Charles E. Loose House
Charles E. Loose House | |
Designated CP | November 24, 1998 |
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The Charles E. Loose House is a historic house located in Provo, Utah, United States. The house was individually nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 but was not listed due to owner objection.[1] It later was included as a contributing property in the Provo East Central Historic District.[2]
Description
Built in 1893 by Charles E. Loose, the Charles E. Loose House (383 E 200 S) "Combines the massing of the
The Victorian Mansions of Provo
Built between the years 1893 and 1908 in Prov, this group of Victorian mansions are historically significant and represent not only fine architecture but some of the most successful men of the city and state at the time. These mansions include the Charles E. Loose House, the
. Made primarily of brick, these homes exhibit the finest architecture and most ornate detailing to be found in the city of Provo.Charles E. Loose
Charles E. Loose (1853–1929) was a banker and a Utah State Senator. Charles was linked to Provo as a central entrepreneur during the period of time when Provo's economy transformed from primarily agrarian to that of commercial mining. Charles E. Loose was a non-Mormon, as opposed to many of the other primary entrepreneurs made wealthy by the
Jesse Knight and The Tintic Mining Industry
The successful commercial mining of precious metals and minerals transformed Utah's economy from basically an agrarian base to a more industrialized state. Within this development the Tintic Mining District, located approximately 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Provo, was founded in 1869 and by 1899 became the leading mining center in Utah with a value of output placed at five million dollars. A central figure in Tintic success was Jesse Knight and the Knight family who resided in Provo. Jesse Knight attained wealth with his Humbug mine in the mid-1890s. The large silver producer allowed Knight to develop other mines in the
Preservation
The house was nominated on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as part of a multiple property submission that nominated seven and listed six Provo houses. The listed houses are the
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Provo East Central Historic District Registration Form" (PDF). nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved August 5, 2011.
- ^ Debbie Tenure; Ken Cannon; Phil Notarianni (Summer 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Entreprenurial [sic] Residences of Turn of the Century Provo Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
- Historic Provo. 2002 Provo City Landmarks Commission.
- Temme, Debbie/ Cannon, Ken/ Notarianni, Phil. National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form. United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Summer 1980.