William D. Skeen House

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William D. Skeen House
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The house in 2010
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Location Plain City, Utah
Coordinates 41°18′16″N112°05′08″W / 41.30444°N 112.08556°W / 41.30444; -112.08556 (William D. Skeen House) Coordinates: 41°18′16″N112°05′08″W / 41.30444°N 112.08556°W / 41.30444; -112.08556 (William D. Skeen House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1862
Built bySharp, William; Singleton, Thomas
Architectural style Saltbox Roof
NRHP reference # 82004191 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 9, 1982

The William D. Skeen House is a historic house in Plain City, Utah. It was built in 1862 for William D. Skeen, a Pennsylvania-born pioneer who converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1850. [2] Skeen had two wives: his first wife, Caroline, was an immigrant from England, while his second wife, Mary Davis, was an immigrant from Wales. [2] The house was built with the help of two other Mormon pioneers: William Sharp, the stonemason, and Thomas Singleton, a carpenter. The house was purchased in 1868 by Ebenezer C. Richardson, who lived here with his four wives and 12 children. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 9, 1982. [1]

Plain City, Utah City in Utah, United States

Plain City is a city in Weber County, Utah, United States. The population was 5,476 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ogden–Clearfield, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area.

American pioneer

American pioneers are any of the people in American history who migrated west to join in settling and developing new areas. The term especially refers to those who were going to settle any territory which had previously not been settled or developed by European, African or American society, although the territory was inhabited by or utilized by Native Americans.

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The house is unusual for its saltbox form. It has one large room on its second story, above the front rooms of the first floor. Extending back from the roof ridge in one long sweep is a shed roof of the New England "saltbox" type. The house is one of only four in Utah having that roof shape. The others are the Joseph Beesley house in Provo (which has been significantly modified), the Lauritz Smith House in Draper (NRHP-listed), and the Hampton's Ford Stage Station in Collinston (NRHP-listed).

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 John McCormick, Tom Carter (Summer 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William D. Skeen House". National Park Service . Retrieved October 20, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1979