John and Sarah Lewis Dixon Degray House

The home is a two story brick foursquare built in the Neoclassical style, and includes many Neoclassical characteristics, including Tuscan columns, oval windows with exaggerated keystones, floral art glass windows, wide overhanging eaves and a low-pitched hipped roof.

This home was built by John DeGrey and Sarah Lewis Dixon between 1904 and 1906. John lived in Provo since the age of three, and was active in business and politics. He served as manager of Provo Lumber & Building Company and later became secretary and treasurer of the Taylor Brothers Company. He worked as a cashier and manager for Thomas Taylor’s Farmer’s & Merchant’s Bank of Provo beginning in 1906, and continued until his death in 1923.

Sarah Lewis Dixon was born in Provo in 1868, and with her husband John, raised four children in this home. After John’s death, title to the house was transferred to one of the Dixon’s daughters, Maud; although, Sarah continued to live in the home. Maud had married Fred Lewis Markham in 1924, and she lived in the home with her mother while Fred served a mission for the LDS Church. After his return, Fred earned a degree in Chemical Engineering at BYU. The Markhams then moved to Boston for several years while Fred earned a degree in architecture from MIT. Upon their return to Provo, they lived in this house with Sarah Dixon until her death in 1951. Title to the house passed in 1993 to Maud and Fred’s grandchild Kevin, son of Dixon Markham, and current owner of the home with his wife Lisa.

440 North 500 West in Provo, Utah