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Lars and Agnes Jensen House
The Lars Rove and Agnes Work Smith Jensen house, built ca. 1885, is a one and one-half story hall-parlor with a cross-wing extending to the rear, and constructed of hewn log. There is no ornamentation on the house: its symmetrical façade is the only feature that defines it as a classical-style house. The house is significant for its association with the early settlement and the rise of agricultural production in the Orem area. The historic owners of the house, Lars and Agnes Jensen, owned a small farm and participated in Orem’s early agricultural activity. The house is also significant as possibly the only surviving log residence in Orem. During the early settlement of the Provo Bench (now Orem), log buildings were fairly common, but no known examples, except for this house, have survived as residences and only a few as outbuildings.
This home is located at 87 North 800 West in Orem.
This was our family’s home up until, probably the early 2000’s. Would someone please get as much info as you can? 801.636.1040
Norene, Lars Rove Jensen was my great grandfather. You can Google his name and read his history. I was delighted to discover this photo and then find that it is registered as a historical home. Nice surprise. Wish there was a photo when it was a log home. You can also read about the history of the home on another site when you Google the Jensen name.
Thank you, Jacob Barlow, for posting this photo of my great grandfather’s home. [Lars Rove Jensen]. I hadn’t known about this home until just today. Wish there was one when it was log.