The Avenues in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
1059 E. South Temple
South Temple Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 21, 2025
1. 1059 E. South Temple Marker
Inscription.
1059 E. South Temple. South Temple Historic Site. This two-story Victorian Eclectic style house was likely built in 1898 for Gracia Flanders, daughter of a railroad tycoon. Miss Flanders was a piano teacher and taught lessons in this house. After she moved to Berkley, California, in 1919, the house sat vacant for three years. Subsequent occupants were Samuel M. Taylor, an undertaker (1923-29), and Byron Frobes, a postal clerk (1930-41). The house changed hands several times in the 1940s. It was used as a rest home during the 1950s-1970s, including the Alpine-Chavis Nursing Home owned by Judy Chavis. In 1996, Jack Jr. and Pam Okland purchased the home from Jason Lunt. Over a ten year period, the Oklands attentively restored the home. The home is a contributing structure within Salt Lake City's South Temple Historic District.
This two-story Victorian Eclectic style house was likely built in 1898 for Gracia Flanders, daughter of a railroad tycoon. Miss Flanders was a piano teacher and taught lessons in this house. After she moved to Berkley, California, in 1919, the house sat vacant for three years. Subsequent occupants were Samuel M. Taylor, an undertaker (1923-29), and Byron Frobes, a postal clerk (1930-41). The house changed hands several times in the 1940s. It was used as a rest home during the 1950s-1970s, including the Alpine-Chavis Nursing Home owned by Judy Chavis. In 1996, Jack Jr. and Pam Okland purchased the home from Jason Lunt. Over a ten year period, the Oklands attentively restored the home. The home is a contributing structure within Salt Lake City's South Temple Historic District.
Erected 2007 by Utah Division of State History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 40° 46.178′ N, 111° 51.626′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake
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County. It is in The Avenues. It is on East South Temple Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1059 E S Temple Street, Salt Lake City UT 84102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front and in Greater Salt Lake. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 8, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 121 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 8, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
