Charles Randall Mabey was born in Bountiful, UT and grew up as one of eleven children on a nearby family farm. At the age of 15, with only a fifth-grade education, he matriculated at the University of Utah, where he developed a lifelong passion for learning and graduated after three-and-a-half years.

He began his career as a teacher, enlisted in the Spanish American war, served a three-year mission in Germany and returned home to marry. He quickly began his political career: justice of the peace, city councilman, Bountiful mayor, state legislator. He left politics to serve in World War I, returning to a position at Bountiful Bank. At the 1920 Republican convention, he served as a dark horse candidate and won the gubernatorial nomination on the fourth ballot, winning the general election comfortably.

He left office in 1924 with many lasting achievements to his credit. “Historians see him as a pivotal figure in moving state administration and development into the modern era” (Layton).

As his governorship was ending, he had an Ashton & Evans home built in the Yale Park subdivision in what is now part of the Yalecrest Historic District. Yale Park and other Yalecrest subdivisions were platted and built by prominent architects and developers responsible for early twentieth century east side Salt Lake City development. These are primarily period revival homes for the more well-to-do representing the boom and optimism of the 1920s and 1930s in Salt Lake City (National Park Service). In fact, the Mabey home (1390 Yale) is only doors away from Raymond Ashton’s own home (1441 Yale).

The structure is a one-story, striated brick home with a garage in the bungalow (Lufkin) or English Cottage (National Park Service) style. Most records note that the home was built in 1928 (Lufkin, National Park Service), but contemporary newspapers show the Mabey’s entertaining in their new home as early as April 1923.

While the home looks small from the street view, the Mabey’s entertained extensively and current real estate profiles show an area of 2488 square feet.

The home is still standing and in beautiful condition (2022).