William Stuart Seeley House Explained

William Stuart Seeley House
Coordinates:39.5447°N -111.455°W
Builder:William S. Seeley (probable)
Architecture:Greek Revival, Late Victorian
Added:July 16, 1992
Refnum:92000894

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.[1] They relocated to Utah in 1847, and he was among Mormon settlers to move to a fort in Mount Pleasant in 1849.[1] Seeley served as the bishop of Mount Pleasant for 29 years, and he was the first mayor of Mount Pleasant.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 16, 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=92000894}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William Stuart Seeley House ]. National Park Service. Mavne L. Balle . March 1992 . October 27, 2019. With