William Allen (Utah architect)

William Robert Allen (January 1, 1849 October 11, 1928[1]) was an early 20th-century architect in Utah.[2] His most important work, the Davis County Courthouse, is no longer extant, yet a number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2] Allen received training through the International Correspondence Schools which was based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but allowed him to receive training and continue work in Utah.[3]

He nearly monopolized architecture in Davis County, and was irritated to find others' works. He criticized another's work as a "It has a Queen Anne front and a jackass behind".[2]

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References

  1. "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868". FamilySearch.
  2. Allen D. Roberts (Spring 1976). "More of Utah's Unknown Pioneer Architects: Their Lives and Works" (PDF). Sunstone.
  3. Goss, Peter L. (1994), "The Architectural Profession in Utah", in Powell, Allan Kent (ed.), Utah History Encyclopedia, Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, ISBN 0874804256, OCLC 30473917
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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