About Reuben Broadbent
Lived 1817 – 1909 (aged 91). Reuben Broadbent was an American architect.
Reuben Broadbent (December 23, 1817 in Kexby, Lincolnshire, England – May 20, 1909) was a pioneer architect in Utah and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
History Raised Episcopalian, he learned carpentry from his father. After converting to the LDS Church in 1849, he emigrated to America with his wife Harriet Otter on the 1851 ship Ellen. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri for some time before settling in Farmington, Utah.
Among his works are the Farmington Rock Chapel and the Bowman-Chamberlain House which are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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Who was Reuben Broadbent?
American architect (1817–1909)
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Reuben Broadbent was born on 23 December 1817.
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Reuben Broadbent died on 20 May 1909.
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Reuben Broadbent was an architect.
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