J. Golden Kimball, his brother Elias S. Kimball, and a sister Mary M. Kimball
acquired this property in the settlement of their father, Heber Chase Kimball’s estate in 1877. The original house, a small adobe structure was built in 1880 and in 1885 J. Golden became the sole title holder. This house, already on the state historic register, is now known as the J. Golden Kimball home. Kimball lived here from the time the house was built until his death, September 2, 1938.

Jonathan Golden Kimball was born in 1853 in Salt Lake City, to Heber C. Kimball and Christeen Golden. Although Heber C. was first counselor to Brigham Young, J. Golden and his mother were forced out of the family house by the resentment of other wives and “left to hustle for ourselves.” J. Golden was called to the First Council of the Seventy at age 38. He eventually became one of the most popular and respected of the General Authorities of the Church, known for his salty aphorisms and earthy humor.

This is a one story T-shaped adobe house. For a more complete description, see State Register Nomination form on site at USHS.

Located at 36 East 200 North in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Evidence of title and directory suggests a part of this house was built about
H 1873-1878 by Henry Arnold. Arnold was born in 1822 in Kinchester, Herefordshire, England to Henry Arnold and Elizabeth Monk. A convert to the LDS Church in 1841, he preached in England before emigrating to the United States in 1848. He saw military service in Utah in 1853 and 1857 and in 1865 became superintendent of the Warm Spring Bath house, a post he held for ten years. In the late 1870’s and 1880’s he worked as a baker, becoming proprietor of the Globe Baking and Cracker Factory. He held
many church office, among them counsellor to three bishops of the nineteenth ward. He married Elizabeth Green and contracted at least one other marriage. After Arnolds death in 1888 the southwest quarter of lot 9, and about half the house passed to Emma Rich; the northwest quarter passed to Luella Rich. In 1896 Emma Rich acquired a strip of land along the south side of her quarter. In 1900 Mary E. Burns bought the NW 1/4 which she transferred to her son, John B. Burns, Jr., in 1914. A. P. Anderson
acquired the SW 1/4 in the same year. These owners held the property through 1940.

Sanborn maps and field research indicate that this large house was built before 1898 and in three parts. Title and directory research date it between 1873-1878. It is one of the most unusual homes in the Capitol Hill district because of the arrangement of parts. The structure is 1 1/2 stories tall. In the southwest is a frame portion with ship lap siding. It has a gable roof and gable dormers, and is fronted by a hipped roof porch supported by rectangular columns. To the rear of this part is a hipped roof wing built of stone and a frame lean-to. The middle stone portion of the home has a gable roof and chimney located on the gable street end. Ashlar quoins mark the corners of this section. Adjoining the, center section is another stone wing in the north. The street elevations of both these stone parts are flush. The
northern wing has a gable roof and two gabled dormers containing paired pointed arch windows. An entrance is located in this wing. The home is presently in a deteriorated state but appears to be structurally sound.

Located at 630 Wall Street in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This is a gable facade vernacular house type. The plan is basically one room
wide and two rooms deep. (There is a lean-to on the rear that effectively makes this a three room deep house). The front door is on the street façade and the porch has been enclosed to provide additional living space in this small house.

The house type itself – with the rooms arranged in a corridor fashion – is related to the “shotgun” house which is quite common in most urban areas of the south and midwest.

Evidence of title arid directories suggests this house was built about 1873 for James H. Van Natta, Jr. Van Natta was born in 1857 in Erie, Pennsylvania, to James H. VanNatta and Evelines Vosberg. He came to Salt Lake in 1863 and in 1894 married Birdie Minette Hardy. He was a member of the Loyal Order of Moose and at the time of his death in 1944 had been employed for many years by the SLC Water Department. He and his wife owned and occupied this house through 1940.

Located at 604 Wall Street in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This house was built in 1916 for Edward T. Ashton by his own firm, Ashton Brothers, contractors. Ashton was born in 1855 in Salt Lake City, the son of Edward Ashton and Jane Trehorne. He married Effie W. Morris. Ashton was an active member of the L.D.S. Church and held a number of offices. His partnership with his brother, George S. Ashton later became the Ashton Improvement Co. Ashton’s company, Utah Consolidated Stone Co. furnished the exterior stone for the State Capitol Building, the L.D.S. Church Administration building, and the Utah County Courthouse, Provo. Ashton was responsible for building “thousands of homes” in Salt Lake, especially in the western and southeastern parts of the city. This house was occupied by Mrs. Cora T. Ashton and a large number of Ashton children. In 1937 the house passed out of the Ashton family to Home Owners Loan Corp. in a sheriff’s sale.

This is a two story, brick-and-stone Bungalow. It has a multiple hip roof, and a stone trimmed front porch. The two story front porch has Been enclosed on the second story. There is an oriel on the south, façade. – D. Diana Johnson

Located at 429 Wall Street in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From evidence of title, city directories, and Sanborn Maps, this home was built in 1911. The original owner of the home was Osborne J.P. Widtsoe, because of which it is significant.

