The Devereaux House in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, also known as Staines-Jennings Mansion , was built in 1857 for William Staines. It was designed by William Paul. The house was expanded by William Jennings, mayor of Salt Lake City from 1882 to 1885, again using Paul as his architect. Devereaux is a social hub for the Salt Lake City area, which houses respectable visitors. Brigham Young's son, Joseph Angell Young, had the house for a short time.
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Description
The house was Victorian, with French-influenced detail. It is constructed of brick with a cement cement overlay. The mansard roof forms the third floor. A wide terrace encloses the south and east sides. The large house and its vast courtyards have been preserved in the middle of the city without a guardrail, so the courtyard has a garden view. William Jennings expanded and spread the pages. The house is surrounded by larger and newer structures including Vivint Smart Home Arena, Triad Center, and Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot and surrounding The Gateway development.
The interior has a large landing hall with living room on the left and a library on the right. To the back of the living room there is a banquet room, and the dining room is behind the library. The second floor has many bedrooms, and a housemaid residence and billiards room. The house is famous for its high quality of wood and promise.
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History
It was the first house built on a scale that could be described as a "big house" in the Salt Lake Valley. It was the social center for the area, and was the meeting place between Brigham Young and Governor Alfred Cumming to complete the Utah War. The house was purchased for $ 20,000 by Young's eldest son, Joseph Angell Young in 1865. Young sold the house for $ 30,000 in 1867 to local businessman William Jennings who was added to the house. Jennings, who is believed to be the first millionaire of the Salt Lake Valley, named the house "Devereaux" for a family property in Yardley, Birmingham in England. Jennings lives there with his wives, Jane and Pricilla, each of whom has eleven and fourteen children. Jennings was visited at home by War Secretary William Seward and General Philip H. Sheridan in the 1860s, and by General William Tecumseh Sherman in the 1870s, whose visit implied tolerance of Mormon polygamy in Utah by federal officials. After the death of Jennings in 1886, the house went through several hands, and at one time was an alcohol care facility, Keely Institute. At other times, they accommodate offices for mining equipment companies.
The state of Utah acquired the property in 1970 and approved the use of public funds to restore it in 1978, but the tragic fire in 1979 almost resulted in its demolition. It was finally restored in the early 1980s and served as the reception and home center of the Chart House restaurant. The LDS Church acquired it in 2005 and maintained it as a historic site with occasional use for receptions and other events.
Devereaux House is listed on the US National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
References
External links
- American Historic Buildings Survey (HABS) no. UT-37, "Staines-Jennings Mansion, 334 West South Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT", 28 photos, 19 scalable images, 16 pages of data
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