About Lauritz Smith House
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The Lauritz Smith House, at 1350 E. 12400 South in Draper, Utah, was built in c.1865. It includes Colonial Revival and Saltbox architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
It is "architecturally important because it represents a rare example of the New England "Saltbox" house in Utah." Saltbox architecture is relatively common in the U.S. northeast where Mormonism began, but is rare in Utah. The only other known examples at the time of NRHP nomination were the Joseph Beesley House in Provo, the William Skeen House in Plain City, and Hampton's Ford Stage Station in Bear River.