William Robert Allen (January 1, 1849 – October 11, 1928) was an early 20th-century architect in Utah. His most important work, the Davis County Courthouse, is no longer extant, yet a number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Allen received training through the International Correspondence Schools which was based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, but allowed him to receive training and continue work in Utah.
He nearly monopolized architecture in Davis County, and was irritated to find others' works. He criticized another's work as a "It has a Queen Anne front and a jackass behind".
Works
John George Moroni Barnes House (1869), Kaysville, Utah, NRHP-listed John R. Barnes House (1869), Kaysville, NRHP-listed Kaysville Presbyterian Church (1887), Kaysville Kaysville Academy (1888) Kaysville City Hall (1889), Kaysville Farmer's Union Building (1890), Layton, Utah, NRHP-listed Governor Henry Blood House (c.1896), Kaysville, NRHP-listed George W. Layton House (1897), Layton, NRHP-listed John Henry Layton House (1898), Layton, NRHP-listed Davis County Courthouse (1899), Farmington, Utah Thomas J. and Amanda N. Smith House (1901), Kaysville, NRHP-listed First National Bank of Layton (1905), Layton, NRHP-listed Kaysville Tabernacle (1912), Kaysville Kaysville Elementary School (1918), Kaysville
Barnes Block, Kaysville Hyrum Stuart Residence, Kaysville William Allen Residence, Kaysville Farmington C&M Company, Farmington
Gallery
See also Photos of the Davis County Courthouse designed by William Allen National Register of Historic Places listings in Davis County, Utah
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