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Show NFS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Loofbourow House Continuation sheet Carbon County, Utah_______Item number 7 Page story addition includes a rear entrance, an interior stairway and a two-stall garage on the main floor, and a bathroom and large bedroom on the second floor. The windows in the new addition, like those in the original house, are the doube-hung sash type. The roof on this addition matches that of the original house, as does the siding and soffit. Straight-grain fir trim was used around all windows, doors and lower foundation. The siding on the rear addition is 1x4 mahogany which matches exactly with the original 1x4 cedar siding. Small portions of damaged siding on the side walls of the original house have been replaced with the new mahogany siding. At the same time the rear addition was built the interior of the house was renovated and restored. Carpet was removed from the floors, exposing the original hardwood flooring, and the original wallpaper in the dining room, parlor and foyer was removed and replaced with wallpaper closely matching the original. The foyer and parlor have solid brass lighting fixtures with original cut crystal. The dining room still has the original stained, leaded glass Tiffany fixture. The original stairway is four feet wide and consists of 15 steps to the upstairs landing. Two of the upstairs bedrooms have not been altered but have been redecorated. One small bedroom now is the large guest bathroom. The other small bedroom was made into a dressing room and closet area connecting to the master bedroom in the new rear addition. Hardwood trim was used exclusively in all of the remodeling. All new plumbing and electrical has been installed to comply with the latest building codes. The kitchen was the only room on the main floor of the original house to be remodeled. The cabinets are of solid oak and extend to the full height of the 9'6" ceiling, and the ceiling molding is the same type found in other rooms in the house. Period brass light fixtures were installed in the kitchen as part of the remodeling. Between the kitchen and dining room is an original hardwood swinging door. This house has a half-basement which originally had a coal hot-air gravity heating system and fruit room. The heating system has been updated to gas forced air, and the basement has been remodeled into an office for the owner's plumbing business. The main and upper floors of the house currently serve as a private residence. Total number of contributing buildings: 1 Total number of non-contributing buildings: 0 |
