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Show Clarkston Tithing Granary Description Continued: in the southern part of the state which are built of false timbering construction are generally square with pyramid roofs. The Clarkston Tithing Granary was painted. It has received no major alterations, is in good condition, and therefore maintains its original integrity. Clarkston Tithing Granary History Continued: The design of the Clarkston Tithing Granary is a specific type of granary that is found in other northern Utah communities, especially in Cache Valley, but which was possibly a standard design approved and issued by the IDS church from its headquarters in Salt Lake City. Although no direct reference to the Clarkston Tithing Granary has been found in correspondence from the Presiding Bishopric's Office, which administered the tithing program, a letter pertaining to a granary of similar construction in Garland substantiates the assumption that this was a standard design. It included the following description: We prefer that you follow the granary plan sent you herewith, and known as granary No. 6, built of 2x4 lumber, spiked and set on three parallel foundation walls, which we find the best style of granary for tithing purposes." 2 That description, though not very detailed, fits the Clarkston Tithing Granary, as well as the Lewiston Relief Society Granary, and is very similar to the Lewiston Tithing Granary. A number of other such granaries featuring walls made of 2x4s stacked on top of each other have been identified in farmyards in Lewiston and other northern Utah communities, indicating that it was a popular type whose origin was not solely the LDS church. Notes iRuth J. Clark, current owner of the tithing granary, claims that the other frame building on the property is the old Relief Society granary, as does Mrs. Eva Clark, long-time resident of Clarkston. 2 "Presiding Bishopric Letterbooks," Box Elder Stake, July 19, 1907. |
