Julia Farnsworth House Explained

Julia Farnsworth House
Coordinates:38.2744°N -112.6433°W
Built:c.1885
Added:September 17, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Beaver MRA
Refnum:82004086

The Julia Farnsworth House, at 180 W. Center St. in Beaver, Utah, was built around 1885. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

It is a brick house, with brick laid in common bond, with dormer windows and eaves trimmed by bargeboards. Its windows are large, 6 panes over 6 panes, and have wooden lintels. It was built as a T-shaped house, and altered later by addition of porches on its northeast and northwest sides. The original transom over the front door has been blocked up.

It was probably built by Thomas Frazer, a local stonemason who is more known for his work with black rock, including the Julia P.M. Farnsworth Barn just behind. The house does have three of six characteristics associated with Frazer's works, in that it has dormer windows, bargeboard and a center gable.

The house was deemed significant for its historic age, its relatively unaltered condition, and as "an excellent example of a nicely designed vernacular house."[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82004085}} Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: Julia Farnsworth House ]. National Park Service. Linda L. Bonar . September 21, 1978 . July 31, 2019. With (Note the documents are stored with reference number 82004085, switched with documents for Julia P.M. Farnsworth Barn.)