Benjamin and Olivia Meek House

Historic house in Utah, United States

United States historic place


Benjamin and Olivia Meek House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


40°31′9″N 111°51′52″W / 40.51917°N 111.86444°W / 40.51917; -111.86444
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1898
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Central block
NRHP reference No.	01001282^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 2001

The Benjamin and Olivia Meek House is a historic house located at 12782 South Fort Street in Draper, Utah.

Description and history

The 2+1⁄2-story house was built in about 1898. According to its 2001 NRHP nomination, the house is significant "as one of only four remaining eligible central-block houses, two-stories or taller and all located on this street, remaining in Draper, Utah", for its Victorian style representing prosperity in Draper, and for its association with the Nielson family (Olivia Meek's family) that was important and successful in sheep and cattle raising in Draper.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 2001. The listing included two contributing buildings and one other contributing structure.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Utah SHPO Staff (September 14, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Benjamin and Olivia Meek House". National Park Service. and accompanying four photos