This house was built in 1894 for the Reverend John D. Nutting. Nutting was born in Vermont in 1854, graduated from Oberlin Theological Seminary, and was ordained a Congregational minister. He came to Salt Lake in 1890 with his wife Lillis R.M. Nutting, and their three children. He was pastor of the Plymouth Congregational Church, 232 W 400 North. In 1898 he was apparently called back to Oberlin. He evidently returned to Utah as he founded the Utah Gospel Mission in 1900 and traveled widely as its secretary through the mountain west. He edited a newspaper, “Light on Mormonism” as well. In 1904 the house was sold to Mrs. M.P. Peters, later Broadhead. In 1924 she sold the house to Laura E. Peters, her daughter, who was a school teacher.
The Reverend Nutting home is a 1 1/2 story frame structure with ship lap siding. Adhering to a scheme typical of many homes built during the last two decades of the nineteenth century, the house follows a basic “T” plan formula which was then individualized by the use of elements such as wall dormers and ornamental trim as evidenced here in the gable peaks, the window surrounds and the front porch. The Nutting house is a well preserved, and, therefore, important example of a Victorian house type. It contributes significantly to the character of the central Marmalade Area of the Capitol Hill Historic District.
Located at 161 West 400 North in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Related:
- Architect: Richard K. A. Kletting
Reverend John Nutting House
Victorian home built in 1894. Reverend Nutting, a Congregational Minister, came to Utah in 1890 and organized a church, bible school, and the Utah Gospel Mission.
Restored by the Mark H. Greene Family.
