The original adobe section of this Italianate-style house was built in 1871 for Charles R. Savage (1832- 1909), the most prominent photographer in nineteenth-century Utah. It later served for many years as the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Luacine Annette and J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Clark, an attorney, held various positions in the federal government, including Undersecretary of State and Ambassador to Mexico. He also served as a member of the First Presidency of the LDS Church.

80 North D Street in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

 It is one of three such Italianate houses which is eligible for nomination to the National Register. The William Morrow House, 390 Quince Street, the oldest example of the type, was listed in the National Register in 1982 as part of the Capitol Hill Historic District, Salt Lake City. Other Utah examples of the Italianate style listed in the National Register include: the Frederick A.E. Meyer House, 929 East 200 South, and the Howe C. Wallace House, 474 Second Avenue (cottage type), in the Avenues Historic District, Salt Lake City; the Lewis S. Hills House, 126 South 200 West (cross-wing type), Salt Lake City; and the David McDonald House, 4659 Highland Drive (cross-wing type), Salt Lake City.