The hall-parlor form house was the quintessential Utah house during the second half of the nineteenth century. Hall-parlor homes like this one typically had a single square room – the hall – with a smaller room serving as the best room – or parlor – attached to the side. A fireplace in each room provided heat, and accounts for the two chimneys, on each side of the front. This particular home has elements of the Cape Cod style, which is rare in Provo. The Cape Cod style developed in New England in the early 18th century, and featured homes of heavy timber frames covered by boards or shingles.

This particular home was built in 1897. The original owners were probably Charles N. and Henrietta Redfield. Charles N. died on April 21, 1923 at the age of 81. His widow Henrietta continued to live in the home. Lottie and Nora Redfield, probably daughters, are listed as boarders. Lottie was a clerk and Nora worked as a seamstress. Nora Redfield continued to live in the home until the 1950s. In the 1960s Laura T. Paramore, the widow of John A., lived in the home. In the 1970s, Imogene A. Timmons, the widow of Charles E., lived here.

217 South 200 East in Provo, Utah