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Show 159 S CENTER OUSE NIELSON, NIEL~K HUTAH COUNTY , AMERICAN FO !. I Page P: \0 - • f " } THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.com). Pro~o\Utah, nday, December 14, 2001 -W added to . F home . . :. i~toric register . • ,j ,l,; . only belonged 'to two fami'lies; the Nielsons and the -:--_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--'-..:..'.,~ Crookstons (Hansons). AMERICAN FORK _ A , The house has cross- I 44-year-old pioneer home gable architecture with 12~ , has passed state guidelines inch. adobe walls, uniquely and will be added to the his- trimmed windows'. ahd an ' \ torij:: preservation list. . old ,floor stove heater. The . / I "Having this house on only ~dditions have been a · om preservation list is ,a back porch and bathroom · wonderful thing because' it 'when indoor 'plumbing was ' , allows ,for another pioneer invented. ~n th~ back yard .' : home to remain in our his- .~here are two. very large toric center," said City .cedar trees that are more • Councilwoman Juel Bel- tha~ 100 years old. t mont, also a member of the ' .. aeiIig ' on the historic ~.l\merican Fork Historical preservation list will help ~ Preservation Society. the owner~ apply for low: ", The City Council agreec}. interest lo'ans · or ' state : to add the home, at 159 S. grants through the Utah .. Center ·St., to the historic' Heritage Society if they "list after. a public hearing cho~e to add on to the house "'$ uesday night. ., or renovate, '~he existing .' Janice Hanson, owner of " structurl:). . ., the Ella Victoria Quilting "Revitalizing .these old . ~op she runs out of the homes for a business or res~ome, said 'it' was originally idence ' had advantages to b;uilt and owned by Niels our historic district," Belielson in 1857. mont said. "Most people ~ "As far as we can tell, six don't understand the histor~~t of eight Nielson chil- . ical significance of being in rSren ! were born in the a district like that." .nome," Hanson said. Throughout the century Debra Jandreau can be and a half since its creation, reached at 344-2553 or' Ijanson said the home .h as dJandreau@heraldextra.com. By DEBRA JANDREAU The Daiiy Herald I . ... . HISTORIC SITE FORM (UHCS version) Utah State Historic Preservation Office UHCS 10#: 027419 1. Identification Plat: A Block: 004 Property Name: NIELSON, NIELS, HOUSE Address: 159 S CENTER City: AMERICAN FORK Site#: 011 County: UTAH COUNTY 2. Documentation/Status Dates Surveyed or Added to SHPO Filing System: General/Miscellaneous File: 12/01 Reconnaissance Level Survey: 081 87 Intensive Level Survey: I Evaluation: (B) ELIGIBLE/CONTRIBUTING National Register Status: National Register Listing Date: Delisted date: Thematic or Multiple Property Affiliation: \ 3. Building Information Date(s) of Construction: 1857 Original Use: RESIDENTIAL (GEN.) Constr. Material(s): REGULAR BRICK Architectural Style(s): VICTORIAN ECLECTIC Height (# stories): 1 Plan/Type: CROSSWING Theme(s): Architect: Comments: Outbuildings: (non-contrib./ contrib.) 0I 0 4. Other SHPO File Information State Tax Project No. (s): 106 Case No.: Federal Tax Project No.: Historic Photo Date: De vel. Grant(s): HABS/HAER Record No.(s): Printout Date: 121201200 1 |
