Modern in style and built of concrete block, brick and glass. The interchange at 5300 South has been developed with several executive office parks. Light industry and manufacturing continues to be found along the railroad and Interstate 15 corridors. Between the late 1960s and present day, numerous mostly concrete block office, plants, and warehouses have been constructed. The most recent large-scale development has been clustered around the TRAX stations at approximately 4200 South, 5200 South, and 6400 South on the former Union Pacific rail line. One of the best indicators of the end of the suburban boom period was the gap between the construction of the Parkside Elementary in 1967 and the most recent new school, Horizon Elementary, built in 1981. The newly rebuilt Murray High School has been modernized and upgraded, although the capacity was only modestly increased. The Murray School District is currently planning to rebuild the Hillcrest Junior High School. The city has invested heavily in green space, adding a second golf course and building several parks along the Jordan River Parkway. In the mid 1990s, Murray City began an inventory of historic buildings within the city limits. The Murray City Historic Preservation Advisory Board was organized in 1997 to advise the city on preservation policy and practices. The board has overseen multiple National Register of Historic Places listings, reconnaissance level surveys, and the establishment of an overlay district for Murray’s downtown commercial district. The Multiple Property Listing and Submission process has been designed to help Murray City and the board to identify historic resources within the city’s neighborhoods and thus improve their ability to preserve the important historic resources and characteristics of the community. During the city’s eventual transformation into a bedroom community for Salt Lake City, the leaders and citizens remained independent and consistently rejected all attempts to merge government services with neighboring communities. Though many of its historic buildings have been demolished, Murray City’s historic roots, both as agricultural small town and an industrial/urban center, remain a part of the landscape of the city. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 18 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah F. ASSOCIATED PROPERTY TYPES Introduction The associated property types for this amended Multiple Property Documentation form have been derived from a variety of sources. The outline of the original Murray MPD form has been retained, but expanded to include a greater variety of property types. In 2000, when the first form was produced, there were approximately 1,000 buildings in the Utah State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) database of historic resources. Beginning in the year 2002, a series of several large-scale Reconnaissance Level Surveys were conducted. Today, the database has over 6,000 entries within the current boundaries of the city. The resources in the database, primarily buildings, have been evaluated for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility. Only a handful of other historic resources (structures, objects, and sites as defined by the NRHP) are included in the database, but may be identified and evaluated in future surveys. The period of significance has been defined as 1850 to 1967 based on the patterns of construction and development within Murray City. No resources were identified as having exceptional significance and it is anticipated that resources from the early 1960s will be individually evaluated as they approach the fifty-year threshold for NRHP eligibility. Potential archeological resources and sites are not included in this document. A statistical summary of the resources in the database is provided below: MURRAY ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURES (FROM THE UTAH SHPO DATABASE OF HISTORIC RESOURCES, JUNE 2012) Evaluation/Status Eligible/Significant Eligible/Contributing Non-Contributing (Altered) Out-of-Period 7% 50% 25% 18% Original Use (Contributing primary Residential Commercial Institutional Agricultural/Other resources only) 96% 2% 1% 1% Construction Dates 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s (Contributing primary 0.5% 0.5% 1% 2% 4% 5% 7% 5% 10% 48% 17% resources only) The history and development of Murray City differs from the majority of towns in the state. Murray was not planned or platted on a grid, but developed organically from a loosely associated community of pioneer farmsteads to an industrial town with a thriving commercial business district. During the formation of the city in the early 1900s, Murray’s leaders and citizens insisted on a strong independent municipality with its own power plant, water works, and school district. Fifty years later at the beginning of a suburban boom in the Salt Lake Valley, Murray was considered prime real estate. Murray’s unique development history has created an architectural heritage that is both diverse and expansive. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 19 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah I. Name of Property Type: Residential Buildings and Associated Secondary Buildings/Structures II. Description: Ninety-six percent of the contributing and eligible resources currently in the Utah SHPO database for Murray City are residential. This housing stock spans the entire historic period from a circa 1850 log cabin to suburban ranch houses of the 1960s. The narrative description has been divided chronologically into subtypes based on the historical development patterns of the city. Subtype: Pioneer-Era and Victorian-Era Dwellings Pioneer-era and Victorian-era dwellings in Murray were built between 1850 and the early 1900s. As with most early historic dwellings in Utah, settlement architecture was of an ephemeral nature due to expediency in construction. A temporary (tent, wagon-box, dugout, or log cabin) dwelling usually served only until a more permanent structure could be built. A handful of log, adobe, or stone dwellings, have been identified in the city from the settlement period, but there may be early dwellings incorporated as wings in later homes that have been obscured by alterations or veneers. The earliest permanent homes were constructed by their owners or local builders. Most are hall-parlors, central-passages, or other simple house types with Greek Revival or other classical elements. Lean-tos, ell additions, later veneers, and window changes, are common alterations for houses of this period. These early dwellings are scattered throughout the city, mostly along the major early transportation corridors. The availability of kiln-dried brick in the 1860s and the coming of the railroad in the 1870s transformed Murray’s domestic architecture from vernacular buildings to Victorian forms with asymmetrical massing