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Show 5 oc 2 £; < R -"jjj O « E Architect/Builder: Issac Edgar Allred and Jens "RQCk\V Sgyenggn Building Materials: oolite limestone Building Type/Style: vernacular -----•--•--------•--!•-----------:------------------------------------;------ Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: _. (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) One-and-a-half story hall and parlor house type with five facade openings. Stove chimneys on the gable.s Rear "T", also of stone, now serves as the front entrance but the original front door was on the broad side facing west. The lintels are plain and wooden and now sport new aluminum awnings. Statement of Historical Significance: D Aboriginal Americans D Agriculture OtK^rchitecture D The Arts D Commerce p D D D D Communication Conservation Education Exploration/Settlement Industry n D D D D Military Mining Minority Groups Political Recreation D D Q D Religion Science Socio-Humaniiarian Transportation This dwelling is an outstanding example of early Spring City vernacular archi tecture. Plain and rather typical, the style says much about the world of the early settlers. 1870 lost deed to Peter Justesen. Issac Allred buys the lot in 1880 ;f rom Redick N. Allred for $450. Redick Allred probably built the house in the 1870's. Redick Allred hired Jens "Rock" Sorensen to build this house. Sorensen, according to tradition, accomplished the task without the aid of scaffolding, instead, the mason placed the cut stones on his shoulder and climbed a ladder. Issac Allred owned a drugstore which aws located just north of the old cooperative store on block 29 (about lot 4.5). Allred also was a self-taught dentist anc pulled teeth, (if you didn't care how much it hurt.) |
