I recently toured 915 3rd Ave in Salt Lake City’s historic Avenues neighborhood. It is a beautiful example of an American Four-Square-style home. Let’s take a look at some of its charm!

The home was built in 1905 and was rented to start. A tenant later bought it. You can see some of its early history on the plaque beside the front door. Also beside the front door is a gorgeous round leaded window. I love it so much. I’m not sure if I like the view from the outside or inside better. What do you think?

Once inside, the woodwork and craftsmanship is so fun to see. The newel post is still original and so cool. I love the chandelier and those leaded windows too. Drool.

There is a curved wall in the house that you see in the living room and also in a bedroom upstairs. I’m going to put both pictures below to compare. I think when the kitchen was added to its current location (it’s definitely in an add-on space) the cut off a little of the downstairs wall. It seems slightly shorter in the living room than it is in the bedroom upstairs. Do you agree?

Speaking of the kitchen, I wasn’t going to add any pictures of it here, because it’s just a kitchen that was probably added in the late 90s or early 2000s, but it has one fun feature that I thought you may want to see. There is a metal rail all around the tops of the cabinets (they are quite high) that a recessed ladder can be hung on to reach the topmost cabinets. While I would prefer a big library with a ladder, my shorty self approves.

Kinda fun.

Upstairs really shows off the original doors and their hardware. There were two types of doornobs so if I had to guess, the metal ones came first and the glass one were used later.

As you all know by now, I’m a huge old house nerd. One thing I love about old houses is piecing together what is orginial and what was added later - and when it added. This house has a couple of rooms that are definitely not original. If I were to guess, I think this bathroom was updated in the 1950s and the add on above the kitchen was definitly done in the 1970s.