268 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

263 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

260 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

249 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

244 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

243 West Paxton Ave in Salt Lake City, Utah

Albert and Orah Van Wagoner House
ca. 1940s

This bungalow is similar to those designed by Arthur Page Brown (1859–1896) in California during the early 1890s. Horizontal in its massing, this home retains its original woodwork, hardware, and lighting. Archways in the living room, dining room, and kitchen create an open floor plan characteristic of bungalow design, and the 23 windows on the main floor flood the interior with natural light. With the exception of an attic addition in the 1970s, this house looks much the same as it did when constructed in 1923. Clarence Leslie Naylor – cofounder of Naylor Auto – lived here in 1929 and bought the house in 1931. Albert and Orah Van Wagoner purchased the house in 1943 and lived there until Albert’s death in 1986. Longtime residents of the neighborhood still refer to the house as “The Van Wagoner House.” Catherine McIntyre Finlinson owned the home from 1986 to 2000 and planted most of the perennials in the flower garden.

409 East 100 South in Provo, Utah

Verkamp Building

1899

John G.Verkamp came to Flagstaff in the 1890s. He first worked for the Babbitts (three of
his sisters were married to Babbitt brothers), then succeeded in a number of businesses on his own, including lumber, livestock and merchandising. He is best known today for the Verkamp curio store at the Grand Canyon.

In 1899, Verkamp and T. A. Rickel constructed this brick building. The men rented the floor to the Elks, so it was known as the Elks Hall.

The ground floor was occupied most of its life by drug stores. Among the drug store operators were Kahl, Breen and Moore. The basement became Flagstaff’s first bowling alley. McGaugh’s Newsstand moved here in 1978.

In 1926, when construction of the Monte Vista Hotel began, the newspaper office was on the hotel site. Fred Breen, the newspaper owner, built a new office for the paper next to this building, which he also owned. In 1927, he applied new brick facing to tie the two buildings together. The Elks moved the same year, and the upper floor was converted to apartments.

24 North San Francisco Street in Flagstaff, Arizona

352 Harvard Avenue in Salt Lake City, Utah

(from Liberty Wells Historic District)
One example from this period is the c. 1897 residence located at 1246 South 500 East, a two-story foursquare residence exhibiting Victorian Eclectic and Neoclassical styles. More typical for the area, however, are the c. 1890 foursquare located at 1166 South 500 East and the shotgun house at 352 Harvard Avenue. These residences are smaller and have a simpler form. All three reflect the Victorian Eclectic style, with an array of elements drawn from various styles of the period.

(from Liberty Wells Historic District)

350 Harvard Avenue in Salt Lake City, Utah