Ferguson/Hall House

(from Preservation Utah’s walking tour)
Ferguson/Hall House
551 E. South Temple 1898, Samuel C. Dallas, SLC

The Ferguson/Hall House combines elements from the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. The Queen Anne style reached the height of its popularity in Utah when this house was built in 1898. The house draws its overall form from this style, including its irregular massing, corner turret, variety of window shapes, and wood-shingled second story above a brick first story. The Colonial Revival style was just beginning to gain favor in Utah in the 1890s. The house’s wide cornices with modillion brackets, large Palladian window, Doric porch columns, and gambrel-roofed east bay all reflect the emerging Colonial Revival trend.

This house and one next door to the east (555 E. South Temple) were built by Jeannette Sharp Ferguson. She owned them for many years as rental properties, although she did live in the house at 555 E. South Temple for two years. Ferguson’s husband, Fergus Ferguson was the brother of Mary Keith who lived next door to the west in the Keith Mansion.

Judge William C. and Marion Hall were the first tenants of the house. They also lived at 555 E. South Temple for two years prior to completion of this house. William Hall was a mining lawyer, Secretary of Utah Territory, Salt Lake City Attorney, and a judge in the Third District Court. Today, the Ferguson/Hall House is owned by Terracor and used as office space.

Located in the South Temple Historic District at 551 East South Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah.