dr. samuel h. allen relocated to provo in 1892, and built his beautiful home using local workers and materials. for a few years, he also ran his medical office out of his home, but the office was moved to the knight block after it was built. in 1903 samuel r. thurman bought the home from allen. s. r. thurman had previously been mayor to the city of lehi prior to moving to provo in 1882.