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Show NFS Form 10-900-a 0MB No. 10024-0018 Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page 1 Jefferson Avenue Historic District, Ogden, Weber County, UT Narrative Description The Jefferson Avenue Historic District is a residential area in Ogden, Utah, developed between the 1880s and 1920s. The district includes both sides of Jefferson Avenue between 25th Street and 27th Street. It is bounded by the central business district to the west, and residential areas to the north, east and south. Washington Boulevard, located two blocks to the west, is the main street running through Ogden, a city with a population of 68,226 (est. 1997). The standard grid system plan, typical of hundreds of Utah towns, is also characteristic of Ogden. The district is within this grid, in which the north-south running streets (Jefferson Avenue) are generally local residential in nature, with less traffic than the east-west streets which function as minor collectors (25th Street, 26th Street and 27th Street). The district includes 40 buildings, of which 32 (80%) contribute to the historic character of the district (see statistical table below). The district is bisected east to west by 26th Street; 18 buildings (contributing and non-contributing) are to the north of 26th Street, and 22 are to the south. While the period of significance for the district ranges from 1882 to 1928, the majority of the historic buildings (53% or 21 buildings, both contributing and non-contributing) were built between 1882 and 1900. The second major period would be between 1901 and 1910 when 12 (30%, also both contributing and non-contributing) buildings were built. A 1998 survey of the district produced the following statistics: Summary Statistics Jefferson Avenue Historic District Evaluation/Status (40 total) Contributing 80% (32) Original Use (Contrib. Bldgs only) Residential Single-Family 85% (27) Construction Materials (Contrib. Bldgs only) Brick 78% (25) Wood 19% (6) Stone Architectural Styles (Contrib. Bldgs only) Victorian 53% (17) Bungalow 25% (8) Other 22% (7) Construction Dates (Contrib. Bldgs only) 1882-1889 12.5% (4) 1890-1900 34% (11) 1901-1910 38% (12) Non-contributing 20% (8) [7 altered; 1 out of period] Residential Other Residential Multi-family 6% (2) 1911-1928 12.5% (4) |
