Fredrick Christian Sorensen House | |
Location in Utah Location in United States | |
Location | E. Center St. (between Main and E. 100), Ephraim, Utah |
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Coordinates | 39°21′35″N111°35′06″W / 39.35972°N 111.58500°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c.1870 |
Architectural style | Pair-house |
NRHP reference No. | 80003944 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 14, 1980 |
The Fredrick Christian Sorensen House, on E. Center St. in Ephraim, Utah, was built in c.1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
It is an adobe one-and-a-half-story pair-house with its front facade including one window into each of its side rooms, and window-door-window into its center room. The house is 42 feet (13 m) long. [2]
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