History of our home!

When we bought our first home in wheat ridge colorado

We always wondered what the history of the home

Was...who had lived there in the past 100 years?

How many babies were born under that roof?

How many people died under that roof?

What were these peoples professions?

How much did they pay to build the house in 1912?

I searched and searched and could not find anything.....

We bought the home as a foreclosure, so we did 

Not even know what the previous owners were like...

When my parents were in Utah

Looking at our house that we are currently in the process

Of buying...they noticed an old picture of

The house sitting on the kitchen table.

We called our agent a few days ago, 

And asked if we

Could have a copy of that picture

To frame and display in the home.

(I am obsessed with old pics of current homes, buildings etc)

Our agent than told us that

The Utah office of preservation did a write up on the home in 2000.
I was so excited!      

He sent us a copy of that write up, and here is the 

Short version!

Erick Christian henrichsen and Albine Jensen henrichsen bought the
Lot that the home sits on in 1877.
They paid $370 for half an acre of land
(The home sits on only half that lot now, they sold the other half)

Erick was born in Vejle Denmark on December 30, 1847
Albine was born in Vejle Denmark in 1850

After converting to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
(Mormon church)
They moved to provo Utah in 1868.

They were married in the Salt Lake City endowment house July 22, 1872

They had 11 kids!!!

They started  building the house around 1879
And moved in sometime around 1885.

Erick was a potter and owned provo pottery beginning in 1891.
By 1924 he was selling 250,000 pieces a year.
He was also on the provo city council.

Erick died in 1930 at age 83
Albine stayed in the house with her youngest son and daughter in law
(Edwin Roy henrichsen, Beulah Maria Giles henrichsen)

Albine died October 12, 1937 and her son Edwin died 16 days later.

Beulah inherited the home and stayed until 1955

1956-1959 the home was rented to a piano tuner named Delmar Nelson

Before Beulah died in 1968 she sold the home to the current owners,
James and Shirley Hatch.

They put the house up for sale in May 2014,
And we made an offer in July!

In the past 129 years this home has been owned by only 2 families!
We will be the 3rd family to own this historic house!
I cannot wait!