[1] His works included the original Ogden Pioneer Tabernacle, Ogden Central School, and the Weber Courthouse, none of which are standing today.

He was the father of William W. Fife, another Utah architect.

[2] William N. Fife was born in Perthshire, Scotland on October 16, 1831.

[3] He died at his daughter's home in Salt Lake City on October 21, 1914, and was buried at Ogden City Cemetery.

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