Knight–Mangum House

"This two and one half story house in a style which is the product of the Arts and Crafts movement has an asymmetrical composition, steep gable roof with exposed rafters, decorative stick work on the top two stories, cross gables and gable dormers, exposed purlins, decorative brackets along the roofline, and a flat roofed single story porch with exposed rafters that wrap around the southeast corner.

(Cannon p. 2)" Built between the years 1893 and 1908 in Provo, Utah, this group of Victorian mansions are historically significant and represent not only fine architecture but some of the most successful men of the city and state at the time.

All of these homes derive from the high style: Eastlake, Shingle, Craftsman, Italianate, Classical, Moorish, Colonial, and Romanesque Revivals.

Made primarily of brick, these homes exhibit the finest architecture and most ornate detailing to be found in the city of Provo.

The successful commercial mining of precious metals and minerals transformed Utah's economy from basically an agrarian base to a more industrialized state.

He also served as vice-president and manager of the American Colombian Corporation which owned huge tracts of land in South America.

Mangum was active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and served as a member of his stake's high council.

The seventh, the Charles E. Loose House, was determined to be NRHP-eligible but was not NRHP-listed due to owner objection.