and a variety of texture. The Victorian cottage was the most popular house type in Murray between 1884 and 1910. The majority of examples are brick, although there are also frame and siding examples. The cross- wing was the most common house type, followed by the central-block-with-projecting bays type. Victorian- era windows and porches are the most common stylistic elements of the period. More elaborate examples feature a variety of materials and are Victorian Eclectic in style, including variations on the Queen Anne and Eastlake styles. The asymmetrical designs of the Victorian-era dwellings are based on pattern books or the experience of the local builder. Construction methods vary and are particularly localized, for example adobe bricks were commonly used as a lining behind face brick walls, or as insulation in stud walls up until the 1910s. Victorian cottages can be found as individual farmhouses throughout the city, in the downtown neighborhoods, or in early tracts built to house workers near the former smelter sites. There are a few examples of the foursquare built near the turn of the twentieth century in Murray. The foursquare consisted of four rooms under a hipped or pyramidal roof. The more elaborate examples are two stories high with Victorian or craftsman-style ornamentation. Examples can be found near the downtown neighborhoods and along the early transportation corridors. There are several instances where a farmhouse from this period was built setback from the street and is now imbedded within a later subdivision development. Subtype: Bungalows and Other Early Twentieth-Century House Types The bungalow became a popular house type in Murray in the years before World War I. The Bungalow, Arts & Crafts, and Prairie School movements were popular in Utah until the mid-1920s and incorporated many similar stylistic features such as low, hipped roofs and wide, overhanging eaves. The half or full-width front porches created an impression of informal living and unity of house to site. The bungalow floor plan is open, NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 20 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah informal, and economical. The bungalow became the basic middle-class house, replacing the Victorian cottage as the most popular house type in Murray by the 1910s. As with the Victorian style, the bungalow's popularity can be attributed to the widespread use of architectural pattern books and a corresponding period of economic prosperity when many families were purchasing their first homes. Brick was the most common material for bungalow construction, though there are also numerous frame examples. Bungalows are found throughout Murray, particularly as infill housing along transportation corridors. There are a few small tracts of bungalows in the neighborhoods near the downtown historic district. Murray has a significant number of houses built in the early 1900s that do not fit into standard house-type categories. These dwellings are mostly frame cottages that were built to house smelter workers. These houses are simple vernacular buildings without porches that distinguish them from the bungalows of the period. Many are these residences were originally clad in wood siding, but were later covered in asphalt, asbestos, and aluminum or vinyl siding. These frame houses can be found throughout Murray and in-depth research may determine that individual examples were moved to their current location as a result of a smelter closure. Subtype: Period Revival Cottages and World War II-Era Cottages Period Revival styles were popular throughout Murray primarily between the late 1920s and the early 1940s. A possible reason for the rise in popularity of the Colonial Revival and Cape Cod styles may have resulted from national pride following World War I. English Tudor, Spanish Revival, and the French Norman styles were most likely imported by soldiers returning from the war in Europe. These designs were based primarily on external features, such as steeply pitched roofs, rather than historical building and planning traditions. Toward the latter part of the period, a few residential examples influenced by European Modernism (Art Moderne and the International Style) can be found in Murray. There are several Period Revival Cottages located in the neighborhoods near Murray’s downtown. There are also numerous infill examples throughout the city. In the late 1930s and early 1940s, a new house type emerged. The World War II-era Cottage was based on designs conceived in the late 1930s as a way to increase home-ownership and reduce unemployment in the construction industry. In 1936, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a series of technical bulletins aimed at subdivision developers and building contractors that codified the agency's philosophies on neighborhood and residential design.31 With the onset of World War II, the FHA’s “minimum house” designs were drafted to help solve the national-defense housing crisis with the goal of producing livable communities that would serve the general public long after the war had ended. The World War II-era Cottage featured a small square footprint and modest traditional detailing (e.g. a Federal-style door surround). The style was called Minimal Traditional. These cottages are found in a variety of materials, including brick, stucco, and siding. Murray’s examples include one wartime subdivision, several smaller tracts in the downtown area, and infill throughout the city. 31 Federal Housing Administration, Principles of Planning Small Houses, Technical Bulletin No. 4, (Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936). See also the FHA's Technical Bulletins No. 1-3, 5, 6. Stock lumber and millwork items, and pre-fabricated materials, such as plywood and wallboard, lowered construction costs; while standardized designs reduced breaks in perimeter lines, making a more rectangular footprint, and concentrated mechanical systems in one area to reduce pipelines and ductwork. