Alma Compton House

The Alma Compton House is a historic house in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1908 as a cottage for Alma Compton, an immigrant from England,[2] and designed in the Victorian style.[3] Compton, who became a professional photographer in Brigham City,[3] lived here with his wife, née Jane E. Dalton, his son Matthew, and his two daughters.[2] The Comptons were Mormons.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 7, 1988.[1] The Compton Studio Photographs collection at Utah State University includes "over 100,000 original photographic negatives."[4]

Alma Compton House
The house in 2010j
Location in Utah
Location in United States
Location142 South 100 East, Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates41°30′25″N 112°00′49″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectAndrew Funk,
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Victorian cottage
NRHP reference No.88000381[1]
Added to NRHPApril 7, 1988

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Death Strikes Oldest Citizen". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. March 15, 1931. p. 4. Retrieved October 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Larry Douglass, Roger Rope (February 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alma Compton House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  4. "Compton Studio Photographs". Utah State University. Retrieved October 15, 2019.


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