Claus P. Andersen House

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Claus P. Andersen House
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Location202 South 200 East
Ephraim, Utah
United States
Coordinates 39°21′22″N111°34′56″W / 39.356072°N 111.582115°W / 39.356072; -111.582115 Coordinates: 39°21′22″N111°34′56″W / 39.356072°N 111.582115°W / 39.356072; -111.582115
Arealess than one acre
Built1865
MPS Scandinavian-American Pair-houses TR
NRHP reference No. 83003183 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1983

The Claus P. Andersen House, in Ephraim. Utah, United States was built c.1865. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

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Description

The house, which is located at 202 South 200 East, is one of the oldest residences in Ephraim, it was deemed significant as an example of Scandinavian vernacular architecture. It is a one-and-a-half-story adobe pair-house which originally had the common window configuration of seven openings on the front facade: two windows into each outside room, and window-door-window into the center room. The center room's windows were later filled in by adobe. [2]

It is located on the southwest corner of E 200 S and S 200 E. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Tom Carter (1981). "Utah State Historical Society Site/Structure Information: Claus P. Andersen House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 14, 2018. With photo from 1981.
  3. Google Satellite view and Google Streetview