William Stuart Seeley House

William Stuart Seeley House
William Stuart Seeley House is located in Utah
William Stuart Seeley House
Location in Utah
William Stuart Seeley House is located in the United States
William Stuart Seeley House
Location in United States
Location150 South State Street, Mt. Pleasant, Utah
Coordinates39°32′41″N 111°27′18″W / 39.54472°N 111.45500°W / 39.54472; -111.45500 (William Stuart Seeley House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1861 (1861)
Built byWilliam S. Seeley (probable)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.92000894[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1992

The William Stuart Seeley House is a historic house in Mount Pleasant, Utah. It was built in 1861, probably by William Stuart Seeley, an immigrant from Canada who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with his wife before moving to Nauvoo, Illinois.[2] They relocated to Utah in 1847, and he was among Mormon settlers to move to a fort in Mount Pleasant in 1849.[2] Seeley served as the bishop of Mount Pleasant for 29 years, and he was the first mayor of Mount Pleasant.[2] He had ten children with his first wife, née Elizabeth DeHart, who died in 1872. The peace treaty of the Black Hawk War was reported signed in this house in 1872.[2] Seeley later married Ellen Carter, with whom he had two children, and Ann Watkins, with whom he had two more children. Seeley died in 1895.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1992.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e Mavne L. Balle (March 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Stuart Seeley House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 27, 2019. With accompanying pictures