Ambrose P. Merrill House
ca. 1940s

Described as a particularly handsome and unusual bungalow, this house was constructed by Ambrose P. Merrill in 1912. Merrill served as General Manager of the Knight Consolidated Power Company and later became a division manager of Utah Power and Light. From 1919 to 1925, Isaac Jacob, a Director of the Utah Wool Grower’s Association, owned the home. William Hornibrook, who served as U.S. Ambassador to Siam, Iran, and Costa Rica during the Woodrow Wilson administration, purchased the home from Jacob. Hornibrook owned the Provo Herald and other newspapers. Edwin Firmage, who founded Firmage’s Department store in downtown Provo, also is a past owner of this house.

424 East Center Street in Provo, Utah.