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192 o r p l a c e and t h e r e a r e o t h e r r e a s o n s f o r i t among t h e Mormons. Symmetry i n form i s a s s o c i a t e d w ith t h e G eo rg ia n a r c h i t e c t u r e s t y l e s , which c u t a c r o s s c u l t u r a l l i n e s and h ad an im p o r ta n t im p a c t on f o l k h o u s in g i n a l l s e c t i o n s of E a s t e r n America i n t h e e i g h t e e n t h and e a r l y n i n e t e e n t h cen­ tu rie s. The G eo rg ia n form b ro u g h t a b o u t th e c e n t r a l h a l l and s t a i r c a s e , c a u se d th e a s y m m e tric a l r o o f l i n e on t h e s a l t b o x t o be ev en ed up p ro d u c in g t h e f o u r - o v e r - f o u r , and d i c t a t e d t h a t t h e e x t e r i o r o p e n in g s t o t h e home be r h y th m i­ c a l l y a r r a n g e d ( G l a s s i e , 1969, 2 3 -2 5 ) . Symmetry was i n h e r e n t i n Mormon a r c h i t e c t u r e b e f o r e t h e Utah p e r i o d and was con­ t i n u e d th ro u g h th e e n t i r e f o l k p h a se s o f b u i l d i n g . Symmetry was a l s o a s s o c i a t e d w ith a n i n e t e e n t h - c e n t u r y " r a t i o n a l i s t i c movement . . . a tim e when a r t i s t s s t r i v e d t o p ro d u ce p l e a s ­ in g e f f e c t s upon t h e mind th r o u g h a l o g i c a l and g e o m e t r i c a l o r d e r " ( F i f e , 1972, 8 ) . In r e g a r d t o t h e fa c a d e and o t h e r e x t e r i o r e le m e n ts , symmetry i s a l s o v e ry much i n e v i d e n c e . The d oo r o r d o o rs and windows on t h e f r o n t a r e a lm o s t alw ays s p a c e d e q u i d i s t a n t and b a l a n c e d t o g iv e a n o r d e r e d e f f e c t . T w o -sto ry h ou ses may c o n t a i n two, t h r e e , f o u r , o r f i v e d o rm e rs , b u t r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e number, t h e dorm ers a r e most f r e q u e n t l y b a la n c e d w ith t h e windows and t h e door below . An o r d e r l y p la c e m e n t i s t r u e a l s o o f windows on t h e g a b le end e x c e p t t h e o c c a s i o n a l o f f - c e n t e r window which g i v e s way t o th e chim ney. The p l a c e ­ ment o f t h e chim neys a l s o e f f e c t s a b a la n c e d a p p e a ra n c e : t h e y v i r t u a l l y alw ays c o i n c i d e w ith t h e r o o f r i d g e . R a r e ly Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.