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Show Rectangular Cabin Houses [XY 2J, Types VI,VII,VIII,IX. The smallest of the two room houses found in the Sanpete Valley is the rectangular cabin. The house is characterized by a three bay symmetrical facade and an asymmetrical internal plan. There are gable end chimneys and the rear door is invariably placed directly in line with the front door. These houses range in size from about 24 to 28 feet wide and average about 16 feet deep. They may be l or 1 1/2 stQrys high and often are found with a rear kitchen wing. One double pile variant has been recorded (figure 47) and there are several irregular types associated with this form. These distinctive houses were created by either inserting an indented porch area into the main block of the house (figures 49 and 50) or by extending the smaller room forward tJ achieve a double pile effect on one side of the house (figures 51). 48 and The rectangular cabin types enjoyed a degree of popularity in the . valley and account for about 20% of the total survey. While related in plan and appearance to the larger hall-parlor houses, the rectangular cabin appears as a distinct type in Anglo-American folk architecture. The origins of the form have been traced to the small houses of Scotland and Ireland that were carried to United States by the massive influx of Scots-Irish immigrants during the early eighteenth century. 12 This small house was initially found in sections of the Upland South but by the mid-nineteenth century it had lost much of its distinctive regional character to become one of several ub~ us American folk house types. 13 The house was common in southern Wales and it seems likely that Welsh immigrants brought the -type directly to the Sanpete Valley from their native country (Figures 45 and 46). 14 139 |
