Construction of this home began in December 1947 and would have been completed the following year. The house was constructed by Federal Homes Inc., a real estate development and construction company headed by Alan Brockbank, who was the lead developer behind the planning and creation of Rose Park. The home is designed in the Minimal Traditional style. The facing gables (flat triangle at the front roofline) are what give this house its “traditional” character, as do the original wrought-iron columns on the front porch and the original decorative shutters with squirrels.

After completion, the house was purchased by Franklin and Naomi Swenson. Franklin was a native of Salt Lake, and Naomi was originally from Wyoming. Frank had enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942, and he and Naomi were married in San Diego before he was shipped overseas. The couple lived in Rose Park with their two young children for several years. Franklin worked as a salesman for ZCMI during that time. Franklin had a brother, Alf, who also purchased a home in Rose Park on Poinsettia Dr., also on the tour.

In about 1952, the Swensons sold their home to Myrel Payne. Mrs Payne, also a Salt Lake native, was a single parent and raised two daughters and a son in the home. She worked for the Newspaper Agency Corporation, printer of the Salt Lake Tribune and the Deseret News, for 22 years. She was very involved in the local LDS Ward, volunteering for years in the Relief Society and Primary organizations. Following Myrel’s death in 1987, her daughter Sharon has continued living in the house until now.
(above text from Preservation Utah‘s home tour)

715 North 1200 West in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah

The home was built in 1907 by John A. Henrickson, a prominent industrialist in northern Utah. Born in Norway, Henrickson came to Utah as a Mormon convert. He began the Cache Knitting Works and his company revolutionized the manufacture of underwear and hosiery in Utah. It was the first factory to manufacture “union suits,” one-piece long underwear with a trap door in the seat. The success of the Logan plant allowed him to build the Ogden Knitting Works.*

135 East Center Street in Logan, Utah

This wood Victorian home is in good condition. Though simpler than most Victorian homes in its use of synthesis, it nevertheless has many Victorian elements. The gables are each crowned with a plaster design. The chimney is an equally important element in the structure because of its prominent place and size. The front of the building features a beautiful portico, supported by four unfluted columns with Doric capitals and a plain entablature. This home is also part of the bed and breakfast.

Alvin H. Thompson, the original owner and a prominent businessman in Cache Valley, founded Utah Mortgage Logan in 1892. In 1903, he also helped found the Cache Valley Banking Company, whose landmark building later became the First Interstate Bank.

159 East Center Street in Logan, Utah

The Thatchers’ Victorian home was built in 1890 of brick and fronted by a large terrace and surrounded by a 2-foot brick wall. The home has all the characteristics of the Victorian style, such as an uneven roof and a variety of decorative works on the windows. The front portico is supported by two fluted columns with Doric capitals while the entablature is of Greek simplicity.

In 1877, at the request of townspeople, Oliver Ormsby came to Logan to be the first college-trained medical doctor in the city. After serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and establishing his practice, he built this home in 1890. In 1920, George Thatcher, a grandson of church leader Brigham Young, bought the house. While Mrs. Thatcher, the head of the music department at Utah State Agricultural College, held teas and musical parties, George and his brother, Brahman Guy Thatcher, built a business empire in Cache Valley. They were involved in mining, flour mills, banking, electric power, a music store, the Capitol and Lyric Theatres, and the Thatcher Opera House. The house is now a delightful bed and breakfast that is beautifully maintained and features themed rooms.*

169 East Center Street in Logan, Utah

1212 East Yale Avenue in the Gilmer Park Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

• mentioned in Gilmer Park Historic District:
  Finally, Herbert B. Maw, a former governor of Utah, lived at 1212 Yale Avenue between 1939-80s.
  
  also,
  Maw, Herbert B. – 1212 Yale Avenue (1939-46); Governor of Utah

Marriner S. Eccles, the eldest child of David and Ellen Eccles, built this 2½-story home in 1913. Carl Schaub designed the home. Architectural styles include Spanish Revival, Classical, Italianate, and Prairie. The arched front porch and the arbor to the south dominate the façade.

Virginia creeper adorns the front porch, east chimney, and arbor. Large French doors and windows allow sunlight in every room. Unique features include a formal as well as offkitchen stairway, Italian marble in the rotunda reception room, hardwood floors, brass and stencil tile, two fireplaces, original bathroom, and a sleeping porch. Marriner S. Eccles was placed at the head of the Logan family businesses when his father died and within 20 years had made the Eccles banking and sugar interests among the largest in the West. In 1934, he was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to serve as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, a position he held until 1948. The Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C., was named after him.*

308 West Center Street in the Logan Center Street Historic District in Logan, Utah