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159 ( F i g s . 65, 6 6 ) . When ad ded l a t e r , t h e l e a n - t o i s u s u a l l y made o f m a t e r i a l o t h e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e o r i g i n a l h o u s e . One v a r i e t y o f l e a n - t o a lw ay s c o n s t r u c t e d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y w i t h t h e house p r o d u c e s a house t y p e r e f e r r e d t o a e r e a s t h e modi­ fie d sa ltb o x . The m o d if ie d s a l t b o x , 2 a t h i r d v a r ie ty o f th e tw o -sto ry r e c t a n g l e s b u i l t by t h e Mormons, has a somewhat uniq ue a p p e a r ­ a n c e i n t h a t t h e l e a n - t o s e c t i o n c o n t a i n s c o n tin u o u s r a f t e r s from t h e r o o f r i d g e t o t h e e a v e s o f t h e l e a n - t o , p r o d u c in g a u n ifo rm a n g le t o t h e s l o p e i n t h e r e a r ( F ig . 6 7 ) . The l e a n - t o i t s e l f may t h e r e f o r e have a s e c o n d f l o o r c o n s i s t i n g of two s m a ll r e c t a n g u l a r rooms " t u c k e d " u n d e r a low s l a n t i n g c e i l i n g . But f r e q u e n t l y t h e b u i l d e r t a k e s a d v a n ta g e o f t h e h i g h e r sp a c e i n t h e l e a n - t o s e c t i o n and b u i l d s t h e s t a i r c a s e i n t h e l e a n - t o a d j a c e n t t o t h e main w a l l o f t h e h o u s e . The o r i g i n a l o r t r u e s a l t b o x t y p e i n New E n glan d con­ t a i n e d a m a s s iv e c e n t r a l ch im n e y , b u t a s t h i s ty p e moved t o t h e Midwest w i t h t h e Yankee s e t t l e r s , i t g e n e r a l l y l o s t th e c e n t r a l chimney i n f a v o r of two i n s i d e g a b l e - e n d ch im neys. The Mormons a p p a r e n t l y b u i l t o n l y t h i s m o d if ie d tw o-end chimney t y p e . The ty p e a p p e a r e d a s s u c h i n Nauvoo ( L i l l i - b r i d g e , 112) and i n Utah w i t h a r a t h e r p l a i n and un adorned facade. The few r e m a in in g Mormon ex am p les i n t h e West d a te t o t h e 1860s o r e a r l i e r . A p p a r e n t l y t h e m o d if ie d s a l t b o x was n e v e r p a r t i c u l a r l y p o p u l a r i n Mormon c o u n t r y . 2The s a l t b o x , common i n New E n g lan d i n t h e 1600s, was s o named b e c a u s e i t had t h e a p p e a r a n c e o f a box u sed t o p ackage s a l t f o r sh ip m e n t (M o r r is o n , 2 2 ) . Reproduced with permission o f the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.