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 21 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Subtype: Post-War World War II-era Cottages & Early Ranch-style Houses The “boxy” World War II-era cottage can also be found in the earliest post-war subdivisions in Murray. Most of the examples featured modest classical details, hipped or gabled roofs, and were generally brick masonry or frame with wood or asbestos siding. The most common alteration for frame examples is a later sheath of aluminum or vinyl siding. The Early Ranch-style house, built in the early to mid-1950s, is a transition house type between the World War II-era cottage and the Ranch/Rambler house type. An Early Ranch-style house is slightly wider than it is deep, and featured a gable or hipped roof with a projecting eave over the front entrance and porch. The picture window on the primary elevation is an important feature of most Early Ranch-style houses. A few later examples of the Early Ranch house have attached garages. The most common examples are brick masonry, but there are frame examples with wood, asbestos, and historic aluminum siding. Both of these house types can be found in early Murray subdivisions and as infill housing throughout the city. Subtype: Ranch/Rambler Houses By far the most common (historic and non-historic) residential house type in Murray is the Ranch or Rambler-style house. The Ranch/Rambler originated in California during the late 1940s, and spread throughout the United States after World War II. By the mid-1950s, the wide-façade, asymmetrical one-story residence was the dominant domestic building type in the country. Characteristic features of the Ranch/Rambler style include low-pitched roofs and wide eaves, large picture windows, and an attached carport or garage. Most of the examples in Murray have a low-profile, but some larger examples feature raised basements and below-grade garages. Roofs are commonly flat, but can also be hipped or have simple cross gables. Many have wide, slightly recessed front porches (often at grade level). The popularity of the Ranch/Rambler style marked a change in both suburban and country living, with social activities occurring in the back yard instead of the front yard. A private outdoor area or patio was typically located at the rear of the house. A few examples are turned perpendicular to the street on their lots. Murray City has close to 2,000 examples of historic Ranch/Rambler-style residences, so there is a great variety of styles and materials used (multiple kinds of brick and brick veneer, concrete block, wood siding and shakes, asbestos siding, and aluminum siding, etc.). Common in-period and out-of-period alterations include the conversion of a carport to a garage or additional living space, garage to living space, and the replacement of a flat roof with a low- pitch gable. The majority of Ranch/Rambler residences are located within historic subdivisions, but numerous, mostly larger, examples are also found as infill housing stock throughout the city. Subtype: Split-Level, Split-Entries & Other Post-War House Types Additional house types identified for the suburban boom period include the Split-Level house type, which features a main level and a one-and-a-half-story wing, and the Split-Entry house type, which is a one-and-a- half story box-shaped residence with a raised basement and a central entrance. With over 500 examples in Murray City, there is a wide variation in style, including a few particularly distinctive types, such as the perpendicular Split-Level and the side entrance Split-Entry. As with the Ranch/Rambler, most examples are found in subdivisions, with fewer examples as infill. There are a few post-war houses that cannot be easily cataloged by type. These are mostly individually-designed infill residences rather than tract housing stock. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 22 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Subtype: Duplexes & Apartments While the overall history of Murray is a transformation from rural to suburban, the period between 1902 and the 1930 was a time of intense urbanization. Several duplexes (commonly called double houses) were built to accommodate smelter workers. These were mostly brick with a couple of concrete block examples, and all are near the city’s center. A few larger homes were converted to boarding houses; however little in-depth research has been conducted to identify these buildings. Some examples may be found with more intensive level research. Another residential option of this urban period was the upper level of a commercial block. In the first few decades of the twentieth century, a number of Murray citizens left their farms to live in the city center in the upper level apartments of commercial buildings. Nearly all of Murray’s extant commercial examples are brick and located along State Street. Though rare in Murray during the subdivision development boom, there are several types of multiple-family housing found throughout the city. There are numerous examples of the side-by-side duplex (or double house). The stacked duplex is a house with one apartment stacked on top of another, creating a single square or rectangle shaped two-story building with an exterior stairway, was also common. The boxcar duplex or apartment block was built perpendicular to the street, most commonly with an exterior stair. The multiple- family housing built during this period has a style consistent with the Ranch/Rambler-era (low pitched roofs, picture windows, brick facing, etc.) Mid-century duplexes can be found within or, more commonly, at the fringes of several single-family subdivisions. They appear less frequently as infill. Subtype: Garages The vast majority of contributing outbuildings identified in the SHPO database for Murray are detached garages. It is unlikely that any are individually eligible for the NRHP, but should be included as contributing resources for a property or a district. The earliest examples are single-car frame and brick, likely associated with farmhouses and early infill. Subdivision examples can be single or double, and most likely brick or brick veneer over concrete block. Research should be conducted to determine if the garages were built as original subdivision amenities or as later additions. Subtype: Agricultural Outbuilding & Structure Agricultural outbuildings are relatively rare, but are important to show the early nature of the city. The earliest agricultural buildings of Murray were constructed of wood, brick, and stone. The architectural inventory lists only six significant agricultural buildings, one barn and five granaries. Sheds and chicken coops are the most common agricultural outbuildings for the later periods. These buildings and structures will be eligible in association with other, most likely residential, property types. Other significant examples are likely associated with production properties (dairies, truck farms, poultry farms, etc.) Larger production facilities may be identified from the subdivision development period, but these may be more accurately evaluated as commercial buildings rather than associated outbuildings. