National Register of Historic Places

Shafer, John Henry, House

Moab, Grand County, Utah
Listed
May 1, 2001
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
01000472

About this property

The John Henry Shafer House is a historic house in Moab, Utah. It was built in 1884 for John Henry Shafer, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who moved to Moab from Salt Lake City with other Mormon settlers in 1878. Shafer married Mary Forbush in 1881, and they lived in this house, designed in the Victorian Eclectic style, until she died in 1889. He later married Sariah Eveline Johnson. Shafer was a Republican, and he served as the first member of the Utah House of Representatives from Grand County, Utah. The house was deeded to John Tangren, an immigrant from Sweden, in 1891; he lived here with his wife, Ester Alien, who was the president of the local Relief Society. It later purchased by two ranchers: Dale M. Parriot in 1912, and Richard L. Holyoak in 1941. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 2, 2001.

Location

500 S. 400 E.
Moab, Grand County, Utah
38.56494, -109.54413

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Shafer, John Henry, House listed on the National Register?

Shafer, John Henry, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Shafer, John Henry, House?

Shafer, John Henry, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Shafer, John Henry, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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