Ray R. Jones Farmstead, Salt Box Chicken Coop, 65 feet south-southeast of Residence, West Jordan

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The salt box chicken coop, along with the hay barn and stable and the bungalow residence, was one of the first structures added to the farm complex when Ray R. Jones obtained the property. It also is an important representative of the Jones family's agricultural livelihood, standing as a reminder of their efforts in raising chickens as part of their farming activities. Description: Located south-southeast of the residence is a single level chicken coop measuring 20 feet by 78 feet in size. The building is a salt box vernacular building with horizontal plank siding and three projecting gable roof vents along the ridge crest. The south side has three doors and three rectangular window openings which are now covered with corrugated fiberglass.

Historv: This structure, built in was the first chicken coop constructed on the property by Ray R. Jones. During the and the coop was used to house many of the to chickens being raised by the Jones family.