1350 South West Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah

Related:

• https://www.slchistory.org/2022/12/tanner-house-in-ballpark-neighborhood.html

From Preservation Utah:
Over the past several weeks, many have been very sad to learn that two historic houses in Salt Lake City’s Ballpark Neighborhood will likely be demolished in short order and replaced with a condo or apartment building. These houses, 1350 and 1358 South West Temple, both built around 1900, have lent the Ballpark Neighborhood a great deal of character over the past 120 or more years.

1350 is our favorite of these two houses as it has some really wonderful architectural features. It is rare to find houses in Salt Lake that boast gables as ornamented as those found on this house. Imagine the skill required to piece these gables together!

Many know that 1350 served as a home and headquarters for Jerald and Sandra Tanner of Utah Lighthouse Ministries. We tried to uncover the earlier chapters of 1350’s history.

The first bit of information we could find on 1350 dated to 1917, when three of its rooms, “newly painted and papered, partly modern” came up for $8 / month rent. The next year, the whole house could be rented for $16/month rent.

By 1922, 1350 S. West Temple sheltered Thomas S. and Olive Van Cott Davis who remained in this house for many years. It is easy to fall in love with the Davis family via records of their comings and goings in local newspapers. While at 1350, the Davis’s celebrated the weddings of their children, held DUP camp meetings, showers, and a large variety of other community gatherings. The Davis’s stay at 1350 was also filled with tragedy. While living in this house, the family suffered automobile accidents, sicknesses, deaths, and other of life’s vicissitudes.

By 1967, 1350 S. West Temple housed Modern Microfilm, the forerunner to the Utah Lighthouse Ministry.

It is no exaggeration to say that a great deal of life has played out at 1350 S. West Temple.

In the very near future, Preservation Utah looks forward to working with the Ballpark Community Council and other invested parties to introduce more of this neighborhood to the National Register of Historic Places and other preservation-centered initiatives. Hopefully, these efforts will help to preserve more of Ballpark’s treasures in the coming years.

722 West Waldo Avenue in Independence, Missouri

William Raymond House

The William Raymond house (The Victorian Rose); Raylene and Michael Linder, owners

Built in 1896 by William M. Raymond, it was said at the time to be Ogden’s most expensive residence. Raymond ran the city’s first ice cream parlor, from an on-site creamery and pavilion on the property.

The doors of this three-story Queen Anne house are noticeably crooked, and the sill is uneven; according to local stories, this “flaw” and curved interior walls were designed to confuse harmful spirits.

The current owners operate The Victorian Rose gift shop and tea room, on the first floor.*

1417 Washington Boulevard in Ogden, Utah.

This Victorian home was constructed by George W. Thatcher in 1878. His wife, Luna Angell Young, was a niece of the pioneer architect, Truman Angell, Jr. Materials were obtained from the Temple Sawmill in Logan Canyon. The foundation was built with Temple Quarry rock found at the mouth of Green Canyon in North Logan. It was constructed during the same period as the Logan Tabernacle.

For three years after its completion, the home was occupied by Apostle Brigham Young, Jr., while he supervised construction of Brigham Young College, now Logan High School. Following the 1912 fire that destroyed the nearby Opera House, the Thatchers built the Lyric Theatre, then in 1923 built the spectacular Capitol Theatre. The steam heating system of the Capitol Theatre was extended to the home.

In 1989, the Capitol Arts Alliance purchased the Thatcher home and the adjacent Spicker house. The Spicker home was moved in order to expand the newly renovated and renamed Ellen Eccles Theatre. In 1990, the LDS Foundation donated funds to renovate the Thatcher house. The restoration was completed in 2000. The 2½-story turret in the southeast corner exemplifies this component of the Victorian style. It is now an art gallery and offices.*

35 West 100 South in Logan, Utah

The Thatcher-Young Mansion was built in 1878 for banker and industrialist George W. Thatcher and his wife Eunice Caroline (Luna) Young Thatcher. Her brother Brigham Young Jr. lived in it from 1883-1885 while he supervised the Brigham Young College, now Logan High School. In 1923, George W. Thatcher Jr. and his brother Brigham Guy Thatcher constructed the grand theatre that stands directly behind it. The Cache Valley Center for the Arts purchased and restored the mansion with the help of the LDS Foundation. It was dedicated July 24, 2001 to house the Alliance for the Varied Arts. The Cache Valley Center for the Arts manages the mansion, the Ellen Eccles Theatre, and the Bullen Center for the City of Logan.

A LIGHTED PATHWAY TO MUSICAL PERFECTION….
in memory of Professor Samuel E. Clark (1883-1964); a nationally recognized teacher; promoter of civic pride and involvement and Logan Tabernacle Organist for 55 yrs.
Dedicated April 29, 1994

123 South 1200 East in the University Neighborhood Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah

Andrew J. Warner House

Built in 1890 for Andrew J. Warner, a real estate agent and chief clerk at the Reed Hotel, this house has been featured in several books on Victorian architecture. The home’s most noticeable feature is its Moorish “onion” dome. Inside, a spiral staircase ascends the tower.*

726 25th Street in Ogden, Utah