William Robert Allen (January 1, 1849 – October 11, 1928) was an early 20th-century

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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.

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. Allen received training through the

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which was based in

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, 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 Kaysville is a city in Davis County, Utah, Davis County, Utah. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area. The population was 32,945 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Kaysville is home to the USU Botanical Ce ...

, 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),

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, 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),

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* 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

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Architects from Utah 1849 births 1928 deaths People from Kaysville, Utah {{US-architect-19C-stub

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