Brown, George M., House
About this property
The George M. Brown House is a historic residence in Provo, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built as a home for a "polygamous wife" of lawyer George M. Brown. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The house is located at 284 East 100 North, within the Provo East Central Historic District, it was built in the 1880s, on property obtained from Abraham O. Smoot. This is a two-story, central-hall, vernacular type house. “The Brown House exhibits the verticality and decorative jigsaw work usually found in the Gothic Revival, but displays the horizontal siding, simulated quoins, and symmetry of the local building tradition." The house was designated to the Provo Historic Landmarks Registry on March 21, 1996. Though built during the Victorian era, the George M. Brown House is a distinguished example of carpenter Gothic architecture. Containing thin wooden tracery, a monochromatic color scheme, and steep gables as well as other features, the Gothic style is very evident in this home. Builders' increased focus on expenses, particularly the price of stone, led to the emergence of the Carpenter Gothic style. “The Brown home attempts to combine the best of two generations with its asymmetrical Victorian east elevation and its symmetrical, dormered north elevation which contains nearly all the elements of typical pioneer homes of the mid-1870s (Roberts p. 2).” Decorative elements on the home include bargeboards, Quoins, a bay window, chimneys, window trim, door trim, dormers, a cornice, siding, and windows. Born on April 5, 1842, in Macedonia, Illinois, George Mortimer Brown settled in Utah with his family in 1842. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, George served a mission to Norway in 1866, the same year he began his marriage to Elizabeth Olsen. After his mission, George became an attorney. In addition to Elizabeth, George married two more women - Amelia West and Pearl Wilson. Shortly after the initial construction of the home, Brown's first wife attained the title to it, and Brown and his two other wives and children left and settled in Colonia Díaz, a Mormon settlement in Mexico. He ran a store there until he died on July 6, 1894. The home Brown left for his first wife remained in the family until 1958, when G. Rulon Morgan obtained the property. Don R. Milner became the owner in 1971, and now the home is in the possession of Arnel Milner. The home has now been converted into apartment space. National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah County, Utah National Park Service. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form." April 1995.
Location
Categories
Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).
Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Everything a full report reveals about Brown, George M., House
This page lists Brown, George M., House. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Brown, George M., House listed on the National Register?
Brown, George M., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1982.
What type of historic resource is Brown, George M., House?
Brown, George M., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Brown, George M., House?
The period of significance for Brown, George M., House is recorded as the industrial era.
Can I research the history near Brown, George M., House?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Brown, George M., House will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Utah County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Utah County.
Explore UtahCounty ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Brown, George M., House will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.