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Show NPS Form' 0-900 Utah WordPertect 7.0 Forma' (Revised May 1997) OMB No. 10024-001 B United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. L Page _1_ Ford/Rigby House Centerville, Davis County, UT Narrative Description The Ford- Rigby House is a one-and-one-half story, gable-roofed cross-wing single family residence built in 1883 with a c.1920s addition. It is located on Main Street in Centerville, approximately one mile north of the town center. The house is set back from the street in a fully landscaped yard with lawn and mature trees. The historic agricultural outbuildings to the rear of the property are basically in ruin and indistinguishable as to type. The brick house appears to have been built in two stages. The original cross-wing house type incorporates an addition to the rear of the south wing. The south wall is flush and while there is no break in the brick's surface, the difference in the bric~ indicates that the saltbox addition was built at a later date, probably in the 1920s judging by its physical appearance. An arched vent opening with a brick sill is located in the peak of the south wall. This addition extends beyond and wraps around the gable end of the north wing of the house. The house has a stone foundation. The windows are two-aver-two double-hung with original wood sash with one-aver-one double-hung windows on the saltbox addition. There are wood lintels and sills on all windows in the original portion of the house. The windows in the c.1920s portion are smaller, one-aver-one double hung windows with brick sills. The Classical stylistic features of the house include the simple heavy wooden cornice and the Doric wood columns and pilasters supporting the shed roofed porch on the west facade. The roof has asphalt shingles. There are two brick chimneys, one in each wing of the house. There are several outbuildings related to agriculture at the east (rear) of the house. All of these are in various states of disrepair; most have roofs that have fallen in and walls that have collapsed. The house retains its original features and contributes to the historic qualities of Centerville. |
