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Show United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 1024-0018, NPS Form National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page 2 Woodruff Stake House, Woodruff, Rich County, UT The stake house is located on Main Street (State Route 16) in Woodruff, a block north of where the IDS meetinghouse was located. Both in scale and setback from the street, the building is more typical of residential buildings in the community, as opposed to institutional buildings. Also located on the property (at the northeast corner) is a frame single-hole outhouse constructed by the WPA in the 1930s. It has a shed roof, drop siding with 1x4 corner boards on the exterior, and distinctive WPA features on the interior, such as a concrete base and riser set diagonally in a rear corner, metal vent pipe, and a rectangular wooden lid and latch to hold it in an upright position.3 Though it is possible this outhouse was moved in later, it is more likely that the structure was built to serve the needs of this building. It is considered a contributing building on the property. Noncontributing features include the flagstone, freestanding outdoor fireplace behind the building and the flagstone planter box that replaced the porch in front of the north wing. 3 U.S. Treasury Department, Public Health Service, "The Sanitary Privy: Supplement No. 108 to the Public Health Reports (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1933). This 45-page report provides detailed instructions for the construction of privies, including drawings, specifications, and so forth. Copy available at Utah State Historical Society Library. A number of other examples of outhouses of this type have been noted in rural towns throughout Utah. |
