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Show OMB No. 1024-0016. NPS FonTI United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. I Page ~ Muir House, Mendon, Cache County, UT New two-over-two, double-hung wood sash windows were installed in the stone portion, replacing non-historic replacements. Smaller two-over-two wood windows were installed in the rear addition. The house has five doors, including a plain wood door to the root cellar (west elevation). Three doors are half-glass, multi-pane wood doors. The door on the north elevation is a full-glass door. On the interi ()r, the Muir House has 910 square feet of space. The living room is in front with a bedroom to the north. The kitchen and bathroom are in the rear addition, along with a fonner enclosed porch. The interior was also restored in 2002 with the removal of some non-historic finishes. The Muir House faces east on its 1.25-acre rectangular parcel. There are numerQUS mature trees around the house. An early (though exact date is unknown) stone-lined irrigation ditch separates the property from the property to the north. The ditch is fed from Bird Creek, which runs along the northwest corner of the parcel, and is a counted as a contributing structure. The non-contributing milking barn, a circa 1940 square, cinderblock building with a corrugated metal roof, is toward the rear of the property. The property is extensively landscaped and mostly planted with lawn between the street, house and barn. A short driveway is on the south side of the house. A narrow historic sidewalk leads from the street to the front and side (south) doors. There are flower beds around the house and a patio area in the rear. Since its restoration, the Muir House has become a contributing resource in the Mendon community. |
