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198 F ie ld w o rk and e v id e n c e p r e s e n t e d i n t h i s s t u d y c l e a r l y r e v e a l t h a t b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s ( c o n s t r u c t i o n mode) and form o f t h e house a r e in d e p e n d e n t v a r i a b l e s . That i s , a s p e c i f i c house ty p e r e t a i n s t h e same s h a p e , o r f l o o r p l a n , r o o f t y p e , chimney p o s i t i o n s , and d o o r p o s i t i o n s , r e g a r d l e s s o f w h e th e r i t i s c o n s t r u c t e d o f l o g , s t o n e , a d o b e , lu m b e r, or b ric k . C o n v e r s e ly , t h e a r e a l d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e predom­ in a n c e o f s t o n e , a d o b e , lo g , o r w h a te v e r do n o t c o r r e s p o n d t o a r e a l d i f f e r e n c e s i n th e r e l a t i v e predom inance o f s p e c i f i c h ouse t y p e s . F u r th e r m o r e , w ith th e p o s s i b l e e x c e p t i o n of s t o n e , a r e a l d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e u se o f b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l s do n o t c o r r e s p o n d t o a r e a l d i f f e r e n c e s i n t h e e t h n i c b a ck g ro u n d o f t h e v a r i o u s Mormon c o m m u n itie s. Even i n t h o s e co m m un ities w here E uropean Mormons d o m inated i n s t o n e c o n s t r u c t i o n , h o use forms do n o t d i f f e r from th o s e i n o t h e r Mormon c o m m u n itie s . In W i l l a r d , f o r ex am p le, n e a r l y a l l e a r l y f o l k s to n e c o n s t r u c t i o n h a s been t r a c e d t o one S h a d ra c k J o n e s , a Mormon from Wales ( G ir o u x ) , who i n W i l l a r d b u i l t a v e r y l a r g e "H" h o u se , a c r u c i f o r m , some "T" h o u s e s , and s e v e r a l " I " h o u s e s . Among t h e ” 1" h o u s e s w ere c e n t r a l - h a l l and s t a i r c a s e p l a n s , r e a r s t a i r c a s e s , and c e n t r a l and i n s i d e end ch im n ey s. E u rop ean Mormon s t o n e ­ masons f o llo w e d A m erican f l o o r p l a n s i n th e Mormon West ( F i f e , 1972, 8) b e c a u s e most o f them worked w i t h American, c a r p e n t e r s (R oth i n t e r v i e w ) o r b u i l t h o u ses f o r American Mormons who d e s i r e d t r a d i t i o n a l Am erican f o l k house d e s i g n s . Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.