Jens Nielsen House
The Jens Nielsen House in Ephraim, Utah, is a one-story limestone and adobe pair-house built around 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983[1] and deemed "significant as an example of Scandinavian vernacular architecture in Utah."[2]
Jens Nielsen House | |
![]() Jens Nielsen House in 2019 | |
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Location | 192 W. 200 South, Ephraim, Utah |
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Coordinates | 39.356442°N 111.591604°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | c.1870 |
MPS | Scandinavian-American pair-houses |
NRHP reference No. | 83003191[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 1, 1983 |
Structure
The building is an example of what has been termed a "Type IV pair-house", given it has a tripartite plan (appears to have three equal-sized rooms, each with two bays, and an indented porch in the center section. The outside rooms are stone with a coursed ashlar finish; the center section is adobe, plastered over and marked off on the front to resemble stonework. In 1981, the house remained in a similar condition as when it was built, 110 years before, with the only significant change being a shed roof frame extension to the rear.[2]
The structure was probably built by Jens Christian Nielsen, a Danish-born farmer, around 1870.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Tom Carter (1981). "Utah State Historical Society Site/Structure Information: Jens Nielsen House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2018. With photo from 1981.