Jens Nielsen House

Jens Nielsen House
Location 192 W. 200 South, Ephraim, Utah
Coordinates 39°21′24″N 111°35′27″W / 39.35667°N 111.59083°W / 39.35667; -111.59083 (Jens Nielsen House)Coordinates: 39°21′24″N 111°35′27″W / 39.35667°N 111.59083°W / 39.35667; -111.59083 (Jens Nielsen House)
Area less than one acre
Built c.1870
MPS Scandinavian-American Pair-houses TR
NRHP reference # 83003191[1]
Added to NRHP February 1, 1983

The Jens Nielsen House, at 192 W. 200 South in Ephraim, Utah, is a pair-house built around 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

It is a one-story limestone and adobe example of a pair-house. It was deemed "significant as an example of Scandinavian vernacular architecture in Utah."[2]

It was probably built by Jens Christian Nielsen, a Danish-born farmer, around 1870.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Tom Carter (1981). "Utah State Historical Society Site/Structure Information: Jens Nielsen House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 18, 2018. With photo from 1981.
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