From evidence of title, city directories, and Sanborn maps, this home appears to 5 have been built in 1892. The original owner of the home was Harden Bennion.
Bennion was born October 7, 1862, in Taylorsville. He was a son of John and Esther Ann Birch Bennion. He married Vilate Kiniball Nebeker on March 31, 1893, in Salt Lake. Bennion was active in state government serving as a state commissioner of agriculture, a state senator, and as secretary of state. He was also state chairman of the Democratic Committee. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church, serving in a number of leadership positions. He died October 12, 1936.
The chain of title to the property is as follows:
- Sidney K, Hooper to Harden Bennion 1892
- H. Bennion to Lucerne Land and Water Co. 1918
- Lucerne Land and Water Co. to Ernest M. Madsen 1925
- Esther Bennion to Vilate K. Bennion 1930
- V.K. Bennion to Harden K. Bennion 1934
- H.G. Bennion to Aurelia Bennion et al 1935
This is a two and one half story Victorian eclectic house. The hip roof central mass has gabled bays projecting from the front and east side. There is a gabled dormer at the peak of the hip. The bays have canted corner, pent gable returns and decorative window treatments. The plaster was probably added later and the porch posts are replacements.
Located at 227 West 400 North in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.
