Emanuel & Fanny Kahn Mansion / The Anniversary Inn

This house was the home of Emanuel and Fanny Kahn. Emanuel and his brother, Samuel, were some of the first Jewish immigrants to settle in Utah. They started the Kahn Brothers store which became one of the largest grocery stores in Salt Lake City.

The Kahn Mansion is built in the Victorian Queen Anne style of architecture. Queen Anne buildings are very ornate and have many details and decorations that catch your eye. The fancy wood carving on the porch is commonly referred to as gingerbread detailing.

Located in the South Temple Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

(from Preservation Utah’s walking tour)
Emanuel & Fanny Kahn Mansion
678 E. South Temple 1889, Henry Monheim, SLC
Emanuel Kahn and his older brother, Samuel, were among the first Jewish immigrants to settle in Utah. Emanuel arrived in Salt Lake City in 1867 to join his brother in the grocery business. The Kahn Brothers Store became one of the largest in the city. A devoutly religious man, Emanuel also helped found the Congregation B’nai Israel, Utah’s first Jewish congregation. The Kahn Mansion is a notable example of Queen Anne style architecture with irregular massing, a variety of textures and materials, and a polygonal turret. Of particular appeal is the intricate wood trim on the tower and porches, including lathe-turned spindles and posts, fan and sunburst patterns, and molded cornices. The architect of the Kahn Mansion, Henry Monheim, was later a partner in the firm that designed the Salt Lake City and County Building.

The Kahn Mansion was divided into apartments in the 1950s, renovated as office space in the late-1970s, and today houses a bed and breakfast inn.