The Clark Lane National Historic District in Davis County encompasses the homes on State Street, formerly Clark Lane, between 200 West and 400 West. It was the first historic district in Davis County to be listed on the National Register and is significant for its concentration of intact homes representing a wide variety of architectural influences from virtually every decade since the 1850s. The district is also important as a fine example of the unique family settlement pattern that occurred in Utah's pioneer era. Nearly all of the houses were built by members of the large Ezra Thompson Clark family. Ezra, his first wife Mary Stevenson Clark, and their two small sons journeyed to the Salt Lake valley in 1848 after stopping at Winter Quarters for a year at the request of Brigham Young. After two years in the North Canyon area of Bountiful, they moved to a small settlement farther north, where they lived for the rest of their lives. In Farmington, first called North Cottonwood because of the tall cottonwood trees growing on the Clarks' property that could be seen for miles, the family became successful and prosperous. Clark envisioned the neighborhood as a gathering place for his family, many of whom built their houses and raised their children there. The Clark property was held in common until 1901, when Ezra called his children together and had them draw lots from his hat, with each paper listing a piece of the family's sizable landholdings, and what each person drew became his or her inheritance. Some Clark family descendants still live within the district.