Constructed in 1897 for prominent local businessman John Dorius, Jr., this fine Queen Anne style house reflected the success he built in farming, freighting, and merchandising in Ephraim during the 1880s and 1890s before moving his business to Salt Lake City in 1905. The son of a Danish immigrant farmer, John Dorius created a notable house whose scale, massing, and decorative detail made it one of the most outstanding examples of Queen Anne architecture outside the major urban areas of Salt Lake City and Ogden. The barn behind the house, built at about the same time, is an excellent example of European craftsmanship brought to Sanpete Valley as part of Mormon colonization.