Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-27 | Page 4 | Gardo House to Give Way to Bank

GARDO HOUSE TO GIVE WAY TO BANK SAJ X LAKE, Feb. cg Uardo House property, gi the corner of Bouth Tempi! Tem-pi! and Stati Btn ' i Its nged handa rday, with the completion "f i deal between President Hober J- (Jrant. trustci -in-tiubt for the L. D. S. church, and Robfert Motherwell, managi-i ol tho federal reserve bank The conaid- ration was $ 1 1 5,000 It is under- i that the church baa the prlvljegi of removing the Gar-do Gar-do hOUSl from the i.ropi tt f it h ho deslvtsd lv L. 1 S authorities. No declsl'on regarding romovuj 0f the house ban yet been reached A new bonding large enough to accom j Ie the svit l-ako branob m the federal reserve bank will be erected ii ' he newly acquired "H'- it is ai.i 111" 'I.irdo hi. use w:,). one ( tlie last buildings to be constructed bv PnsSl-dent PnsSl-dent Brlgham Young and was not i om-pleted om-pleted gt the time of his death. It was one of the most Imposing residences In the west. It was occupied occu-pied by thc late President John T.iv -lor for a short time and also WOS taken over for a time bv the 1". S in.n -O il s office when church jiroperty was confiscated con-fiscated by the government. was rented to various tenants later, among others Col Isaac Trumbo and W. A. -or. une. ami Decani S me of tne Sx- lupive show resldenci s of th- cltv Mr- Edwin V. Holmes pun ha.. the I property from the chuich about 1199 jand remodeled the structure, building! tne present an gallcrv on the west side Ijnsl Jbly the church purchase,! the: Property back from Mrs. Holmes who, jwas closing out her realt.v Interests in the city and at that time ii was teni- 1 porarilv repaired in order to house thol I L- D. . .School of Musk