Widtsoe was born December 12, 1877, in Namus, Norway. He came to Utah in 1883. He was married to Rose Homer and they had two daughters. Widtsoe attended Utah State Agricultural College and did graduate work at Harvard. He was president of L.D.S. University and became head of the English department of the University of Utah. He was a member of the L.D.S. Church and served as an associate editor for the Juvenile Instructor and as a member of the board of YMMIA. He was also bishop of the
19th Ward. He died on March 14, 1920.

The chain of title to the property is as follows:

• Consolidated Realty to Osborne J.P. Widtsoe 1911
• Osborne J.P. Widtsoe to Rose H. Widtsoe 1929
• R.H. Widtsoe to Karine W. Kiepe, Rosetta W. Chris 1945

This is a one and one half story, brick and frame house with shingle siding. It has a gable roof with a large main cross gable. The first story is Brick, the second is frame and shingle. It has a gable roofed entrance portico on the northwest corner, Metal roof supports are a later addition.

Located at 382 Wall Street in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

From evidence of title search, sanborn maps, and city directories, this house
appears to have been built between 1883-1889 by John Henry Makaula.

Makaula was a Hawaiian, who was probably a worker on the Salt Lake Temple. His wife’s name is listed as Kaoo in the abstract record. Makaula was one of the original colonists of the Iosepa Colony. He moved in 1889 to Iosepa.

Makaula sold the house to William L. Butler, a stone cutting contractor. Butler sold the property to James Hegney in 1890. Hegney sold the house to Andrew P. Anderson in 1902. Anderson sold the property to Andrew G. Nilson in 1905. Nilson sold the home to Anna Katrina Larson in 1924.

This small home of one story has a rectangular plan and gable roof. The main façade displays an asymmetrical piercing, with a door and a window. The molded cornice is extant. Windows are a two-over-two scheme. A shed roof frame extension is appended on the west.

Located at 249 W Reed Ave in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah.

According to a building list in the Salt Lake Tribune, this home was built in
1887. The home was built for Emma J. Whitecar at a cost of $500. The home was 30′ x 15′. Mrs. Whitecar was the wife of Isaac Whitecar. Mrs. Whitecar’s son, George, lived next door at 235 Reed.

Mrs. Whitecar’s home was sold to John Holmes in 1894. Mr. Holmes sold the house to Harriet Graham in 1901. Graham had a frame addition added in 1916 Graham owned the home through 1944.

This is a one-story hipped roof cottage with gable and shed roof rear extensions, Entry is from the east. The molded cornice and double hung windows are extant.

Located at 241 W Reed Ave in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

From evidence of title search, sanborn maps, and city directories this home appears to have been built between 1888 and 11892 by Elwood B. Tyson. Tyson lived at the home until 1900. He died in July of 1919.

Tyson deeded the home to Herman Hill in 1889. This transaction becomes unclear because no other mention of Hill is made. Tyson deeds the land to Emma Sutherland in 1900. Sutherland deeds the land to Andrew Larson in 1902. Larson deeded to John L. Anderson in 1902. Anderson deeded the property to Andrew P. Anderson in 1904. Anderson deeded to Andrew Larson in 1907. Larson deeded to Amy G. Sanchez in 1944.

This 1 1/2 story house has a truncated hip roof. A gabled dormer centered on the main façade has patterned shingle siding. A molded cornice is located under the eaves, Piercing of the main façade is an asymmetrical window, door arrangement. Opening are segmentally arched, the arches having ornamental drops. Segmental insets have incised floral motifs. On the east elevation is a hipped roof oriel displaying Victorian ornament. In the rear is a frame lean-to.

Located at 233 W Reed Ave in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

From evidence of title search, sanborn maps and city directories, this home
appears to have been built about 1888. James Crookston is recorded as living at 273 W 8th N. in the 1888 directory. The facts that he is not listed as owning property on the western part of the block and that Reed was not dedicated as a street until 1890 make the strange address understandable.

James Crooks ton was born in 1855 in Middleton, Scotland, He was married to Margaret Thompson and was the father of four children. He worked as a coal miner and was a night watchman at the temple for 17 years prior to his death on May 15, 1935. Crooks ton deeded his property to August D. Nordvall in 1897. Nordvall deeded the property to Andrew P. Anderson in 1905. Anderson deeded to Andrew Larson in 1908. Larson deeded to Carl Andrew Larson in 1946.

The gable end of this one-story hall and parlor home faces the street. The
chimney occupies an off-center location. There is a small shed roofed entrance porch, Pedimental headers are located over the “six-over-one” windows. A lean-tp extension is positioned on the opposite gable end.

Located at 229 W Reed Ave in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

Alonzo P. Kestler purchased both of these properties from Andrew Howat, president of Houston Real Estate Investment Company, in 1909. With financing from the Ashten-Jenkins Company, Alonzo completed the first structure (at 268) in 1913 and the second (at 264) in 1915. In 1926 the entire complex was sold to John Praggastis and Katinia Karelus. John apparently gained control of the property as he was listed as sole owner in 1940.

Located at 264 North State Street in the Capitol Hill Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

This three story apartment is symmetrically arranged and has a flat roof. Four pilasters form portico with the roof and cover the balconies. There are wrought iron balustrades and stairs. – D. Diana Johnson