The John Henry Shafer House is a historic house in Moab, Utah. It was built in 1884 for John Henry Shafer, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who moved to Moab from Salt Lake City with other Mormon settlers in 1878.[2] Shafer married Mary Forbush in 1881, and they lived in this house, designed in the Victorian Eclectic style, until she died in 1889.[2] He later married Sariah Eveline Johnson.[2] Shafer was a Republican, and he served as the first member of the Utah House of Representatives from Grand County, Utah.[2] The house was deeded to John Tangren, an immigrant from Sweden, in 1891; he lived here with his wife, Ester Alien, who was the president of the local Relief Society.[2] It later purchased by two ranchers: Dale M. Parriot in 1912, and Richard L. Holyoak in 1941.[2] The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 2, 2001.[1]
John Henry Shafer House | |
 The house in 2010 | |
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| Location | 500 South 400 East, Moab, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 38°33′54″N 109°32′36″W / 38.56500°N 109.54333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| Architectural style | Victorian Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000472[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 2001 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f Keith Montgomery (March 9, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: John Henry Shafer House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 26, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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