John & Louisa Houtz Home
This home was built in 1910 and designed by Leslie Hodgson for John Shannon Houtz. Mr. Houtz was the vice-president of Commercial National Bank. Born in Schmoken, Pa., in 1833, he came to Utah in 1848. His business ventures included sheep, freight, livery, and as subcontractors on the transcontinental railroad. His wife, Louisa Curtis Houtz was born in Cottonwood, Utah in 1853. The Houtz’ had 5 children. The home with its centrally placed hip dormer reveals an American Four-Square style of architecture, but the exterior is dominated by a wide variety of Prairie School and Arts and Crafts architectural features.*
2522 Eccles Avenue in Eccles Avenue Historic District and in the Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District in Ogden, Utah