This was a very humble house with many people living inside. The space was used well and not anything out of it's place
The room was big enough for this table, a fireplace and the cupboard for their cooking. At the time, the oldest boys (Alvin, Hyrum and Joseph) were building a bigger house up the hill for their parents to live in. Every night after supper they would read from the bible together as a family.
Samuel thought it was fascinating that they would cook all their meals in the fireplace.
While old this drying rack was quite neat in that it folded up compactly against the wall while not in use. I could use one like it.
I took this picture for costume purposes but interesting that they also used it decoratively. Simple but beautiful.
This was the parent's bedroom
Upon going upstairs I realized that I don't use space wisely at all. They had at least four beds in this area with a wall partition between the boys and girls.
Samuel's favorite was the garden outback. He came running back to tell me that the squash were ready to pick. He was excited to tell the guide there that someone needed to pick the squash for dinner. :) She grinned and assured him that the missionary couple tending the garden would probably do that very thing.
I liked how they used branches and string to hold their tomato plants upright. Again simple and practical.
The parent's home was absolutely beautiful. I'm wondering if I could move in. The most unique thing was that three fireplaces shared the same chimney. Not sure that I was able to capture that in the photos. This was innovative and not a common architectural feature.
Just before we went in however we were greeted by this apparatus. I believe it is for a pump.
The kitchen was beautiful. Here is the first of three fireplaces
The drying rack for herbs again simple but quite useful.
This table was tucked into the corner. Enough room to walk around and sit down but not much extra.
A china cabinet was tucked into the corner.
To the left of the fireplace was this room. (Front Parlor/bedroom) The 2nd fire place is just to the right of the spinning wheel.
Back to the kitchen. They had in door plumbing for the sink. What a thoughtful son to think of his mother and sisters.
A pantry for food stuffs
