Lauritz Smith House, Historic house in Draper, United States.
Lauritz Smith House is a Colonial Revival residence with a modified saltbox shape located at 1350 East 12400 South. The front shows two full stories while the rear slopes down in the traditional saltbox manner.
The house was built in 1865 during the early Mormon settlement period in Utah Territory. It stands as one of the earliest examples of New England architectural influence in the region.
The house shows how settlers from New England adapted their building styles to the Utah landscape. You can see this in the side chimneys instead of central ones, which allowed more interior space.
The house stands at 1350 East 12400 South in Draper, south of Salt Lake City. It is a private residence, so visitors see it from the street; the two-story front and sloping rear roofline are visible from the road. The address is the reliable way to locate it.
It is one of only about four known saltbox houses in all of Utah, making it a rare architectural example. This building type was common in New England but rarely replicated in Utah.
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