79 Hillside Ave

79 Hillside Avenue in Salt Lake City, Utah

953 3rd Avenue

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953 Third Avenue

This two story Victorian Eclectic style house was built in 1892 for Elijah Griffith, a partner in a contracting firm. Griffith lived in the house only a short time, selling it to Patrick Gibbons, who was also a contractor and lived in the house until his death in 1914. The truncated hip roof, projecting front bay, leaded glass transoms and wood detailing, particularly on the porches, are characteristic of the style and contribute to the character of the historic district.

953 Third Avenue in the Avenues Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

307 N M Street

307 North M Street in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

From Avenues Historic District:
At one time, fences at the property line was mandatory in Salt Lake City and the continued presence of original fences or sympathetic replacements is an important part of the Avenues district . Good examples of intact wrought iron fences include 1006 Third Avenue and 1037 First Avenue. Remaining stone walls are now less common; 975 and 983 Third Avenue are examples of red and gray sandstone. Two of the best cobblestone walls are found at 203 Fourth Avenue and 307 M Street.

Packer Family House

Packer Family House

This charming house includes plaster and lath construction with a brick fireplace, chimney, and exterior veneer. A French mansard roof covers the upper story that has three bedrooms and two bathrooms.

The ground floor has a dining room, kitchen, scullery, and family room. The basement is finished and currently serves as a separate one bedroom apartment with a separate entrance.

The home was built by the Packer family in 1923, Mr. Packer being the Superintendent of Utah Power and Light in the area—a company formed in 1912 that consolidated the numerous small Utah companies that distributed the new power source. Mrs. Packer planted the rose bushes on the north fence that still bloom ebulliently every spring. Leroy Robinson, a notable BYU music professor and composer of several hymns in the LDS hymn book lived with his family in the house in earlier years. The house was purchased by the Clarks in 1957 shortly after their marriage. They raised their family here, and the home was sold to its present owners, the Du Toits, in 1996.

55 South 400 East in Provo, Utah