918 E Logan Ave
Salt Lake City, UT, USA

National Register of Historic Places - John W. Judd House

Statement of Significant:

The John W. Judd House, built in 1891, is architecturally and historically o significant as one of the ten remaining houses that were original to Perkins' Addition subdivision, the most visually cohesive example of a streetcar subdivision in Salt Lake City. Streetcar subdivisions played a major role in the transformation of the land south of the original city from agricultural to residential use in the 1890s, and Perkins' Addition was considered the standard of subdivision excellence. The Judd House, as one of seven houses in Perkins' Addition which are variants of one house pattern, documents a significant process in suburban development—the use of standardized plans that could be varied to accommodate individual preferences. Additionally, this house type, distinguished by its gable facade and double porch entry, is unique in Salt Lake City, having originated in Colorado. This house is also significant for its association with John W. Judd, a prominent attorney who cane to Salt Lake City from Tennessee to serve as a justice in the Territorial Supreme Court of Utah. He lived i n this house for most of his ten-year residency in Utah.