marmalade district

The Alfred Asper House in Salt Lake City’s Marmalade District

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The Alfred Asper house is on Fern Avenue in the Marmalade Historic District.  It was built in 1894. Its style is Victorian Eclectic (note the long, narrow windows) and it is a T-Cottage, a  variation of the cross-wing form in which the two wings form a T. What I like about this house is that it is turned sideways … [Read more…]

The Historic Enoch Van Cott Home in the Marmalade District of Salt Lake City

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The Maramalade Historic District is known for its quaint and architecturally eclectic  homes. It sits to the west and north of the capitol. Unlike much of Salt Lake City, the streets here are narrow and twisty and in places very steeply sloped. The district got its name from the orchards that were planted by the … [Read more…]