The Fairview Apartments were built in 1916 and are located in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District at 579 East 27th Street in Ogden, Utah

Located in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District at 704 East 23rd Street in Ogden, Utah

Located in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District at 740 East 21st Street in Ogden, Utah

Former Presbyterian Church

2404 Adams Avenue in Ogden, Utah

• mentioned in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
  Most of Ogden’s historic churches are found in the Central Bench Historic District, almost all of which were built by the year 1920. Several of the churches were noted in the Ogden Chamber of Commerce’s 1930 Ogden: the Gateway to the Intermountain West. In fact, all five churches featured in the pamphlet were located in the district. Including the magnificent St. Joseph’s Church at northwest the corner of 24th and Adams Avenue; the Presbyterian Church at the southwest corner of 24th and Adams Avenue (now heavily altered); First Baptist Church of Ogden at southwest corner of 25th and Jefferson Avenue; First Church of Christ, Scientist, at 780 24th Street; Methodist Church at 2604 Jefferson Avenue (part of church was originally J. Pingree’s home built in 1908, then the church purchased the property in the 1920s); and several LDS meetinghouses. Another interesting religious facility was the LDS 4th Ward Theater located at 2323 Monroe Boulevard, which was used as an amusement hall until 1900, when it was then sold and converted into a home.

• Chimneys down, ‘House of Rock’ still up

2720 Adams Avenue in Ogden, Utah

• mentioned in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
  Several other notable homes were constructed in the district during the period. The John Browning House (John Browning being a son of famous gun inventor John Moses Browning) at 2720 Adams Avenue was built in 1905. The home is a bungalow with several dormers and has elements of the Victorian Eclectic style that was so popular in Ogden during the 1890s. To prove that the Victorian era in Ogden was not completely over, some Victorian rectangular block cottages were constructed in 1907, including the Jesse H. Brown House at 2215 Madison Avenue, the Mrs. Annie Andrae Burt House at 2053 Adams Avenue, and The Alma D. Chambers House at 887 23rd Street, which was one of several Chambers family homes on the block.

2122 Adams Avenue in Ogden, Utah

• referenced in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
  William W. Fife is the most noted early professional architect in Ogden; prior to this era in Ogden and Utah in general the housing design at the local level was usually the responsibility of the person in the building trade. As an architect Mr. Fife designed several early structures in the district, as was the case with the Gay House. Mr. Fife was born in Ogden in 1856. His father, William Nicol Fife, was a well-known builder and contractor from whom W.W. Fife received his training at a very young age. While just a teenager, W.W. Fife helped run his father’s business. And although W.W. Fife died in his fortieth year, his accomplishments in the building of the city were second to none. Mr. Fife also resided in the district at 2122 Adams Avenue, building the Vernacular-Classical style hall-parlor family home c. 1885. In addition to William N. and William W. Fife, some other early builders in the district include D.D. Jones, who was also listed as an architect in the late 1880s. Henry Mortensen, who resided and ran the family business M.F. Mortenson and Sons in the district, lived just above Madison Avenue on 23rd Street. Nils C. Flygare, who was a contractor, resided in the district on 24th Street just above Monroe Boulevard.

Mrs. Annie Andrae Burt House

2023 Adams Avenue in Ogden, Utah

• referenced in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District:
  Several other notable homes were constructed in the district during the period. The John Browning House (John Browning being a son of famous gun inventor John Moses Browning) at 2720 Adams Avenue was built in 1905. The home is a bungalow with several dormers and has elements of the Victorian Eclectic style that was so popular in Ogden during the 1890s. To prove that the Victorian era in Ogden was not completely over, some Victorian rectangular block cottages were constructed in 1907, including the Jesse H. Brown House at 2215 Madison Avenue, the Mrs. Annie Andrae Burt House at 2053 Adams Avenue, and The Alma D. Chambers House at 887 23rd Street, which was one of several Chambers family homes on the block.

Ladywood Apartments, built in 1926 and located in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District at 670 East 26th Street in Ogden, Utah

Henry & Emily Ware Home

Henry J. & Emily Ware purchased their property in the late spring of 1887 and built their home that summer. Henry was a local builder who worked for himself, except for a brief partnership in 1890-91 with fellow builder Israel S. Lampman. Emily died, probably toward the beginning of 1898. Henry married his second wife (Jennie) and moved to Evanston, Wyoming. Henry sold the home to a local merchant, James Spargo, who sold it 6 months later to Perry C. Westover, a railroad freight inspector.

This small picturesque cottage is unique as it is one of the few remaining examples of this common folkhouse tradition. This home is representative of the rural architecture of the late 19th century which became absorbed by Ogden’s expanding boundaries and development. These small cottage homes were a dominant feature of Ogden’s built environment at that time and few remain so well preserved.

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A well-preserved example of the rural folk house of this period of time is the small picturesque cottage located at 937 22nd Street, constructed by local builder Henry Ware in 1887.

Located in Ogden’s Central Bench Historic District at 937 East 22nd Street in Ogden, Utah