Alexander Thomas "Scotty" Boyter (c. 1848 – September 15, 1926) was an American
stonemason
Stonemasonry or stonecraft is the creation of buildings, structures, and sculpture using stone as the primary material. It is one of the oldest activities and professions in human history. Many of the long-lasting, ancient shelters, temples, mo ...
and builder who was active in
Beaver, Utah. He is known for his use of local "pink tuff" rock, and several of his works are listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. His brother James Boyter also was a mason and they sometimes worked together.
Biography
Boyter was born in
Dundee
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...
, Scotland in 1848 or 1849.
He served as a soldier at
Fort Cameron
Fort Cameron was a United States Military installation, located east of Beaver, Utah.
History
The fort opened in 1872 and was active for 11 years until 1883. The fort was originally established to protect settlers of Central Utah from local Amer ...
, Utah, and returned to Scotland after being discharged from the Army in 1875. Along with his brother James and their mother, Boyter settled in Beaver, Utah in the late 1870s.
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In 1879, Boyter was married to Alice Bryant (Davey) Boyter, a native of Wales born in 1858. They had several children, including Rosella Sophia (born Oct. 1880), Mary Davey (born August 1883), Georgina (born 1885), William (born 1887), Arreta (born November 1889), Carlisle (born March 1893), Alexander, Jr. (born March 1897), and George Davey (born c. 1900).]
Work as a stonemason
Working as a stonemason, Boyter built a number of houses in Beaver using local bricks and "pink tuff" rock from nearby hills.[ Henry Boyter and Philo Boyter also worked as stonemasons in and around Beaver.][
A number of Boyter's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places ("NRHP").][ and ] In the NRHP nomination for his Henry C. Gale House, the nominator noted that Boyter's style was "characterized by a herringhone chisel pattern on the smoothed rock faces and raised, square mortar joints."[ and ]
List of works
Works attributed to Boyter and/or his brother James Boyter include (with attribution):
* James Atkin House, 260 W. 300 North, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander), NRHP-listed[
* John Black House, 595 N. 100 West, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander), NRHP-listed][
* Alexander Boyter House, built 1882, at 590 N. 200 West, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexender), NRHP-listed][
*]James Boyter House
The James Boyter House, at 90 W. 200 North in Beaver, Utah, was built in 1883. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
It is a -story house with three dormer windows. With
It was built by James Boyter, a stonemaso ...
, 90 W. 200 North, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, James), NRHP-listed[
* James Boyter Shop, 50 W. 200 North, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, James), NRHP-listed][
* Erickson House, 290 N. 300 West, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander), NRHP-listed][
* Henry C. Gale House, 495 N. 1st East, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander), NRHP-listed][
* Low Hotel, 95 N. Main St., Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander & Henry), NRHP-listed][
* Dr. Warren Shepherd House, 50 W. 1st North, Beaver, Utah (Boyter Brothers), NRHP-listed][
* Mitchell M. Stephens House, 495 N. 200 East, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, Alexander), NRHP-listed][
* Feargus O'Connor Willden House, 120 E. 1st South, Beaver, Utah (Boyter, James), NRHP-listed][
]
References
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American stonemasons
People from Beaver, Utah
1840s births
1926 deaths
Scottish emigrants to the United States
People from Dundee