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A two story early Victorian house with a large round-arched window bay on the second floor. There are segmented arched windows, a plain cornice, and Eastlake trim. The house has a gable roof. It is a good example of period design and craftsmanship.

This early Victorian house which was built in 1888 is a good example of period design and craftsmanship, George Blair, a businessman in Salt Lake City, lived here.

George Blair, who sold real estate, was clerk of the Utah Commission, was a deputy county clerk and was manager of the White Star Oil Company, originally owned this. house. His wife was a daughter of George W. Thacker and a granddaughter of Brigham Young. She designed the house, and according to family tradition, she consulted with her uncle, Truman Angell, the architect for the Salt Lake Temple.

183 Canyon Road, Salt Lake City.   (Just outside Memory Grove)

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