The Cox-Shoemaker-Parry House is a historic two-story house in

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. It was built in 1858 by Orville Sutherland Cox, who converted to

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in Illinois, where he was baptized by

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in 1839. With Cox later served as the

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, and he settled in Sanpete County in 1849. He became a counselor to Bishop John Lowery, Sr., in Manti, and he lived in this house with his three wives: Elvira Mills, Mary Allen, and Eliza J. Losee. The house, designed by Cox, is constructed of coursed

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cream-colored

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. It has a plain

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, and, on the west front of the house it has pedimented returns, which are suggestive of

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. The house was later purchased by Jezreel Shoemaker, a convert to the LDS Church who served as the mayor of Manti. It was later acquired by Edward L. Parry, a

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and immigrant from

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who converted to the LDS Church and helped build the

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, the

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, and the

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. Parry remodeled and expanded the house around 1880. The house has been listed on the

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since August 4, 1982. The house displayed a Maple Leaf flag along with a U.S. one, in September 2012.Google Streetview imagery dated September 2012, accessed October 2019.

References

National Register of Historic Places in Sanpete County, Utah Greek Revival architecture in Utah Houses completed in 1858 1858 establishments in Utah Territory {{SanpeteCountyUT-NRHP-stub