John Henry Layton House

Layton, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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At 683 W. Gentile Street in West Layton, Utah, the John Henry Layton House stands as a two-story red brick structure built in 1898 and resting on a stone foundation. Designed by Kaysville architect William Allen, the house exemplifies Victorian architecture and derives from a pattern book design that Allen employed for other commissions in the area, including the Joseph Adams and George W. Layton houses. The property retains several original outbuildings: a stone wellhouse (cellar), frame granary, and large barn all survive, though an L-shaped livestock shed, thatched shed, and outhouse have been lost. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, the house represents a significant example of late-nineteenth-century domestic architecture in the region.