Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln

Historic place in the US

United States historic place


Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


38°47′36″N 112°05′08″W / 38.79333°N 112.08556°W / 38.79333; -112.08556 (Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903
Built by	J.H. Kyhl
NRHP reference No.	78002693^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1978

The Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln, in Sevier County, Utah near Richfield, Utah, was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

It is a lime kiln which was deemed significant as a structure

important in the development of communities in the Sevier Valley. Built by Jens L. Jenson, Richfield's "well-known" lime burner, the kiln cured lime which was used for mortar utilized in the construction of numerous rock and brick structures, as well as in the production of the whitewash used on structures basic to successful rural life. Jens Larson "Limeburner" Jenson (sometimes spelled Jensen) was born in Dalby, Scona, Sweden, July 14, 1827. He was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1855, and arrived in Utah in 1859 as a member of the Rowley Handcart Company. Jenson lived the doctrine of plural marriage, being joined to three women; and later served a sixty-two day sentence for polygamy.^[2]

It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Richfield.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Philip F. Notarianni (July 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jens Larson Jenson Lime Kiln". National Park Service. Retrieved April 26, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1976