University in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Fairbanks Home

Payson, Utah, mid 1850's

— Relocated in 1981 —

Fairbanks Home Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. Fairbanks Home Marker

Inscription. This unusually large house with its ornamental detailing indicates the upper middle class status achieved by the John and Sarah Fairbanks family, after years of living in their covered wagon and log cabin. Located in Payson, Utah, the upper bedroom on the south side was called “Brigham Young's Room” because he used the Fairbanks home as a headquarters while on his way to visit southern communities.

Erected by This Is The Place Foundation. (Marker Number 16.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 40° 45.269′ N, 111° 48.959′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Lake City UT 84108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

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the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Heber East Ward School (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaving Parlor (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Salt Lake Social Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Hooper and Eldredge Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Irrigation Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Jewkes-Draper Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Z.C.M.I. (Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution) (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrus Halfway House and Farm (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Fairbanks Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. Fairbanks Home

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 480 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on May 13, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.