William Allen (Utah architect)

William Robert Allen (January 1, 1849 – October 11, 1928[1]) was an early 20th-century architect in Utah.[2] His most important work, the Davis County Courthouse, is no longer extant, yet a number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2] Allen received training through the International Correspondence Schools which was based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but allowed him to receive training and continue work in Utah.[3]

He nearly monopolized architecture in Davis County, and was irritated to find others' works. He criticized another's work as a "It has a Queen Anne front and a jackass behind".[2]

Works

John George Moroni Barnes House, in Kaysville

• John George Moroni Barnes House (1869), Kaysville, Utah, NRHP-listed[4]
• John R. Barnes House (1869), Kaysville, NRHP-listed[4]
• Kaysville Presbyterian Church (1887), Kaysville[2]
• Kaysville Academy (1888)[2]
• Kaysville City Hall (1889), Kaysville[2]
• Farmer's Union Building (1890), Layton, Utah, NRHP-listed[4]
• Governor Henry Blood House (c.1896), Kaysville, NRHP-listed[4]
• George W. Layton House (1897), Layton, NRHP-listed[4]
• John Henry Layton House (1898), Layton, NRHP-listed[4]
• Davis County Courthouse (1899), Farmington, Utah[2]
• Thomas J. and Amanda N. Smith House (1901), Kaysville, NRHP-listed[4]
• First National Bank of Layton (1905), Layton, NRHP-listed[4]
• Kaysville Tabernacle (1912), Kaysville[2]
• Kaysville Elementary School (1918), Kaysville[2]
• Barnes Block, Kaysville[2]
• Hyrum Stuart Residence, Kaysville[2]
• William Allen Residence, Kaysville[2]
• Farmington C&M Company, Farmington[2]

Gallery

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  John George Moroni Barnes House
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  John R. Barnes House
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  Henry Blood House
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  First National Bank of Layton
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  George W. Layton House
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  John Henry Layton House
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  Farmer's Union Building
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  Thomas J. and Amanda N. Smith House

See also

• Photos of the Davis County Courthouse designed by William Allen
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Davis County, Utah

References

1. "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868". FamilySearch.
2. Allen D. Roberts (Spring 1976). "More of Utah's Unknown Pioneer Architects: Their Lives and Works" (PDF). Sunstone.
3. Goss, Peter L. (1994), "The Architectural Profession in Utah", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.