Fairpark in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Nelson Wheeler Whipple House
July 18, 2016
1. Nelson Wheeler Whipple House Marker
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Nelson Wheeler Whipple House. . This substantial two-story house was built in 1854 by Nelson Wheeler Whipple at a cost of approximately $2,000. Whipple was a Mormon immigrant from New York who arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. During his long career in Utah he worked as a policeman, gunsmith, carpenter, and cabinet maker. He also operated a successful shingle mill, supplying shingles for the Tabernacle and many other public and ecclesiastical structures. His detailed journals provide excellent insight into the early settlement of the valley and were serialized in the 1930s in the Improvement Era, an LDS church publication. , A central-passage type house, the Nelson Wheeler Whipple House has careful, classically-inspired details in the roof cornice and frieze, window hoods, and the main door with sidelights. It is one of the oldest surviving residences in the Salt Lake Valley. Since its construction was carefully documented by Whipple, it is especially valuable as a "textbook" of early Utah building practices. Marker placed in 1993
This substantial two-story house was built in 1854 by Nelson Wheeler Whipple at a cost of approximately $2,000. Whipple was a Mormon immigrant from New York who arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. During his long career in Utah he worked as a policeman, gunsmith, carpenter, and cabinet maker. He also operated a successful shingle mill, supplying shingles for the Tabernacle and many other public and ecclesiastical structures. His detailed journals provide excellent insight into the early settlement of the valley and were serialized in the 1930s in the Improvement Era, an LDS church publication.
A central-passage type house, the Nelson Wheeler Whipple House has careful, classically-inspired details in the roof cornice and frieze, window hoods, and the main door with sidelights. It is one of the oldest surviving residences in the Salt Lake Valley. Since its construction was carefully documented by Whipple, it is especially valuable as a "textbook" of early Utah building practices.
Marker placed in 1993
Erected by Division of State History.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1854.
Location. 40° 46.683′ N, 111° 54.45′ W. Marker
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is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Fairpark. Marker is on 400 North, 0.4 miles west of 300 West 400 North (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 564 W 400 N, Salt Lake City UT 84116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2016. This page has been viewed 375 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on July 18, 2016. Photo1. submitted on July 18, 2016. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
