National Register of Historic Places

Smyth, Dennis A., House

Ogden, Weber County, Utah
Listed
February 11, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82004190

About this property

The Dennis A. Smyth House is a historic house within the Ogden Central Bench Historic District in Ogden, Utah, United States, that is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The house was built in 1889 for Ephraim H. Nye, and it was designed in the Second Empire, Exotic Revival and Romanesque Revival styles by architect S. T. Whitaker. It later belonged to Dennis A. Smyth, an immigrant from Ireland who became a prominent businessman and invited William Howard Taft, the 27th President of the United States, to the house. From 1948 to 1967, the house was a Roman Catholic convent, and it later became a private residence again. It was listed on the NRHP on February 11, 1982. National Register of Historic Places listings in Weber County, Utah Media related to Dennis A. Smyth House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

635 25th St.
Ogden, Weber County, Utah
41.22035, -111.96387

Categories

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Sources

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When was Smyth, Dennis A., House listed on the National Register?

Smyth, Dennis A., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 11, 1982.

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Smyth, Dennis A., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smyth, Dennis A., House is recorded as the industrial era.

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