Robert and Anna Josephine Peterson Duke Home
circa. 1890

Robert and Anna Duke built this one-and-a-half story red brick home in two distinct stages: they constructed the original structure around 1890 and added a north wing a decade or two later. This resulted in a hybrid vernacular architectural style that reflects elements of both Colonial Revival and Victorian designs.

Arriving in the Heber Valley about 1860, Robert and his parents, Robert Stone Duke and Anna Ross Young, were among the fledgling community’s earliest residents. Anna Peterson was born in Trollhättan, Sweden, and migrated to Heber City with her parents, Sven Peterson and Inga Dahlman, in the 1870s. Robert and Anna were married in 1882 and raised eight children and two grandchildren in the home they built.
The house was passed down to Robert and Anna’s daughter, Mabel Duke Jorgensen, in 1943 and to grandson Howard Jorgensen in 1961. Terry Kodatt restored the home in 1978 and sold it to the Heimburger family that same year.

Part of the Historic Home Tour and located at 383 North 200 East in Heber City, Utah