Farmington in Davis County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Leavitt/Clark House

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2023

1. Leavitt/Clark House Marker

Inscription. This home began as a humble, 12-foot square, single-cell house. It was made of sun-dried adobe bricks in 1862 by John Quincy and Minion Leavitt. They soon added a second small room to the first - now the northeast corner of this house. While living here, John helped complete the transcontinental railroad and served as conductor of a train at the Golden Spike Ceremony in 1869. In 1873 Timothy Baldwin and Lucy Augusta Rice Clark purchased the home and built a two-room, rock addition to the west. They raised a large family in these four rooms until 1881, when they built the south-facing, brick, 1 1/2-story, central-passage wing. It originally featured elaborate Victorian Eastlake details, including a small second-story porch, roof cresting, and a large gable ornament. Timothy was a beekeeper and inventor and sold coal and salt. Lucy was active in politics, running for the Utah Senate in 1869; serving as President of the Davis County Women's Suffrage Association; and becoming the nation's first female, full delegate to the National Republican Convention in 1908. In 1918 Edmond and Elizabeth Ann Wood Whitaker bought the old

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home and added the current front porch as well as a new kitchen and the home's first indoor plumbing. The Whitakers were farmers, raising sheep, dairy cows, onions, and other crops. In 1948 they sold the house to Harold and Nelda Monson, who raised five boys and lived here for 50 years. Nelda ran a hairdressing salon for most of those years. In 1998 she sold the house to the current owners, including a great-grandson of Ed and Lizzie Whitaker.

Erected 2008 by Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Railroads & Streetcars • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 40° 58.84′ N, 111° 53.531′ W. Marker is in Farmington, Utah, in Davis County. It is on West State Street near North 200 West, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 208 W State St, Farmington UT 84025, 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

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 11, 2023

2. Leavitt/Clark House Marker

America,

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: Clark Lane National Historic District (a few steps from this marker); Bamberger Railroad, Farmington Station (a few steps from this marker); Lucy Rice Clark (a few steps from this marker); Captain Daniel C. Davis (approx. ¼ mile away); Civil War Cannon (approx. ¼ mile away); LDS Davis Stake President's Office (approx. ¼ mile away); VanFleet Hotel (approx. 0.3 miles away); Primary Association Organized/Farmington Meeting House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Farmington.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 408 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.