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 23 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah III. Significance: The majority of Murray’s early residential buildings would potentially be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A (events or broad patterns of history), for their association with the pre-incorporation development of the city. Most extant buildings date from the 1880s through 1910, a period of transition from almost exclusively subsistence agriculture to the beginnings of the industrial boom town. Some exceptional examples of residences and their association outbuildings may be significant under Criterion C in the area of Architecture for style, materials, or method of construction. This period is associated with the rise of the professional builder and architect; however most of the early dwellings were designed and constructed by local builders or original owners, probably using pattern books of the period. Changes to these buildings over time may also be significant if they demonstrate the transition of Murray from one developmental period to the next. NRHP Criterion B (significant persons) may be used if individual significance and a long association can be established. Most of the eligible residential properties will be significant at the local level in the areas of Exploration/Settlement, Agriculture, Community Planning & Development, or Social History. In general the significance of residences built in Murray City between 1902 and 1950 chronicles the transformation of Murray from industrial boomtown to bedroom community. The themes of Americanization, urbanization, and ultimately, suburbanization, are important to this period. Significance for these residences and any outbuildings will fall mainly under Criterion A for association with this transformation. Due to the loss of many smelter industry related buildings in the past few years, particular emphasis should be placed on residential buildings associated with the smelter industry as these buildings may soon be the only physical evidence left from this important period in Murray’s development. Residences that have documented ties to the early commercial and industrial development of the city may be significant in areas of Commerce, Ethnic Heritage, Industry, Social History, or Transportation. The residences that date from the suburban boom period in Murray’s history and are infill properties may be eligible individually for the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria A, B or C. Eligible properties within historic subdivision are more likely to be eligible as contributing resources within potential historic districts. Criteria A and/or C will generally be applied to historic subdivisions. Criterion B should be reserved for individuals who made a significant contribution to the community in this period. Individual resources or neighborhoods of resources are likely to be significant in the areas of Architecture, Community Planning & Development, or Social History. IV. Registration Requirements The following criteria must be met in order for a property to be considered eligible under the Residential Buildings and Associated Secondary Buildings/Structures property type. 1. The building (either residential or agricultural outbuilding) must have been constructed between 1850 and 1967. The building must be linked to one or more of the contextual period outlined in this document. This link must be reflected in materials, type, style, or construction method. 2. The building must retain sufficient integrity to depict the era in which it was constructed. The degree to which the historic building is recognizable and to which the changes are integral to the building’s form, massing, and detailing, will be evaluated based upon the existing architectural inventory. Changes to the building over time may be locally significant to the development phases of the community’s history, and may be considered when evaluating the integrity of the buildings. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 24 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah 3. The standard for Murray may be somewhat less restrictive for earlier contextual periods when considering alterations since the percentage of unaltered buildings is relatively low, and the history of the community is one of dramatic transformations from rural outpost, to industrial town, to bedroom community. However, because the city has a relatively high number of properties that represent national trends in housing types and styles, the standard of integrity for later buildings may be somewhat more rigid than for earlier buildings. 4. Maintaining the overall form and massing of the historic structure will be considered the most important factor when evaluating the impact of non-historic additions. Minor additions may be acceptable if they allow the original form of the building to be discerned. For example, dormers or additions, particularly on side or rear elevations, whose scale does not obscure the original roofline and primary elevation would be acceptable additions. Additions should appear sensitive to, compatible with, and distinguishable from the original construction. 5. Historic window and door openings must remain discernable. Modified openings may be acceptable if the original openings are readable and the opening to wall-mass ratio is maintained. Acceptable examples include bricked-in openings where the outline remains visible or re-glazing multi-pane window with a single pane if the window form and other architectural features of the house remain intact. 6. Historic materials must be maintained, but acceptable alterations may include: the covering of historic materials with non-historic materials if the appearance is duplicated, painting of previously unpainted surfaces, and new roofs that do not alter the roofline. The removal or covering of architectural detailing may be acceptable if the majority of other historic features are retained. Such removal or covering could render the building ineligible if that detailing were the building’s primary architectural characteristic. 7. Porches, as a primary defining feature of historic homes that are often replaced due to deterioration, may meet the registration requirements if the overall scale and placement of an out-of-period porch is congruent with the historic porch; and the non-historic porch does not detract from, but is compatible with the historic features of the house. In-period porch enclosures may be considered eligible as a change over time. 8. Easily removable non-historic features, such as canopies, would not render a building ineligible. 9. The individual integrity of properties in historic subdivisions should be evaluated by comparison to similar properties within the subdivision. In-period modifications, such as carport and garage conversions, may be considered significant if a high percentage of properties have similar modifications. 10. In-period relocations of residences (for example smelter worker cottages) would not necessarily render a building ineligible, if the move can be documented and tied contextually to development within the historic period. 11. In order for a building to be eligible under Criterion C, the building must be a good example of a particular type or style of architecture, or a good example of the work of significant local builders. