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Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 1857
Built in 1995
Pioneer craftsman Henry Dinwoodey built his first workplace, a primitive board and batten structure built in 1857. When the pioneers first arrived, there was a great need for all types of furniture because they had been severely limited as to how much they could bring across the plains. A skilled carpenter/cabinet maker was an essential member of the pioneer society. Mormon craftsmen learned to adapt their work to the softer woods that existed in Utah. They imitated the styles of the eastern states using native pine, aspen, cottonwood, and box elder, and used faux finishes to paint and grain their products to look like hardwoods and marble.
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