Reed O. Smoot House, Victorian residence in Provo, United States.
The Reed O. Smoot House is a two-story Mormon square block home at 183 E. 100 South in Provo, Utah, with Victorian Eclectic detailing. Reed Smoot drew the first designs and architect Richard K.A. Kletting completed the design; construction cost over four thousand dollars.
The house was built in 1892 for United States Senator Reed Smoot and received National Historic Landmark status in 1976. Its preservation documents Utah's development during its foundational period of political and economic growth.
The house is also called the Mrs. Harlow E. Smoot House, after Reed Smoot's son Harlow, who moved in with his wife after Smoot and his family left for Washington, D.C. Harlow and his wife lived there until their deaths, and their descendants kept the house in good condition.
The house stands at 183 E. 100 South in Provo, Utah, a private residence not open for tours. Visitors see the exterior from the street; the National Historic Landmark designation dates from 1976. The family has kept the property in good condition since Reed Smoot's descendants lived there.
Reed Smoot drew the first designs himself, and architect Richard K.A. Kletting completed them; the house cost over four thousand dollars to build. After Smoot moved to Washington, D.C., the house stood vacant for a time before his son Harlow moved in. Harlow and his wife lived there until their deaths, and their descendants kept the house in good condition.
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