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Julia Farnsworth House

Coordinates: 38°16′28″N 112°38′36″W / 38.27444°N 112.64333°W / 38.27444; -112.64333 (Julia Farnsworth House)
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Julia Farnsworth House
Julia Farnsworth House is located in Utah
Julia Farnsworth House
Julia Farnsworth House is located in the United States
Julia Farnsworth House
Location180 W. Center St., Beaver, Utah
Coordinates38°16′28″N 112°38′36″W / 38.27444°N 112.64333°W / 38.27444; -112.64333 (Julia Farnsworth House)
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1885
Built byThomas Frazer
MPSBeaver MRA
NRHP reference No.82004086[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1982

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.[1]

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."[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Linda L. Bonar (September 21, 1978). "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Information: Julia Farnsworth House". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1981 (Note the documents are stored with reference number 82004085, switched with documents for Julia P.M. Farnsworth Barn.)