827 2nd Avenue

This simple, gable-roofed, one-and-a-half story, frame Victorian Eclectic house has ship-lap wood siding and delicate brackets around the east side, first-floor bay window. The house was built in 1891 for Thorvald and Dorothea M. Orlob. Thorvald was the Danish vice- consul in Salt Lake City, and worked as a bookkeeper at ZCMI, Dorothea continued to live in the house after her husband’s death in the 1920s. Thomas J. Bloomfield, a carpenter, bought the home in 1940 and lived here with his wife, Dora. The current owners, the Keddington family, purchased and have owned the property since 1972.

827 East Second Avenue in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Other members of the Orlob family lived at 133 I Street and 137 J Street.

531 1st Avenue

This two-story classical-style foursquare house was built about 1900. The original owner was Dr. David Miner. It was subsequently owned by Ernest A. Greenwood, a secretary for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad and the Utah Fuel Company; Grant MacFarlane, an attorney and member of the Utah Senate; John Hunter Hendricks, owner of Hendricks Wholesale Candy Company; and J. W. Prahl, a doctor at the University of Utah Medical Center.

531 East First Avenue in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

329 4th Avenue

Constructed in 1904 for Sidney & Maude Reynolds, this Victorian Eclectic cottage is a type known as a central block with projecting bay. Design elements include a bowed front bay with decorative brickwork, stone sills and lintels in the window openings, and the original leaded glass transom in the front window. Both the primary gable roof and that of the projecting bay retain their original wood shingles.
This house is built on a portion of land acquired in the land grants of 1866 by Sidney’s father George, once a secretary to Brigham Young. Sidney, who lived in this house for nearly thirty years with his wife Maude, was prominent in political circles and served as Salt Lake County deputy sheriff.

329 East Fourth Avenue in the Avenues Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

623 First Avenue

This 2-story, brick, Victorian Eclectic-style house was constructed in 1895. It was one of five homes built on the southeast corner of the lot by John G. Anderson, owner of the J.G. Anderson Real Estate and Investment Company. In 1896 the property was purchased by Alexander H. Tarbet, a local miner who owned the home until his death in 1916. The home retains its integrity and is a contributing resource within the Avenues Historic District.

623 East First Avenue in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

Sidney and Hattie Saville House

Constructed in 1911, this historic brick Craftsman Bungalow was originally built by James W. and Mary E. Saville of Bishop’s Stortford, England. They gifted the home to their son Sidney G. and his wife Hattie W., who were married in 1907. Sidney worked as a teller for the Utah Savings and Trust Company. The Savilles lived in the home until 1922 when they sold it to Gibson A. and Grace E. Marr. Gibson was a lawyer for the firm Pierce, Critchlow and Marr. The Marrs lived here with their two children and sold the home in 1928 to George W. and Hettie C. Davy. George was an agent for the Homelife Insurance Company, The Davys lived here with their three children. The home is a contributing building within Salt Lake City’s Avenues Historic District.

232 A Street in The Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah

This Bungalow-style house was built about 1913 by Leo E. Penrose, assistant secretary of Beneficial Life Insurance Co. Leo was the son of Charles W. Penrose, whose family owned much property in the Avenues. In 1918, Penrose sold the house to Klea Young and Levi Junius Foutz, who lived there until 1942 when they moved to California.

120 North C Street in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

680 1st Avenue

This Victorian Eclectic style house was built for speculative purposes in 1903 by Daniel Eyer, a realtor and mining man. Shortly after the house was built, Eyer died and left the property to his son, Clarendon. The house then passed through a number of hands and in 1952 was converted into several small apartments.

680 East First Avenue in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

This Foursquare-type house was constructed c. 1898, and was used as a rental property by the first two owners. The first owner-occupant was James Whitehall, who bought the house in 1917. He was a purchasing agent for the International Smelting Company, and lived here until 1928, when he sold the house to Bert L. Cripps. Cripps was a native of London, England, and moved to Utah in 1899. He worked for various companies in Park City before becoming the secretary of Chief Consolidated Mine Company. Cripps sold the house in 1941 to Lillie W. Wells, who was the widow of Melvin D. Wells.

967 East First Avenue in The Avenues in Salt Lake City, Utah

637 East 2nd Avenue

This one-story, hip roof, Victorian Eclectic style house was originally built in the 1880s, with a substantial brick addition added in 1891.

The home was built for Amos J. Lucas, a butcher who later owned the A. J. Lucas and Company market located at 633 East 2nd Avenue. Mr. Lucas owned the home until 1900, when he then sold it to Louis L. Terry, owner of the Troy Laundry Company in Salt Lake City. The home retains its integrity and is a contributing resource in the Avenues Historic District.

637 East Second Avenue in the Avenues of Salt Lake City, Utah.