Originally constructed in 1893 as simple vernacular form, this house received Arts and Crafts-style alterations c. 1921. The house went through many owners who never lived here, including Alonzo Morrison, founder of Morrison-Merrill Co., and elected to the first state legislature. The first owner occupant was Arthur O. Gates, who acquired the house c. 1935. Gates, formerly a professor at Purdue University, was a prominent engineer and Utah industrialist who owned Acme Engineering and Utility Engineers, Inc. After Gates passed away in 1957, his second wife, Wanda, continued to live here.
887 Third Avenue in the Avenues Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.
