Show MORMON BUILDINGS ture THE following clipped from the nauvoo illinois Jn independent dependent may be of interest to some of our readers particularly ticul arly the former residents of the city ot or the saints the cormons mormons had many peculiar and original ideas about architecture and as aa a general rule they were very practical the homes they built in nauvoo were durable and plain on the exterior but in the interior in most cases they were finished dished beautifully the old residences of brigham young john taylor wilford woodruff parley P pratt heber 0 C kimball the mansion house and oher buildings which are baill st standing adding are models of mormon architecture being nice plain and solid buildings we believe there is not a cracked brick in either house the mormons cormons tested every brick before it in a building by thrusting it in hot water which greatly I 1 aly accounts for the well preserved VI houses uses up to this thin day the mormon to temple in ae was a fine structure and w was ift built it on i the he most advanced modern n idean be same originality marks their architecture at salt lake city the mormon temple at salt lake city Is ia built in the shape of a true eclips and although it is of enormous dimensions it is so well constructed as regards acoustics that a person standing in the focus at one end can carry on a conversation in a whisper with any one in the focus at the other end |