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Show 7 - Homes That Endure By SHIRLEY CHATWIX and chizzled into even blocks and cemented together as firmly as the lives of its residents were woven together. Net only was this material used extensively for homes but also in the construe tion of fences, barns and other farm buildings. In addition to the many beautiful homes found here, many public buildings have been constructed of potrock. Among these are the Midway Town Hall, Welfare Center, and school house. The Wasatch Mountain State Park officials have taken advantage of this material by constructing new buildings of it. These buildings have kept the Swiss theme in design. While pot rock was being used in Midway, Heber residents used red sandstone from a quarry in Lake Creek, east of Heber. History is alive in Wasatch Couruy in homes of excellent architecture created by the craftsmanship of early well-preserv- settlers. The area was settled 109 years ago by hardy pioneers who set about building their homes from material found abundantly in the area, mainly sandstone and potrock. Midway, with its original architecture, looks much as it did when the early pioneers, many of them of Swiss descent, sold their cheese, butter, milk and farm produce to the thriving Park City mining community. The pioneers took pride in the construction of their homes. Many stand today as a living monument to the sturdy builders and the quality of the building materials. Most of the original homes were built of pot rock, a porus limstone rock found abundantly in the area. The rock was cut (Continued on Page LJ s - ... - - : . v" I - ' . . . . . " ' " ft rf S 1 . 2-- , - ! I . f. ' 4 V ' - , - .. - Si.;. - .....St." -- - , w.- it - iimininr. if I r i in.rn.lr ni.rir.inii ...iiii i. A Diadem Universal stove has been in one of the bedrooms in the Coleman home as a reminder of a day when each room was heated separately. The stove belonged to Bishop Henry T. and Emily Springer toleman. Adding a touch of an earlier day is a fireplace let that was brought across the plains by Jeremiah Robey, of Mrs. Lethe Tatge. -'! mU l WW. fTJC Jill" " i" ..- -. .11 in pre-lerv- ed 0 fT ;r 4 I I. HI! "y - ai 'AN. f lf i i i i - Jr'Jf r.VVj- '""HlJ great-grandfath- i f? 2, - cz.' y r,i - Yvi ;, er X ' '! , r ,.t:''t:Sv: - , ' ij h n mil r n in n '., ' ' ' ' s -; THREE-QUARTER- 11" ' ... '".'I, :. t. :t . ! " - , ' I . ' . , f t , i v ( r -4 " ,.n,-- THE A N D II E W BESENDORF home in Midway has retained its beauty and durability through the years. Built of native pot rock the home is owned and used as a summer dwelling for Mr. and Mrs. Jack Giffin of Salt Lake. iPhotos by m ,". i ,,f - ' ' ; .. - SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 12&8 r; ' S of a century, family members have enjoyed this rocking chair, one of the choice pieces of furniture in the Coleman home. Mrs. Lethe Tatge, owner, treasures the pioneer furniture and has retained the pioneer setting in the home. ( .X?. - ' " t' . . ,' y V.W , FOR gin ' J-- . WASATCH COUNTY'S first brick house is located in Midway. It has stood as a landmark for 100 years a tribute to the fine architecture and craftsmanship of its builders. The Henry T. Coleman home is owned by a daughter, Mrs. Lethe Tatge. i.i 4 - . i., f rwwwrr.,i ' Shurtleff, . , , J,.,.A. t , . Mf-- , . 1 . v.. , ... r .... j... ...... , .r j , s t.fc- -. THE THOMAS TODD HOME in Heber City is one of the early homes. It was erected of native red saudstona in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hickeu live in the home. Mrs. Hicken is a granddaughter of the builder. Mr. ToSd was appointed as one of the firat selectmen in the organization of Wasatch County in 1862. j |