National Register of Historic Places

Smith, Lauritz, House

Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah
Listed
June 23, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
83003179

About this property

The Lauritz Smith House is a historic house in Draper, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The house is located at 1350 Eest 12400 South and was built c. 1865. It is "architecturally important because it represents a rare example of the New England 'Saltbox' house in Utah." Saltbox architecture is relatively common in the U.S. northeast where Mormonism began, but is rare in Utah. The only other known examples at the time of NRHP nomination were the Joseph Beesley House in Provo (which has been significantly modified), the William Skeen House (NRHP-listed) in Plain City, and Hampton's Ford Stage Station (NRHP-listed) in Bear River. The true saltbox house in New England is characterized by a massive central chimney as well as the shed-like outshut extending out to the rear from the two-story front section. As the type moved into the Midwest and then to Utah it gradually lost the central fireplace in favor of a central-hall and two gable-end chimneys. 2 The Lauritz Smith house in Draper, Utah, built in c.1865, is an example of this 'modified' Saltbox type." National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake County, Utah Lauritz H. and Emma Smith House, Draper, also NRHP-listed in Draper. Media related to Lauritz Smith House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1350 E. 12400 South
Draper, Salt Lake County, Utah
40.52462, -111.85136

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Smith, Lauritz, House listed on the National Register?

Smith, Lauritz, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1983.

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Smith, Lauritz, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smith, Lauritz, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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