Old Town Park City Homes

161 Daly

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2001

This home was originally built prior to 1889 probably by James A. Farrell. He came to Park City from Hanover, Kansas and worked in the Marsac Mill.  He married Sarah Garvin in February 1889 in St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  Sarah was the daughter George Garvin and grew up at 158 Main Street.  They lived at 48 Ontario Ridge (now Prospect Ave) where their children, Ray, George, Leona and Blanche were born.  James joined the gold rush in the Klondike in 1898, leaving his family in Park City for two years.  He returned with his considerable wealth and invested in many Park City properties including the Salt Lake House hotel on Main Street, where Café Terigo is located today, the First National Bank at 305 Main Street.  The Farrell’s never lived in this home, renting it to the many transient mine workers of the time.

Mike & Matilda Umiljenovich purchased this home, along with 2 neighboring houses, in the early 1920’s. Their son Frank lived in this house, while Mike & Matilda lived at 145 Daly. Mike changed his last name to Byer, although his 3 brothers, Joe, John, & Dojo, kept the Umiljenovich name.  In 1924, Mike died of consumption. Like many of his neighbors of the time, Mike was of Yugoslavian descent, prompting the name of Bohunk Alley for this area. 

This home is another of Park City’s t-cottage type with one wing situated parallel to the street (the stem of the “T”) with porch running the length and the cross-wing (top of the “T”) perpendicular with the gable end facing the street.  T-cottages were a popular house type in the late 1880s and 1890s.  This home is unusual by the steep pitch of the roof, compare with the many other T-cottages on the tour.