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 25 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah 12. In certain cases, when a residential building has been altered to a point where it would not be individually eligible for listing, but it is part of a complex that contains numerous other structures that describe an important period of Murray’s development, the other buildings may be considered the primary contributing resources on the site. In other words, the site and the combination of the resources on that site would be considered as an architectural whole and the residence, while being considered a contributing or non-contributing building to the site, would not be the major feature. This is primarily for agricultural farmsteads where the residence has been altered and has lost historical integrity. I. Name of Property Type: Religious, Cultural and Social Buildings of Murray II. Description: Subtype: Religious Buildings Twenty religious buildings are extant in Murray from the historic period. The two extant early LDS churches, the Murray First and Second Wards, are similar in construction (brick and stucco), type (raised basements), and style (Victorian Eclectic/Gothic). In contrast the three early non-LDS churches are all brick buildings, located within three blocks of each other in the city center, but differ dramatically in style: the Baptist Church (1924) is a Neo-classical building, the Catholic Church (1927) is Victorian Gothic, and the Methodist Church (circa 1915) has a Craftsman feel. The same pattern exists for the meetinghouses built during the suburban expansion period. The non-LDS churches vary considerably in size and style, while the LDS Church meetinghouses were built from standardized plans produced by a centralized facilities office. Subtype: Social and Cultural Buildings Historically the social and cultural buildings in Murray came with many variations. The community of Murray had a full complement of buildings designed for recreation, entertainment, and gathering: theaters, bowling alleys, skating rinks, saloons, dance pavilions, and fraternal halls. Though many of these resources have been demolished, the three remaining theaters on State Street are the best preserved: Iris Theater (1915), a castellated brick building; the new Iris Theater (1930) an Art Deco brick building, and the Murray Theater (1938) an Art Moderne stucco building. In 1965, the Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) built a Modern-style decorative concrete-block hall at 10 W. 4th Avenue in downtown Murray. The Safeway grocery store in the downtown was converted to a skating rink after the store closed in 1967. Additional research is needed to identify other social and cultural buildings in the city, particularly for the suburban development period. III. Significance: Murray’s religious and social buildings have significance under Criterion A for their association with the community development of Murray in the first half of the twentieth century. For many years after the initial settlement, the LDS wards served not only as religious centers, but community centers where picnics, socials, dances, and theatrical events were held. With the coming of the railroads and the smelters to Murray beginning in the 1870s, the town went from being predominately LDS to a more eclectic and diverse society. Other denominations were established to serve the ethnically and religiously diverse community. In addition, alternative forms of entertainment (i.e. saloons and pool halls) were established to serve the high population NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 26 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah of single male smelter workers. Gradually by the 1920s, entertainment became more mainstream with theaters, dance halls, bowing alleys, and skating rinks serving immigrant and non-immigrant, LDS and non- LDS residents alike. This property type category has the highest number of buildings potentially eligible for nomination under Criterion C, as excellent examples of particular styles. However, most are more likely to be eligible under Criterion A. In particular, the LDS meetinghouses built during the subdivision boom are more likely to be considered as contributing buildings within a potential historic district rather than individually significant. Areas of significance for these buildings may include Commerce, Entertainment/Recreation, Ethnic Heritage, Performing Arts, Religion, or Social History. IV. Registration Requirements The following criteria must be met in order for a property to be considered eligible under the Religious, Social and Cultural Buildings property type: 1. The building must be constructed between 1850 and 1967 and retain its historic integrity. Changes and additions to the structure must not detract from the historical character. Defining stylistic elements must remain intact. 2. The overall massing and scale of the building must be maintained. Acceptable additions include those that do not obscure the reading of the original footprint and are subordinate to the building in scale and architectural detail. Minor additions to the structure that appear sensitive to and distinguishable from the original construction will be considered acceptable. 3. Fenestration patterns, especially on the principal façade, must be maintained. Acceptable modifications include replacement of windows with like windows, maintaining historic window to wall-mass ratios, and bricked-in historic openings that remain discernable. 4. Other acceptable modifications include painting of surfaces not originally painted, replacement of roofing or signage, and addition of elements that may be easily removed, such as window canopies. I. Name of Property Type: Industrial and Commercial Buildings of Murray II. Description: Subtype: Industrial Building and Structures With the demolition of the smokestacks on the ASARCO smelter site, only a handful of early industrial buildings are currently left in the city of Murray. The largest outstanding examples are the Bennion Flour Mill (1909), and the Utah Ore Sampling Mill complex (1902-1924) with few stylistic elements. These buildings are found near railroad lines. A few smaller industrial buildings, such as the brick warehouse at 184 W. 4800 South, can be found in these areas, but have yet to be fully researched and evaluated. An example of a corrugated metal complex is the Crager Iron Works complex between Cherry Street and 500 West. The Jones Planning Mill (later expanded to serve as a city/county fire station) has more stylized detail, but has also been extensively remodeled. In addition, a few non-building industry structures, such as the Murray Laundry water tower, may also be eligible. Later industrial buildings and structures are located along the rail and freeway corridors. These buildings are mainly constructed of concrete block, brick veneer, or corrugated metal, with few, if any, architectural details. Older buildings feature simple gable/shed roofs (1900s to 