The Alfred McCune Home is one of the luxury homes on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City, Utah, from around the turn of the 20th century. Built for Alfred W. McCune on the south side of Capitol Hill on the northeast corner of 200 North Main Street, this mansion has 21 rooms and is on the National Register of Historic Places.
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About the owner
McCune was born in Calcutta, India, while his father, Matthew McCune, was stationed in the British Army and moved there to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The family immigrated to the Utah Territory, settling in Farmington and then in Nephi. Alfred William McCune joined the LDS Church in Farmington in 1857. He and Elizabeth were lovers of childhood and married on 1 July 1872, at the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Although McCune was not active in the church service, he donated a lot of money for it. According to LDS Church records Heber J. Grant in his personal journal (April 1, 1927), McCune is always in a good position in the LDS Church.
By the time he was 21, McCune had been contracted to build part of the Utah Southern Railroad. He was a very successful railroad builder, and became well connected with other nineteenth-century millionaires. He is a partner at the Cerro de Pasco Peru mine along with J. P. Morgan, William Randolph Hearst, and Frederick William Vanderbilt. He has business interests throughout Utah and in parts of Montana, British Columbia, and South America.
McCune was respected by his contemporaries because of his integrity, his pleasant personality, and his generous contribution to a noble cause. He is also politically civilian and ambitious. In 1899, he ran for Senate as a Democratic candidate against Republican candidate Frank J. Cannon and several other candidates. When no one can get a majority, the election comes down in history when Utah can not vote or send a senator to Washington. McCune then tried again for the Senate but was defeated by another mining and railing king, Thomas Kearns.
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The house was built in 1900. Elizabeth McCune has as many diverse interests as her husband has. He served in many LDS Church positions and became a close friend of Susa Young Gates, one of Brigham Young's daughters. As an active supporter of women's rights, Elizabeth attended the 1889 International Women's Congress in London. After being elected as the patron of the organization, Elizabeth was entertained by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.
McCune wanted his home to be a luxurious look and for this purpose he financed a two-year American and European tour for his architect S. C. Dallas to study design and engineering. The design chosen is the Gothic revival plan with the influence of East Asia. The house is a replica of Alfred and Elizabeth's house while driving on Riverside Drive in New York City.
When the house is being built, John R. Winder and McCune call the First Presidency of the LDS Church. McCune told them that he and his wife were building a new home and wanted to rent Gardo House for two or three years. Gardo's home has been used as a residence and office for the leaders of the LDS Church. Relieved to find a suitable new tenant, the church accepted his offer and set a lease of $ 150 per month.
McCune's home site was chosen to look impressive on nearby streets, and a small fee saved for decoration. McCune sent a mahogany from San Domingo, an English oak, and a rare white leather mahogany from South Africa. Red tiles are from the Netherlands, and large large mirror walls are transported from Germany into specially crafted rail cars. The walls are decorated with silk moirà ©, tapestries, and Russian leather. The exterior of the house is built of red sandstone Utah although some details like a luxurious fireplace using more exotic stones like Nubian marble. The house was completed in 1901 for a million dollars.
History after McCunes
McCune and his wife stayed at home until 1920. Before moving to Los Angeles, they donated it to the LDS Church with the intention that it was used as an official residence for church president Heber J. Grant. Grant did not like the idea of ​​living in such a carved residence, and decided to turn it into a Music School. It was used as the McCune School of Music , which ended in 1957 and was replaced by Brigham Young University's Salt Lake City Center, until 1972 when it was also moved to a larger location. In 1973, the LDS Church sold the house to a group of residents of Salt Lake City who tried to make the building a cultural center.
Then became Virginia Tanner Modern Dance School, which held lessons in the ballroom. Since then, the building has been privately owned, often used for wedding receptions and other short-term rentals.
Philip McCarthey, shareholder of Kearns-Tribune Corp., which issued The Salt Lake Tribune until 1997, purchased the building and began recovering it after 11 August 1999, the Salt Lake City Tornado, which had toppled one of the building's chimneys. McCarthey completed the restoration in November 2001.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The carriage house on the property, designed by architect Henry Monheim, is also a contributing building; built for the home of Judge R. N. Baskin who was built in 1872 earlier on site, and maintained.
References
External links
- Official McCune Mansion Website
- Guide Utah City - McCune Mansion - Description Salt Lake Tribune about the mansion.
- Alfred and Elizabeth McCune - Articles with bio information Alfred and Elizabeth McCune
- The Horror Channel - Information about McCune Mansion on The Horror Channel
- Search for help authors: Andrea WyssÃ, (2014).Ã, "McCune School of Music and Art records". Prepared for Special Collection L. Tom Perry, Provo, UT. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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