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James Atkin House

Coordinates: 38°16′43″N 112°38′43″W / 38.27861°N 112.64528°W / 38.27861; -112.64528 (James Atkin House)
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James Atkin House
James Atkin House is located in Utah
James Atkin House
James Atkin House is located in the United States
James Atkin House
Location260 W. 300 North, Beaver, Utah
Coordinates38°16′43″N 112°38′43″W / 38.27861°N 112.64528°W / 38.27861; -112.64528 (James Atkin House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Built byBoyter, Alexander
MPSBeaver MRA
NRHP reference No.82004075[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1982

The James Atkin House, at 260 W. 300 North in Beaver, Utah, was built in 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story brick house, with high quality brickwork, upon a foundation of squared black rock. Many of the doorways and windows are surmounted by brick voussoirs.[2]

It was built for James Atkin in 1911, possibly with Atkin's help, with brickwork probably by the Scottish mason Alexander Boyter. It was deemed "architecturally significant because it is an example of a style of building that forms the transition between traditional folk building and the more universal styles of the 20th century. Characteristic of this style are: shingle work in the gable, complete returns of the cornice across the gable, a steeply pitched roof, etc."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Linda L. Bonar (September 7, 1979). "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: James Atkin House". National Park Service. Retrieved May 8, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1981