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Show 150_______;___________________ Architect/Builder: Hans Jorgan Hansen Building Materials: St0ne_________Building Type/Style: vernacular Description of physical appearance & significant architecturalfeatures: _______ (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) z o < R > O <J5 I • .''""..- The Hansen house is a Scandinavian plan called "Parstuga" or Pair House. The type is characterized by a central room flanked by two smaller (pair) rooms. The house was originally stone. One chimney has been removed and the house is extensively remodeled inside. Roger Allred plastered the house several years ago. Statement of Historical Significance: D Aboriginal Americans Dy\griculture Sr Architecture D The Arts D Commerce D D D D D Communication Conservation Education Exploration/Settlement Industry D D D D D Military Mining Minority Groups Political Recreation D D D D Religion Science Socio-Humanitarian Transportation Historically significant as one of three Scandinavian "Pair Houses" still standing in Spring City. The house plan has direct parallels in Denmark and Sweden, Hans J, Hansen was born in 1818 on the Isle of H0n, Denmark, Converted to Mormonism, Hansen moved his family to Utah in 1959 and settled in Spring City. The first Hansen home was a dugout, followed by a log cabin, and finally in the early 1870's the present : house was constructed. Hans Jorgan Hansen was noted in Spring City for his fine flower gardens—having received his training in the royal gardens of the King of Denmark. |