1930s) NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 27 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah or curved bowstring truss roof lines (1930s to 1950s). Later buildings have flat roofs and many have service bay doors on the façades. Subtype: Commercial Buildings Along the section of State Street between 4700 South and 5000 South the remnants of Murray’s original commercial business district can be found. Between the 1890s and the 1930s, an industrial boom combined with an ambitious city program of urban improvement produced a string of commercial buildings up and down State Street. Approximately twenty of these mostly brick buildings still exist. They are all one and two-part commercial blocks. The Harker Building is the city’s tallest at three stories. In general, these buildings have only modest commercial-style details, for example the Warenski-Duvall Commercial Building at 4867 S. State Street, with the presence of face brick on the façade a distinguishing feature. Only those buildings housing theaters (the two Iris Theaters and the Murray Theater) have a more distinctive style. A few commercial blocks have been “slip-covered,” including some altered within the historic period. For example, the Murray Mercantile was given a completely new façade in 1957. Interestingly historic integrity is greater at the second-story level for many of Murray’s commercial blocks, but many of the storefront level alterations were completed within the historic period as business owners sought to compete with the suburban shopping centers. Second floors were used for storage space, professional offices, and in the early years housed the family of the building’s owner. A few of Murray’s surviving commercial buildings still have residential rental units on the second floor. A number of smaller early commercial buildings, mostly medical offices, are not on State Street, but are located near downtown Murray. Historic commercial buildings located outside of the downtown area are more likely to be from the suburban development period. Those found along the State Street commercial corridor include auto showrooms/offices, motel courts, and small commercial blocks or service-bay businesses. Historic supermarkets and discount stores are located at many of the commercial nodes at the intersections of the city’s transportation corridors. Many of these buildings have been updated and have yet to be researched and evaluated. III. Significance: Murray’s industrial and commercial buildings are the best physical evidence of Murray’s transformation into an urban industrial town, and later into a regional suburban shopping and light manufacturing center. For the majority of these buildings, significance will be under Criterion A. The fact that only half of Murray’s historic commercial district buildings remain is significant. Only a few examples would possibly qualify under Criterion C for having the distinctive characteristics of a style. While the depression and the smelter closure may have started the decline of Murray’s commercial business district, it was the arrival of the subdivisions and malls that finally caused the decentralization of Murray’s central business district. More research is needed to evaluate the suburban boom period development along the freeway corridor and at commercial nodes, but areas of significance are likely to include Commerce, Community Planning & Development, Entertainment/Recreation, Health/Medicine, Industry or Transportation. IV. Registration Requirements The following criteria must be met in order for a property to be considered eligible under the Industrial and Commercial Buildings property type: NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 28 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah 1. Buildings must be constructed between 1850 and 1967 and must retain their historic integrity. Changes and additions to the structure must not detract from the historical character. Defining stylistic elements must remain intact. 2. The overall massing and scale of the building must be maintained. Acceptable additions include those that do not obscure the reading of the original footprint and are subordinate to the building in scale and architectural detail. Expansions that allowed the buildings to function during the historic period are acceptable. Minor non-historic additions to the structure that appear sensitive to and distinguishable from the original construction will be considered acceptable. 3. Fenestration patterns, especially on the principal façade, must be maintained. The overall fenestration and storefronts of commercial properties must be maintained. Alterations over time were common due to the need for businesses to possess a contemporary appearance. Acceptable modifications may include replacement of wood with aluminum or steel frames as long as the overall opening of the window remains as it was historically. For earlier commercial buildings, the covering or obscuring of transom windows may be considered acceptable if the remainder of the building detail is sufficient to provide the architectural character of the building during the historic period. Modifications to side or rear openings could be acceptable if the wall to opening ratio is not substantially altered. A door or window that has been bricked in, but with a discernable outline may be acceptable. On the upper floor of principal elevations the window to wall-mass ratio should be maintained. 4. Minor alterations may be acceptable if the original character-defining architectural features are maintained to a great degree. Acceptable modifications include painting of surfaces not originally painted and the covering of minor features. Elements that may be easily removed, such as window canopies and signage, would not necessarily render a building ineligible. 5. The removal or covering of major architectural features with stucco or other veneers that obscure the original detailing may render a building ineligible. However, if the modifications occurred within the historic period, or if the veneers simulate the historic fabric and do not significantly impact the character of the building, it may be an acceptable change. I. Name of Property Type: Public Resources II. Description: Subtype: Miscellaneous Public Buildings Public buildings in Murray, as in most other communities in the state, have been demolished and replaced by more modern structures. Of the many civic projects completed by Murray in the first half of the twentieth century only a few examples remain: a fire station, a power plant, and a Carnegie library. The power plant is unaltered and used for its original purpose. During the post-war suburban period, a second fire station and library were constructed in 1965. These buildings are an eclectic mix of building types and the prevailing popular style of the period (e.g. Classical, Period Revival, Post-War