National Register of Historic Places

Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House

Manti, Sanpete County, Utah
Listed
August 3, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004157

About this property

The Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House is a historic two-story house in Manti, Utah. It was built in 1858 by Orville Sutherland Cox, who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois, where he was baptized by Joseph Smith in 1839. Cox later served as the bishop of Bountiful, Utah, and he settled in Sanpete County in 1849. He became a counselor to Bishop John Lowery, Sr., in Manti, and he lived in this house with his three wives: Elvira Mills, Mary Allen, and Eliza J. Losee. The house, designed by Cox, is constructed of coursed ashlar cream-colored limestone. It has a plain entablature, and, on the west front of the house it has pedimented returns, which are suggestive of Greek Revival Style. The house was later purchased by Jezreel Shoemaker, a convert to the LDS Church who served as the mayor of Manti. It was later acquired by Edward L. Parry, a stonemason and immigrant from Wales who converted to the LDS Church and helped build the Salt Lake Temple, the St. George Tabernacle, and the Manti Utah Temple. Parry remodeled and expanded the house around 1880. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 4, 1982. The house displayed a Maple Leaf flag along with a U.S. one, in September 2012.

Location

50 N. 100 West
Manti, Sanpete County, Utah
39.26631, -111.63864

Categories

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Nearby Historic Sites

Cox Family Big House Complex
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Manti Motor Company Building
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Manti National Guard Armory
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Sanpete County Courthouse
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Poulsen-Hall House
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When was Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House listed on the National Register?

Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1982.

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Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House is recorded as the industrial era.

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