The history of the Dal Siegel home is sparser and more confusing than other homes of this era. Among other things I don’t have solid evidence that the final build design is actually an Ashton & Evans’ design (see Research Notes section, below).

It is clear that Dal Siegel built the striated brick residence in 1938. Its lack of ornamental details, rounded corners, and block glass windows are typical of the Art Moderne style (National Park Service). The home was covered extensively in the Salt Lake Tribune immediately before the Siegels took possession, thus we have solid information on the interior! A highlight includes a living room that takes advantage of the westward valley view with a window arc to conform to the northwest side of the room. One of the home’s “most charming features” is a deck overlooking the garage and utility room (Builders near completion).

Siegel was a clerk in his family business, the Siegel Finance Company (Polk’s). He and his wife took possession of the home in April 1939 (Builders near completion) and were still living in the home in the 1940 census at which time he was Assistant Manager of the Siegel Finance Company and in 1941 when their daughter was born. Less than three years after building the home (January 1942), he was commissioned as a Major in the US Army and was no longer living in the home (Wolfe Gadaliah Siegel). The Siegels must have still owned the residence, since his mother was living there in April 1942 (Artillery school).

Dal and his wife moved to Ft. Sill OK with his military duties in 1942 (Fort Sill gunnery) and although they eventually returned to Salt Lake City they never lived in the Laird Avenue home again. They both lived long lives and were very involved in community work (Dal Siegel [obituary]).