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Show Architect/Builder: not known Building Materials: adobet stuccoed Building Type/Style: vernacular———————————————— _____ Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: -—•:——•——=————————————————:——*~————=——————•-——————————:————————:————————— : • (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) • . One story hall and parlor vernacular house type. Three-opening facade asym metrically arranged. Gable roof. The house is currently unoccupied but despite broken windows and neglect remains structurally sound. g Statement of Historical Significance: ^ O D Aboriginal Americans D.Xgriculture ST Architecture D~Communication D Conservation D Education D Military D Mining D Minority Groups D Religion D Science D Socio-Humanitarian j/5 D The Arts D Exploration/Settlement D Political D Transportation X D Commerce D Industry D Recreation Importance comes from the structure's compatability with nineteenth-century architectural possibilities in Spring City. This small hall and parlor house type was extremely popular in town during the 1859-1880 period and is a typical dwelling of the average farmer-citizen. Documentation of ownership is difficult to trace, though the land was originally owned by a Jorgansen family. A later owner was Brigham Griffith. John Baxter, Sr. owned the property and his son, William (Will) lived here through the 1950;f s when his death brought the abandonment of the structure. |
