Mount Carmel in Orderville in Kane County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio
Utah Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 2, 2025
1. Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio Marker
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Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio. Utah Historic Site. The Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio are significant as the only structures in Utah closely associated with these nationally renowned artists. Dixon and his artist wife, Edith Hamlin, built this complex of buildings between 1939 and 1947. It served as their summer home and studio during the last productive years of his life, during which he remained very active completing over 200 of his best known works. Dixon is regarded by many as the most significant modernist painter in the west in the first half of the twentieth century. This complex of buildings represents the culmination of Dixon's career, serving as the peaceful place he wanted to be. A letter from Edith Hamlin to Milford Zomes follows: , , "The memorial spot for Maynard is completed now with a trail leading up to the ridge...I had placed the ashes beneath the rock one early morning by myself. It is a beautiful lookout over the country that he loved and painted. The pleasant memories of his friends will be better than any ceremony when they climb up to that spot by themselves." Edith Hamlin, August 11, 1947 , , Architecturally, the house, built in 1939, is a two-story log building with a steeply pitched gable roof, stone foundation, and board-and-batten gable ends. The studio, built in 1947, is a one-story rustic style building with two main rooms on the interior; its rustic styling, derived from Taliesin West, is evidenced by the use of natural materials-local, random-course stone on the south end wall and foundation and logs along the other three sides; an approach claimed by some to be derived from visits by Maynard and Edith to the Frank Lloyd Wright complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, during their travels in 1939. , , The Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts, established in 1999 for the restoration and preservation of the property, continues the vision of Dixon, Hamlin and Zomes with artist retreats, workshops, art events and day camps for people with special needs.
The Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio are significant as the only structures in Utah closely associated with these nationally renowned artists. Dixon and his artist wife, Edith Hamlin, built this complex of buildings between 1939 and 1947. It served as their summer home and studio during the last productive years of his life, during which he remained very active completing over 200 of his best known works. Dixon is regarded by many as the most significant modernist painter in the west in the first half of the twentieth century. This complex of buildings represents the culmination of Dixon's career, serving as the peaceful place he wanted to be. A letter from Edith Hamlin to Milford Zomes follows:
"The memorial spot for Maynard is completed now with a trail leading up to the ridge...I had placed the ashes beneath the rock one early morning by myself. It is a beautiful lookout over the country that he loved and painted. The pleasant memories of his friends will be better than any ceremony when they climb up to that spot by themselves." Edith Hamlin, August 11, 1947
Architecturally, the house, built in 1939, is a two-story log building with a steeply pitched gable roof, stone foundation, and board-and-batten gable ends. The studio, built in 1947, is a one-story rustic style building with two main rooms
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on the interior; its rustic styling, derived from Taliesin West, is evidenced by the use of natural materials-local, random-course stone on the south end wall and foundation and logs along the other three sides; an
approach claimed by some to be derived from visits by Maynard and Edith to the Frank Lloyd Wright complex in Scottsdale, Arizona, during their travels in 1939.
The Thunderbird Foundation for the Arts, established in 1999 for the restoration and preservation of the property, continues the vision of Dixon, Hamlin and Zomes with artist retreats, workshops, art events and day camps for people with special needs.
Erected by Utah Division of State History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.
Location. 37° 15.201′ N, 112° 39.629′ W. Marker is in Orderville, Utah, in Kane County. It is in Mount Carmel. It is on State Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2155 State St, Mount Carmel UT 84755, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest, in the Mountain West, in Colorado Plateau, and at the Four Corners. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
3. Maynard Dixon and Edith Hamlin House and Studio Building
Credits. This page was last revised on June 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 149 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 8, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
