Smoot was a prominent US Senator best known for advocacy of protectionism and the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act.
[1][3] Smoot himself drew the first designs for the house, and Richard K.A.
"Victorian Eclectic in design, it is a Stately, solid, early Mormon square block home with some Victorian exuberance displayed in the detailing.
The home is linked with Utah's early political and religious history, and is the site of several visits from U.S. presidents in the early twentieth century (Historic Provo p.
This house was nominated to be named to the Provo City Landmark Register on April 28, 1995.