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Show - r y if! ri;immsm : : : .' 's - '' v iilt- -': fc-' m ": V: " f : . - v -:.' ,. -;: . . ; , lEvciycne's favcrite fsmily btnd, The McLalns, ctsrcd 5!a et t& XQn:bs!l Art Center! r Trliaji Bight The exciting bluegnss nroap perfcrctd Wo chows Cn&ftRl hundred tcpic I -i Who stcsped tad dipped to the bandrs cpedsl biendf TCtestccky c!3uf; 1 1 Tfew Utah Iatilfciiii St' : : "lr' ' ' '1 .'V'i". ' ' ? Two private homes in Salt intake ; and Emery Counties have i been listed in the , National Register of Historic . Places, announced the Utah : State Historical Society. The Oakwood Estate in the Mill Creek area of Salt Lake " City and the Justis Welling- ton Seeley II house on Center Street in Castle Dale were both listed in the Register for their significance as the , homes of prominent Utah citizens, said a Utah State Historical Society spokesman. spokes-man. Oakwood is a large two-story two-story Victorian home with Eastlake stvle decoration. It was built around 1905 as a summer cottage for Susanna I TKl.astis:.Witgton Seelev U home in Castle Dale; . is apty. story rtdrick, T-piahouse. Its significance significan-ce jsVjdertved from . the Morrrton pioneering accomplishments accom-plishments of Seeley,; 4who helped to establish ; Castle Dale as a successful set- tlemerit. . ; Seeley was elected to several local public offices, beginning in 1880. In addition addi-tion to his civic accomplishments; accomplish-ments; Wellington Seeley , worked hard to bring the basic 'amenities of life to the fledgling community of Castle Cas-tle Dale; He and his mother -built the first , burr ! mill in town! he installed the first telephone in Castle ; Dale, built the first lumber house in the area, and installed an electric light system that produced the first electrification electrifica-tion on the eastern , side of the Wasatch Front, The house has been excellently preserved, due to the forward-looking nature of Seeley' s original plans and continuing family ownership. Emer'-Holmes. : known world-wide as tH f?Siver Queen' for her mining successes and her : elegant parties. Susanna .moved to Park City with her family in 1864. She married Albion B. Emery the, first of her four husbands, in 1884. He was an early speaker of the Utah House of Representatives and had many minev holdings. hold-ings. Following his death in 1899, Mrs. Emery eventually parlayed the mine holdings into a huge fortune. In 1900 Susanna Emery married Col. Edwin B. Holmes, a millionaire from Detroit. The Holmes were leaders of Salt Lake society. At Oakwood the 4'SHver Queen" built this -house and lavish grounds to serve as her summer residence. Oak-wood Oak-wood even produced its own electricity until 1927 when UP&L's power lines reached the Mill Creek area. During its heyday. Oakwood was the site of many summer teas, luncheons and other lavish entertainments. - . The estate has been kept in the family. The current owners plan to restore' the old mansion. ' . |