Constitutional Convention of 1882 and as a chairman of the committee that drafted the first part of the Provo People's Party in 1882. As national parties began to replace these local parties, Thurman, like many Mormons of that era, became a Democrat, as well as a judge on the Supreme Court of Utah. It was not long before Thurman sold the home to John W. Taylor. John Taylor settled his third wife, Nellie Eva Todd, in this home, while his second wife, Nettie, lived at 287 East 200 North. John W. Taylor, the son of the third president of the LDS Church John Taylor, operated four farms in the area for income. In 1915, Taylor was excommunicated from the church, and his financial situation forced him to sell the home. Taylor sold this house to Dr. David Westwood, who had become vice-president of the Provo General Hospital, Provo's first hospital. Westwood used part of the home as his office. Later, his son John T. Westwood, a dentist, and his family also lived in the home and shared an office (65 East 2nd North) with him. During the 1940s, the house was left vacant when the Westwoods moved away. In 1952, Monroe and Shirley Brockbank Paxman bought the home and raised their family of seven children there. Paxmans lived in the house until they died (2015 and 2017). In early 2022, the home was purchased by Paxmans’ grandson, Colin Foy, and his wife Megan. The Samuel H. Allen House was designated a historic Provo City landmark on April 28, 1995. The house and the carriage house are listed as two contributing buildings in the NRHP nomination. See also History of the National Register of Historic Places United States National Register of Historic Places listings References Taylor, Samuel Woolley, Family Kingdom, SLC: Western Epics, Inc. 1974. Polks City Directory of Provo, 1891. Sanborn Maps 1890. Shirley Paxman, Interview, November 7, 1977 Journal History, LDS Church, LDS Church Archives External links NRHP Listings in Provo Utah Houses in Provo, Utah Houses completed in 1897 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah Queen Anne architecture in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Provo, Utah Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Utah