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184 A h o u se ty p e s i m i l a r t o t h i s i n form and c a l l e d t h e " te m p le ho u se" ( G l a s s i e , 1968, 129, 132) was common i n t h e 1840s i n t h e n o r t h e r n m arg in o f t h e s t a t e s o f Ohio, I n d i a n a , and I l l i n o i s ( P e a t , 45, and p l a t e 4 8 ) , where Mormons once l i v e d . Though t h e te m p le house f r e q u e n t l y had a s t r e e t - f a c i n g g a b l e en d e n t r a n c e and u s u a l l y o n ly one s i d e w ing, t h e Mormon c r u c i f o r m and g a b l e - f a c a d e "T" and "L" may have d e r i v e d from it. The c r u c i f o r m h o u s e , th o u g h one of th e l e a s t r e p r e ­ s e n t e d of a l l t h e f o l k t y p e s , i s n e v e r t h e l e s s w id e ly d i s ­ trib u te d . C ru c ifo rm s s t i l l e x i s t i n s o u t h e r n Utah ( e s p e c i a l l y a t P a ro w a n ), i n c e n t r a l Utah ( e s p e c i a l l y i n Mt. P l e a s a n t ) , and in t h e n o r t h a t W i l l a r d . The "H" F l o o r P l a n s A few Mormons o f above a v e r a g e w e a l t h , i n c l u d i n g some p o l y g a m i s t s , b u i l t h o u se s w ith "H "-form f l o o r p l a n s , a form m o rp h o lo g ica lly r e l a t e d to f l o o r p la n s p re v io u s ly d is c u s s e d , e s p e c i a l l y t h e " T ," t h e "L" and t h e r e c t a n g l e . The two p a r a l l e l w ings i n t h e "H" r u n p e r p e n d i c u l a r t o t h e s t r e e t ( F i g . 88) ( a s does t h e main w ing o f t h e g a b l e - f a c a d e "T" o r " L " ) , so t h a t t h e fa c a d e c o n t a i n s two s t r e e t - f a c i n g g a b l e s . Most f r e q u e n t l y t h e two p a r a l l e l s e c t i o n s f u n c t i o n a s t h e m ain w in g s h a v in g d im e n sio n s i d e n t i c a l t o t h o s e o f th e " I " ty p e o r o t h e r 1 x 2 re c ta n g le s. However, t h e wing b e tw ee n t h e two m ain s e c t i o n s ( t h e h o r i z o n t a l b a r o f th e "H") seems t o v a ry i n l e n g t h betw een o n e - a n d - a - h a l f and two rooms. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.