The Rider-Pugh House is a historic house in Kanab, Utah. It was built in 1892-1894 by John Rider, an immigrant from Ireland who converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1855 and settled in Utah in 1886. He was assisted by his son, Frank Rider.[2] Rider initially lived near Salt Lake City with his wife, née Mary McDonald, and their two children.[2] He moved to a fort in Kanab in 1870, and he purchased the plot of land upon which this house was built in 1889.[2] The house designed in the Late Victorian style.[2] Underneath the foyer, there is a "polygamy pit".[2] In 1895, the house was acquired by Edward Pugh, an immigrant from England who also converted to the LDS Church and arrived in the United States in 1844.[2] Pugh had two wives, Mary Ann Rock Williams and Elizabeth Kelly, although his first wife lived in Salt Lake City.[2] The house was deeded to their daughter, Pearl Edna Pugh Brown, in 1914.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since April 6, 2001.[1]

Rider-Pugh House
The house in 2013
Rider-Pugh House is located in Utah
Rider-Pugh House
Location in Utah
Rider-Pugh House is located in the United States
Rider-Pugh House
Location in United States
Location17 West 100 South, Kanab, Utah
Coordinates37°02′49″N 112°31′42″W / 37.04694°N 112.52833°W / 37.04694; -112.52833 (Rider--Pugh House)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
Built byJohn and Frank Rider
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Central block projecting bay
MPSKanab, Utah MPS
NRHP reference No.01000316[1]
Added to NRHPApril 6, 2001

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Korral Broschinsky (January 19, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Rider--Pugh House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures