Joshua Midgley House

The building now housing Roux Restaurant in Salt Lake City is the historic Midgley House, built in 1882 by Joshua Midgley, a well-known interior painter and wallpaper hanger who contributed to projects like the Salt Lake Temple. The adobe structure was constructed before the Central City neighborhood saw its first wave of apartment developments. The Midgley family owned the home for over a century, and it later became office space for Paul Evans, a prominent 20th-century architect. However, the building fell into disrepair and had been vacant since the late 1980s. By the time Jeff Taylor purchased it in 2018, the home had suffered severe water damage, a fire-damaged porch, and a crumbling adobe exterior. Taylor, inspired by the building’s history and with the help of the Utah State Historic Preservation Office, embarked on a significant renovation project, preserving the house’s historical features while adapting it for modern use as a restaurant.*

• https://www.ksl.com/article/51157148/how-a-142-year-old-house-vacant-for-3-decades-became-a-salt-lake-city-bistro
• https://www.instagram.com/p/DF-oy7XTEu5/

515 East 300 South in Salt Lake City, Utah