Jesse N. Smith House (Parowan, Utah)

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Location45 W. 100 South, Parowan, Utah
Coordinates 37°50′24″N112°49′39″W / 37.84000°N 112.82750°W / 37.84000; -112.82750 Coordinates: 37°50′24″N112°49′39″W / 37.84000°N 112.82750°W / 37.84000; -112.82750
Arealess than one acre
Built1856-1858
Built bySmith, Jesse N.
Architectural style Saltbox
NRHP reference No. 75001807 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 20, 1975

The Jesse N. Smith House, located in Parowan, Utah, is a two-story home that was constructed from June 1856 to March 1858. Jesse N. Smith was asked by church leadership to assist in the settling of Parowan in 1851, [2] where he constructed and lived in the house. The house is constructed from quarried rock, baked adobe, and hewed timber. Originally consisting of four rooms - two upstairs and two downstairs - an addition was later added to the rear of the house that consisted of four additional rooms. It is the oldest adobe structure in the state of Utah. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, [1] and was then thought to be the oldest house surviving in southern Utah. [4]

The house was sold to William Bentley in 1879. The building remained unoccupied for a number of years until it was purchased by the Jesse N. Smith Family Association in 1962. [5] Restoration of the home took place between 1967 and 1969. In 2017, the renovated house exists as a museum for visitors, showcasing the history of Jesse N. Smith and his wives.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Smith, Oliver R. (1970). The Journals of Jesse N. Smith. Salt Lake City: Jesse N. Smith Family Association.
  3. Benson, Lee (18 October 2015). "About Utah: His legacy is in good hands". Deseret News. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. Kent Powell and Allen D. Roberts (1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jesse N. Smith House". National Park Service . Retrieved July 9, 2017. With photo from 1975.
  5. National Register of Historic Places. Jesse N. Smith House, Parowan, Utah, marker placed in 1975