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Show The Grouse Creek Cultural Survey Seth Fletcher house, site OGC 28. Fletcher, an English convert to Mormonism, built this house in about 1880. The coursed ashlar walls of locally quarried limestone represent a high degree of craftsmanship. The floorplan is of the type architectural historians call "hall-parlor," referring the two rooms-one larger, one smaller-in the main section of the structure. An ell addition in the back of the house contained the kitchen. The stone string course that serves as flashing around the chimney is one of several characteristically English features. (Tom Carter; GCCS TCB-25588/18) that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register." The National Register is administered by the National Park Service, but the day-today tasks of the program are managed by state historic preservation offices. Funded by matching grants-in-aid from the Park Service, state historic preservation offices conduct statewide surveys and maintain inventories of historic properties, make nominations to the National Register, and assist federal agencies in complying with Section 106 review. Although most early survey and registration work was directed toward properties displaying exceptional architectural design or associated with prominent individuals, in recent years state historic preservation offices have placed greater emphasis on vernacular buildings and on large thematic and district nominations that reflect broader patterns of historical and cultural significance. The broadening of the purview of historic preservation, together with a desire for improved planning and administration, led the Park Service to develop the systematic approach articulated in Archeology and Historic Preservation: Secretary of the Interior's |