Moderne, etc.). Two historic hospital buildings are extant, the Sheranian Clinic and the first Cottonwood Maternity Hospital (ineligible due to alterations). NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 29 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah Subtype: Schools Because of the proliferation of school construction during the suburban boom period, schools have been included as a separate subtype. Only two school buildings are extant from the pre-war period: Arlington Elementary (a 1939 PWA Moderne building later converted to the city hall) and the 1949 Industrial Arts building (on the Hillcrest Junior High campus). The five elementary schools built between 1954 and 1967 are Modern in design, as is the Murray School District Office, built in 1960. Subtype: Structures, Objects and Sites This resource subtype includes a number of utilitarian man-made landscape features, which includes structures, objects, and sites as defined by the National Register of Historic Places. Some utilitarian resources can be found associated with individual properties, but many are considered communal projects, particularly linear resources. These resources can be grouped by themes such as Transportation (railroad grades, roads, trails, bridges, street furniture, etc.), Water Works (canal, irrigation ditches, head gates, dams, ponds, etc.), Landscape Features (fields, beet dumps, pastures, orchards, gardens, walls, fences, etc.). This subtype also includes recreational and cultural properties, which are nearly all communal and/or public. Some examples are city parks, ball fields, picnic areas, hiking and equestrian trails, golf courses, commemorative markers or monuments, objects of art, etc. With the exception of the resources within the Murray City Park, these have yet to be individually evaluated for integrity and significance. III. Significance: In many ways, Murray City is similar to most other communities in the area, which have been completely subsumed by Salt Lake suburban sprawl. However, Murray has a unique one hundred year-old tradition of strong local government and community identity. The public buildings and public works projects of Murray are significant under Criterion A for their association with the community-building era of post-incorporation Murray, 1902 to 1950, and the post-war subdivision boom period, 1946 to 1967. The areas of significance for these resources may include, but are not limited to, the following: Agriculture, Art, Community Planning & Development, Education, Entertainment/Recreation, Health/Medicine, Politics/Government, or Transportation. A few of these resources may have exceptional significance under Criterion C in the areas of Architecture or Engineering. IV. Registration Requirements The following criteria must be met in order for a property to be considered eligible under the Public Resources property type: 1. The resource must have been constructed between 1850 and 1967. The resource must be linked to the development and history of Murray, and this association and feeling must be reflected in materials, type, style, workmanship, or construction method. 2. The resource must retain sufficient integrity to depict the era in which it was constructed. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. F Page 30 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah 3. Maintaining the overall form and massing of the historic building or structure will be considered the most important factor when evaluating the impact of non-historic additions. Additions may be acceptable if they allow the original form of the resource to be recognized and do not visually overpower the original building or structure, but distinctions should be made between in-period and out-of-period. 4. Historic window and door openings that represent the original use of the building must remain discernable. 5. Historic materials must be maintained, but acceptable alterations may include: the covering of historic materials with non-historic materials if the original appearance is duplicated, painting of previously unpainted surfaces, and new roofs that do not alter the roofline. 6. The percentage of extant historic material will be an important consideration for this property type. 7. Integrity of location and setting is particularly important for these property types. 8. Linear resources such as canal or fencing need not be complete or contiguous, but must be evaluated individually for integrity and significance. There must be enough segments remaining to provide a good idea of the resource’s imprint on the landscape. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. G & H Page 31 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah G. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA The area covered by this Multiple Property Nomination is the entire area within the current Murray City municipal boundaries. H. SUMMARY OF IDENTIFICATION AND EVALUATION METHODS The original Multiple Property Documentation form, Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1850 – 1950, was based on a draft nomination prepared in 1989 by David Schirer that was never submitted. The information in the form was based on a reconnaissance level survey (RLS) conducted in 1987. After a second survey was conducted by volunteers in 1994, interest in preserving Murray’s historic buildings increased. The draft form was expanded and revised by Korral Broschinsky and approved by the National Register of Historic Places on June 9, 2000. This amended submission is based on information gathered during several large-scale surveys conducted in 2002, 2008, 2010 and 2012. Information on approximately 6,000 resources is now included in the SHPO database. The data include addresses, estimated construction dates, building type, style, construction materials, and a comments field. This information is available from the Utah State Office of Preservation. The records also include eligibility/status evaluations for the NRHP based on current Utah SHPO standards operating procedures. The methodology used to evaluate architectural resources for National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility was based on the requirements established by the Utah SHPO in its Reconnaissance Level Survey: Standard Operating Procedures (revised March 2012), and the NRHP eligibility criteria outlined in National Park Service Bulletin 15, How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation (NPS 1997). Additional guidelines for evaluating the historic district were provided in the NPS Bulletin, Historic Residential Suburbs (NPS 2002). Individual properties and the district as a whole were evaluated for the following NRHP-defined qualities of integrity: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association. The following criteria guidelines and ratings have been established by the Utah SHPO for surveys: ES – Eligible/Significant: