Oct 13, 1983
National Register of Historic Places - Harper J. Dininny House
Statement of Significant: The Harper J. Dininny House is architecturally and historically significant as o 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 Dininny House is one of three houses whose design varies from the standard pattern that was repeated with variations in seven Perkins Addition houses. This variation within a subdivision which is dominated by similar house types Indicates that tine ideal of personalized expression as a selling point in subdivision development occasionally became a reality. Although a unique type among Perkins Addition houses, the Dininny house has many design features which visually tie it to other Perkins houses. The Harper J. Dininny House at 925 East Logan Avenue was built in 1891 as one of the thirteen large, brick houses constructed in Perkins' Addition subdivision by Metropolitan Investment Company. Harper J. Dininny, an attorney, had come from Denver in March 1891 to act as the local agent for Metropolitan Investment Company, a Salt Lake real estate firm that had been created by a group of Denver real estate developers and financiers. Dininny, who lived at 810 East 100 South while this subdivision was being completed in 1891, conducted the company's real estate development affairs, which were primarily concentrated in Perkins' Addition. He and his wife, Sarah, bought this house in June 1891 for $9280 from J.C. Dobbins, who had received legal title to the property Immediately before selling it to Dininny, but who had apparently contracted several months previously to have the house built either for himself or as speculative property.
National Register of Historic Places - Harper J. Dininny House
Statement of Significant: The Harper J. Dininny House is architecturally and historically significant as o 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 Dininny House is one of three houses whose design varies from the standard pattern that was repeated with variations in seven Perkins Addition houses. This variation within a subdivision which is dominated by similar house types Indicates that tine ideal of personalized expression as a selling point in subdivision development occasionally became a reality. Although a unique type among Perkins Addition houses, the Dininny house has many design features which visually tie it to other Perkins houses. The Harper J. Dininny House at 925 East Logan Avenue was built in 1891 as one of the thirteen large, brick houses constructed in Perkins' Addition subdivision by Metropolitan Investment Company. Harper J. Dininny, an attorney, had come from Denver in March 1891 to act as the local agent for Metropolitan Investment Company, a Salt Lake real estate firm that had been created by a group of Denver real estate developers and financiers. Dininny, who lived at 810 East 100 South while this subdivision was being completed in 1891, conducted the company's real estate development affairs, which were primarily concentrated in Perkins' Addition. He and his wife, Sarah, bought this house in June 1891 for $9280 from J.C. Dobbins, who had received legal title to the property Immediately before selling it to Dininny, but who had apparently contracted several months previously to have the house built either for himself or as speculative property.
Oct 13, 1983
Posted Date
Jun 22, 2023
Historical Record Date
Oct 13, 1983
Source Name
National Register of Historic Places
