John Moses Browning House
The John Moses Browning House is a historic house within the Ogden Central Bench Historic District in Ogden, Utah, United States, that is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1] It was the primary residence of American gun maker John Moses Browning from the turn of the 20th century until his death in 1926.
John Moses Browning House | |
![]() North view of John Moses Browning, May 2009 | |
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Location | 505 27th Street Ogden, Utah United States |
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Coordinates | 41°12′58″N 111°58′0″W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1900 |
Architect | Whittaker, Sam |
NRHP reference No. | 73001863[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 24, 1973 |
Description
The house was built between 1890 and 1900 and is located at 505 27th Street. The home is a 6,700 square foot, two and a half story, eight bedroom mansion built of sandstone and red brick.[2] The home remained in the Browning family until 1940 when it was sold and converted into apartments. In the mid 1940s the building was purchased by the YWCA and housed a women's shelter before being sold again to a law firm that used it as office space. In 2001 it was renovated again and converted back into a private residence.[3] The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[4] It was listed on the NRHP April 24, 1973.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Home that once belonged to gun maker John Browning up for sale". July 23, 2011.
- "John Moses Browning Home".
- Powell, Kent (December 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination: Bigelow–Ben Lomond Hotel" (PDF). National Park Service. "Accompanying 2 photos, from 1973" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Inventory.