built within the historic period and retains integrity; excellent example of a style or type; unaltered or only minor alterations or additions; also, buildings of known historical significance. EC – Eligible/Contributing: built within the historic period and retains integrity; good example of a style or type, but not as well-preserved or well-executed as ES buildings; more substantial alterations or additions than ES buildings, though overall integrity is retained. NC – Non-Contributing/Ineligible: built during the historic period, but has had major alterations or additions; no longer retains integrity. OP – Out-of-Period: constructed outside of the historic period. A list of potential candidates (individual listings and historic districts) for NRHP documentation is included in each RLS report. NPS Form 10-900-b (Rev. 01/2009) OMB No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form Continuation Sheet Section No. I Page 32 Historic and Architectural Resources of Murray, Utah, 1850 — 1967 Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah I. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES American Eagle and Murray Eagle. Murray, Utah. Various Issues. Broschinsky, Korral. Centennial History of the Murray City School District, 1906-2006. Salt Lake City, Utah: Published by the Murray City School District. Printed by AlphaGraphics, 2007. ______. “Historic Resources of Murray City, Utah, 1850-1950.” National Register of Historic Places, Multiple Property Documentation Form, 2000. Available at the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. ______. “Murray City Park Historic Site Form.” Unpublished TMs prepared in March 2008. 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Available at the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. ______and Keri Williams. “Murray City, Salt Lake County, Utah, Standard & Selective Reconnaissance Level Survey 2010, Central and South Neighborhoods.” Final Report, August 2008. Available at the Utah State Historic Preservation Office. Callaway, Judson. An historical directory of Murray and South Cottonwood 2005. TMs, [2005]. Carter, Thomas and Peter Goss. Utah's Historic Architecture, 1847-1940: A Guide. Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 1988. Clegg, Reed K. A Sociological Survey of the Murray Community. Master's Thesis, University of Utah, 1937. Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Salt Lake County Chapter (Utah). Tales of a Triumphant People: a History of Salt Lake County, Utah, 1847-1900. Salt Lake City, Utah: Salt Lake County DUP, 1947. Federal Housing Administration. Principles of Planning Small Houses, Technical Bulletin No. 4. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1936. 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National Register of Historic Places Memo to File Correspondence The Correspondence consists of communications from (and possibly to) the nominating authority, notes from the staff of the National Register of Historic Places, and/or other material the National Register of Historic Places received associated with the property. Correspondence may also include information from other sources, drafts of the nomination, letters of support or objection, memorandums, and ephemera which document the efforts to recognize the property. StatStatee ofof UtahUtah DepartmentDepartment ofof CommunityCommunity andand EconomicEconomic DevelopmentDevelopment DivisionDivision ofof StateState HistorHistoryy UtahUtali StateState HistoricalHistorical SocietySociety MichaelMichael 0.O. LeavitLeavittt 300300 RioRio GrandeGrande GovernorGovernor Salt LakeLake CCityity,, UUtatahh 84101-118284101-1182 MaxJ.EvansMax J. Evans ((801801)) 533-3500533-3500 FAX:FAX : 533533-350-35033 TDD:: 533-3502533-3502 . 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UNITED STATED DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET REQUESTED ACTION: ADDITIONAL COVER DOCUMENTATION MULTIPLE Murray City, Utah MPS NAME: STATE & COUNTY: UTAH, Salt Lake DATE RECEIVED: 05/22/15 DATE OF PENDING LIST: DATE OF 16th DAY: DATE OF 45th DAY: 07/07/15 REFERENCE NUMBER: 6450~~7 REASONS FOR REVIEW: APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE: N LESS THAN 50 YEARS: N OTHER: N PDIL N PERIOD: N PROGRAM UNAPPROVED: N REQUEST: Y SAMPLE: N SLR DRAFT: N NATIONAL: N COMMENT WAIVER: N ACCEPT RETURN REJECT ______DATE ABSRACT/SUMMARY COMMENTS: The cover documentation expands upon the contextual history of the Murray City, looking specifically at the post-World War II era and the continuing development of the city as an emerging bedroom community into the late 1960s and beyond. The additional material largely focuses guidance on the city's suburban growth in the second half of the twentieth century, especially the construction of platted residential developments. Given the extent of such development, the majority of extant period resources are defined as likely contributing to historic districts, with more limited numbers of individually eligible resources in certain readily identifiable categories {schools, churches, social,etc). RECOM. / CRITEREA A e:c.e~ G, .. u~cv,.y,.ur REVIEWE;'.?Au\ ~- \._L1~1,):'J:J DISCIPLINE t! U:itc20.l Ad TELEPHONE______DATE 7 / ·1:/ 201~ DOCUMENTATION see attsched comments~ If a nomination is returned to the nominating authority, the nomination no longer under consideration by the NPS. RECEIVED 2280 MAY 2 2 2015 GARY R. HERBERT Brad Westwood Governor Director Nat. Register of Historic Places National Park Service SPENCER J. COX L ieutenant Governor Julie Fisher Executive Director Department of Heritage & Arts May 15 , 2015 J. PAUL LOETHER, DEPUTY KEEPER AND CHIEF NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1201 EYE ST. NW, 8TH FL. W ASHrNGTON, D.C. 20005 Dear Mr. Loether: r am pleased to submit the enclosed National Register nominations, multiple property documentation form, and additional documentation that have been approved by the Utah State Historic Preservation Review Board and the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer to be considered for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. The enclosed disks contain the true and correct copy of the nominations for the following properties to the National Register of Historic Places: Furgis, George & Ellen, House Salt Lake County Salt Lake Country Club & Golf Course Salt Lake County Carhart Pueblo San Juan County Historic Resources of Murray, Utah MPDF Salt Lake County Marsac Elementary School (additional doc.) Summit County Thank you for your assistance with these nominations. Please contact me at (80 I) 245-7242, or [email protected] if you have any questions. nse e ster Coordinator Utah Sta Historic Preservation Office Enclosures •I Hutah D;partmen&t01 Ar 300 S. Rio Grande Street• Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 • (801) 245-7225 • facsimile (801) 355-0587 • hjstory,utah gov •• • entage ts