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

Mary Ellen Parmley House

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 8, 2023

1. Mary Ellen Parmley House Marker

Inscription. The Mary Ellen Parmley House, built c. 1898, is significant for its association with Sandy's historical development. The Parmley house is a typical example of a residence for the earliest working-class citizens of Sandy. This house is a simple one-story, wood frame, hall-parlor cottage which has had several additions to the west elevation.

Henry and Mary Parmley purchased the property from LeGrand Young. Henry worked as a coal miner in Carbon County for thirty-one years, and Mary apparently lived here with the children while Henry lived and worked at the coal mine. In 1921 Mary Parmley sold the property to Alma T. and Elizabeth Hansen Wright. The home stayed in the Wright family until 1972.

Erected 2002 by Utah Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 35.445′ N, 111° 53.05′ W. Marker is in Sandy, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is at the intersection of South 220 East and East 8840 South, on the right when traveling south on South 220 East. Touch for map. Marker is at or near

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this postal address: 8850 S 220 E, Sandy UT 84070, 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,

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: Sandy Tithing Office (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Church Takes Root in Sandy / Early Sandy Schools (about 700 feet away); Sandy City Bank (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sandy Co-op (approx. 0.2 miles away); ZCMI Co-op Building 1890-1908 / Sandy Co-op (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sandy Elementary (approx. 0.2 miles away); Amos and Ida Jensen House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mingo Smelter (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sandy.

Also see . . . Mary Ellen Parmley House on Wikipedia. The building, which is a private residence, was listed

Photographed by Jason Voigt, May 8, 2023

2. Mary Ellen Parmley House Marker

Marker is mounted on the building, which is a private residence

on the National Register of Historic Places (#00001301), on November 6, 2000. (Submitted on December 31, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 31, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.