The oldest on the tour, this house was constructed in 1901 by builder William Kronner. (It’s the only house on the tour constructed in what was then “Popperton Place.”) It most clearly displays what architectural historians Thomas Carter and Peter Goss have termed the “clear rejection of the eclectic irregularity of the Victorian styles.” The house is symmetrical (in the upper façade), with no applied ornamentation. These elements, as well as the columns that march across the front porch, mark it as Neoclassical, a style adopted by owners who wanted to project a certain dignity in their homes.

But its simplicity may also be attributable to the fact that Kronner appears to have maintained it as a rental-that is, he didn’t feel a need to “dress it up” for sale. The house was one of several that Kronner built in Popperton Place, including its neighbor to the west. Although it cycled through various occupants in its first decades, most recently it was home to former Utah Congressional representative Karen Shepherd.
(text from Preservation Utah’s 2023 historic tour pamphlet)

1261 East Second Avenue in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah.