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194 f a s h i o n even on some o f t h e h u m b le s t f o l k h o u s e s . G reek R e v i v a l s t y l e i n U tah d i d n o t , how ever, a f f e c t f o l k h ou se f l o o r p l a n s o r h o use t y p e s , m e re ly t h e o u t e r d r e s s ­ in g . The Greek R e v i v a l p r o v i d e d t h e Mormons w i t h an a c c e p t ­ a b l e , f a s h i o n a b l e , e c o n o m ic a l, and v e r y s im p le way t o d r e s s and f i n i s h t h e f a c a d e w it h o u t a f f e c t i n g t h e s i z e o r shap e o f t h e h ou se o r th e a r r a n g e m e n ts o f t h e rooms i n s i d e . I t a lso e n c o u r a g e d symmetry a l r e a d y i n h e r e n t i n Mormon a r c h i t e c t u r e . F o llo w in g c l o s e l y b e h in d t h e Greek R e v iv a l and i n some p l a c e s c o n c u r r e n t w i t h i t was t h e V i c t o r i a n wave o f a r c h i t e c ­ tu ra l s ty le s. I n c o n t r a s t t o t h e G reek R e v i v a l , t h e V i c t o r i a n d id not e x h ib it s i m p lic ity b u t d id a f f e c t f lo o r p la n s . In f a c t , t h e V i c t o r i a n r e p r e s e n t s th e r i s e of a n a t i o n a l d o m e stic a r c h i t e c t u r e i n U tah and was acco m p an ied by a r i s e i n p r o f e s ­ s i o n a l a r c h i t e c t s who t u r n e d t h e i r a t t e n t i o n s t o h o u s e s . It r e p r e s e n t s a tim e when, w ith i n c r e a s i n g a f f l u e n c e , t h e Mormons c o u ld b e g i n t o copy t h e h o u s e s d i s p l a y e d i n n a t i o n a l l y d i s ­ t r i b u t e d m ag az in e s and t o h i r e p r o f e s s i o n a l c a r p e n t e r s who c o u ld r e a d t h e new b l u e p r i n t s . In b r i e f , t h e W c t o r i a n r e p r e s e n t s t h e i n f l u x and p re d o m in a n ce o f h o u s in g i d e a s r a th e r "fo re ig n " to fo lk id e a s . Thus, th e V i c t o r i a n marks t h e b e g in n in g o f t h e end t o f o l k h ouse c o n s t r u c t i o n , e s p e ­ c i a l l y i n t h e more p o p u lo u s a n d w e a l t h i e r c e n t e r s . B e f o re t h e t u r n o f t h e c e n t u r y , S a l t Lake C i t y wasa lm o s t c o m p l e t e l y g iv e n o v e r t o V i c t o r i a n a r c h i t e c t u r e and a lm o s t c o m p le te ly l o s t i t s once v e r y l a r g e i n v e n t o r y o f f o l k houses. A f t e r 1900 most o f t h e y o u n g e r Mormon f a m i l i e s b u i l t Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.