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Show NFS Form 10-900-a Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic PSaces Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page JL Burgener-Boss House, Midway, Wasalch County, LIT Granary: The two-story granary was the first building on the site, constructed c.1875, and includes 510 square feet on each level with a dirt floor on the first level. The first floor wall on the south side is constructed with pot-rock, 12 inches thick, to a height of six feet. The north portion of the structure is frame construction with clapboard siding on both levels. Two small frame entry portals are covered with 1x6 drop siding and are on the east elevation. There is a gabled sheet metal roof. The building is still being used as a fruit cellar on the ground level and storage on the second floor. Barn: The barn was constructed c.1885 and is a frame structure measuring 40 feet by 38 feet 6 inches with 1x8 vertical wood siding. It has a new aluminum-lock shingle roof with small cupolas at each gable end. It is an English barn with a gabled, loft, and a shed roof on the lower section. A new roll-up door, 8 feet wide, has been added to the west elevation near the north end of the two-story portion. Wire-cut nails and wooden pegs are visible throughout the structure. The barn is in excellent condition and is still being used as an animal shelter. Smokehouse: The smokehouse, built c.1875, is constructed notching. It measures 6 feet by 8 feet, has gable roof of galvanized metal. The door is floor is approximately two feet below ground since its construction and is still operable of six-inch diameter logs with saddle an eave height of five feet, and a in the south elevation and the interior level. It has been in continual use as a smokehouse. Chicken coop: The chicken coop, constructed c.1920, is a frame structure measuring 22 feet 5 inches by 40 feet 5 inches. It has a dirt floor, is covered with 1x8 drop siding, and has a shed roof with an aluminum covering. Outhouse: The original outhouse is 44 inches square, of frame construction with 1x6 vertical siding, and is still operational as a "one-seater". It has a typical shed roof with wood shingle covering. Other Site Features: A unique historic feature of the farm is the 18 inch wide by 36-to-40 inch high stone fence that stretches along the southern boundary of the property and returns along the eastern and western boundaries for approximately 20 feet. It was constructed of native "pot-rock" c.1879 by Andreas Burgener. A pasture has been maintained on the north end of the property. A natural freshwater spring emerges from the ground at the northern end of the pasture near the boundary line of the property. The volume of flow from this spring has continually provided water for the farm complex. See continuation sheet |
