Utah Historical Quarterly, Volume 51, Number 3, 1983

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Home of James Boyter in Beaver, Utah, is an outstanding example of folk architecture. See fig. 8 for an alternate view of the house. All illustrations were supplied by author.

Historic Houses in Beaver: An Introduction to Materials, Styles, and Craftsmen BY LINDA L. BONAR

sits in a high, broad valley surrounded by mountains, some of which tower above 12,000 feet. T h e valley's cold climate and 6,000-foot elevation were avoided by early settlers in southern Utah who searched further south for X H E TOWN OF BEAVER IN SOUTHWESTERN U T A H

Ms. Bonar is director of the Snowbird Institute for the Arts and Humanities.

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