Anson Call House
The family lived in temporary housing for the first few years, while Anson was called to various missions throughout the west, including the rescue of the Martin-Willie handcart company where he met two English immigrants who later became his wives.
[4][2] The original one-room cabin was built in 1855 and was fitted with a cobblestone fireplace on the south wall which was the only means of cooking for the family, as well as a west facing porch and a pantry.
It is believed the pipe was used as a means for storing water collected from the roof at the front of the house, sloping downward in the living area where it could be used for cooking or washing clothes.
Call twice served as Bishop to North Canyon Ward as well as President of the Bountiful City United Order established by Brigham Young.
A rock wall was built to enclose all of the estate except for the front of the home facing 200 West where a picket fence was installed.
A winding staircase in the front entrance hall lead to an upper-level and a door that opened to a captains walk surrounded by a decorative rail and a beehive.
A dormitory bedroom was extended to the west side of these two rooms, making it the largest in the home which was used for family members and could fit many travelers as needed.
An artesian well was also drilled in the north east corner of the basement to provide access to drinking water year round.
Guests included: Heber C. Kimball, Wilford Woodruff, John Taylor, Daniel H. Wells, Orson Pratt, Franklin D. Richards, George A. Smith and many others.
A June 3, 1880 article for example, recorded the celebration of Anson Call's 70th birthday which was attended by his family and many dignitaries of the local community.
Many visited and stayed in the Anson Call home often due to its central location on the main route between Salt Lake City and Centerville, what is now 200 West.
[7] In October 1857, while in town to give report to Brigham Young, John D. Lee stayed overnight at the Anson Call house just weeks after the event known as the Mountain Meadows massacre.
Anson and Mary Call stated in a notarized affidavit that during the visit, Lee communicated a version of events where the massacre was orchestrated only by Paiute Indians.
After Parks vacated the home, it was occupied by William Waite, husband of Edith Calista Waddoups, another granddaughter of Anson Call.
"In its conception the projectors have combined the elementals of the Lindlahr nature-cure institutes of Chicago and Elmhurst, Ill. and the milk-and-rest cure of the Porter sanitarium of Burnett, Calif.
"This delightfully home-like retreat reposes in the midst of a six-acre tract, all in cultivation and extremely reminiscent of rural life.
Nature at its best smiles from every point of view, and the prolific garden suggests pictures of vegetable delights for the inner man continuously served by the chef of the institution."
When Elizabeth's son Lawrence Sardoni was 12 years old, he discovered the hidden room underneath the rock barn once used to harbor polygamists being hunted by U.S.
They also changed archway over the front entrance from the brick pillar and balcony format, to the pitched overhang present today.
The Mechams sold the lot just north of the main house to Lewis and Jean Call in 1946 with remnants of the rock barn still standing along with a lone apple tree.
This unfortunately at times has made the property a magnet for vandals and curiosity seekers, as well as amateur "ghost-hunter" and "paranormal" entertainment companies seeking to produce online content.
