Dennis A. Smyth House

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).^[1]

Dennis A. Smyth House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Dennis A. Smyth House, August 2018
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Location	635 25th Street Ogden, Utah United States
Coordinates	41°13′13″N 111°57′47″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889 (1889)
Architect	S. T. Whitaker
Architectural style	Second Empire, Exotic Revival, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.	82004190[1]
Added to NRHP	February 11, 1982

Description

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.^[2] 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.^[2] From 1948 to 1967, the house was a Roman Catholic convent, and it later became a private residence again.^[2] It was listed on the NRHP on February 11, 1982.^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Utah portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Weber County, Utah

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Aegerter, J. Fred; Temme, Deborah R. (Spring 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dennis A. Smyth House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures

External links

Media related to Dennis A. Smyth House at Wikimedia Commons