James G. Paine Home

2103 Adams Avenue in Ogden, Utah

• referenced in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
  Businessmen and entrepreneurs were also attracted to the Central Bench. The hope of becoming wealthy lured them to Ogden, and the peacefulness of the highly expanding bench neighborhood led them to build a home and reside there. Fred Morgan Nye is a good example. He was born and raised in Eureka, Kansas, and received his higher education at Beloit College in Wisconsin, and at Knox College in Illinois. He resided at 2546 Jefferson Avenue. After completing school and hearing the news of Ogden’s boom, he moved to the city to open up a clothing store. Other notable businessmen moving to the district included O.A. Parmley (730 25th Street), S.H. Hendershot (1165 25th Street), James G. Paine (2103 Adams Avenue), and John T. Hurst (2535 Adams Avenue). The individuals aforementioned were not the exception to the rule in 1889, the story was repeated over and over again as Ogden and the Central Bench District expanded. In fact, the increase of total real estate sales in Ogden jumped up from just over 1.2 million in 1888, to over 5.6 million in 1889.
  
  also,
  The architecture seen during the very early 1900s was reminiscent of the design during the 1890s, particularly the Victorian element. Homes built now were generally more utilitarian. In contrast to the homes built of wood a decade prior, homes in the early 1900s were almost always made of brick. Although many homes were made of brick in the early 1890s, its use became more ubiquitous in the new century. A good example of the architecture in 1900 can be found at the James G. Paine House at 2103 Adams Avenue. It is a one-story brick Victorian cottage using very little decorative detail, and has a basic rectangular floor plan with a small bay on the north side.