This house was built in 1890 for John R. and Bartha Blanchard. In 1903, this building was converted into the first hospital in the Cache Valley with a capacity of seven beds in four rooms. In 1916, it was sold to the Presbyterian Church and used as a boarding house for the female students of the church’s New Jersey Academy.

Characteristic features of this Victorian eclectic style home include the irregular plan, asymmetrical facade, and varied silhouettes resulting from dormers, gables, and towers. The carved, lathe-turned, and scroll-cut woodwork, segmental window openings, bay windows, and decorative porch add to its architectural character.

203 West Center Street in the Logan Center Street Historic District in Logan, Utah

John R. Blanchard built this home in 1890. It was originally used as a residence and boarding house until 1903, when it became the first hospital in Cache Valley. In 1916 it was sold to the Presbyterian Church, which used it as a boarding house for the New Jersey Academy, one of the first non-Mormon schools in the valley. The home has been used as a dormitory, sorority house, and later sectioned into apartments. In 1977 it was converted back into a single family home. The house characterizes the Stick style, which is a Victorian sub-style with tall proportions and steep roofs. The eaves and roof gable ends are embellished by Eastlake detailed framing.*