Pleasant Grove in Utah County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ashton
⎯⎯⎯
Driggs House

— Utah Historic Site —

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 28, 2024

1. Ashton / Driggs House Marker

Inscription. This house was built c.1865 by William Ashton, a native of Alabama and convert to the Mormon church. William and Ellen Elizabeth Croxford Ashton reportedly occupied this house from the time of their marriage, February 6, 1866, until 1880 when they deeded it to Olivia Pratt Driggs and moved to Vernal. Olivia and Benjamin Driggs, a local merchant, lived in it until 1906. The house was left unoccupied until 1917 when Clarence A. Gammett purchased it and began restoration. The Gammetts lived here until 1968.

This Greek Revival style home is built of hand-cut "soft rock" or tufa stone, quarried from springs at the base of nearby Mahogany Mountain. Soft rock was the most popular building material in Pleasant Grove between the 1860s and about 1900. This two-story central-passage house is perhaps the oldest remaining soft-rock house in town. A post-World War I two-story rear addition of soft rock replaced an original lean-to. The front porch and carriage house were added in the 1970s.

Erected 1994 by Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. A significant historical date for this entry is February 6, 1866.

Location. 40° 21.688′ N,

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111° 44.311′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Grove, Utah, in Utah County. It is at the intersection of East 200 South and South 100 East, on the right when traveling west on East 200 South. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 119 East 200 South, Pleasant Grove UT 84062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

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: Benjamin W. Driggs Home (here, next to this marker); Civil War Skirmish at Pleasant Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); Winter Corral (within shouting distance of this marker); "Soft-Rock" (within shouting distance of this marker); Pleasant Grove Town Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); History of Pleasant Grove Train Station

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 28, 2024

2. Ashton / Driggs House Marker

(about 300 feet away); Pleasant Grove's First Fire Station (about 300 feet away); Pleasant Grove City (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Grove.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Ashton House (was here, next to this marker but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 28, 2024

3. Ashton / Driggs House Marker

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 28, 2024

4. Ashton / Driggs House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 269 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 15, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

Ashton⎯⎯⎯Driggs House

— Utah Historic Site —

Ashton
⎯⎯⎯
Driggs House