1430 East Penrose Drive in Salt Lake City, Utah

In 1928, attorney Samuel D. Thurman hired Thomas Juliussen to construct this stately Neoclassical home. In the early decades of the 20th century, Neoclassicism signified dignity and refinement. Those values are suggested in the house’s symmetry, its sense of monumentality (emphasized by its steeply pitched roof), and its relatively unadorned façade. In 1939, the Thurmans had a small porch constructed at the rear of the house that was later enclosed as part of a 1950s remodel.

The Thurman family-Samuel, Henrietta, and their four children-would occupy the house until the early 1950s, although all four Thurman children would be married and move to other places. After Samuel died in 1951, his spouse Henrietta sold the house to the Rosen family-Milton, Janet, Steven, and Peggy. At the time, Milton was the co-owner, with his brother, Morris, of Furmbilt Clothier, a men’s clothing store, but he eventually became an account executive with Merrill Lynch. Milton and Henrietta were active in Temple B’Nai Israel and Congregation Kol Ami. The Rosens would occupy the house until the late 1980s.
(text from Preservation Utah’s 2023 historic tour pamphlet)