Ivanhoe Apartments

Ivanhoe Apartments is a historic three-story building in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was built as a U-shaped residential building in 1908 for Finch, Rogers and Mulvey, an investment firm co-founded by Harry L. Finch, Richard E. Rogers and Martin E. Mulvey.[2] Their company later became known as the Ivanhoe Investment Company.[2] The building was purchased by Jedd L. and Mary E. Jensen in 1943.[2] It was designed in the Colonial Revival and Classical Revival styles.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 20, 1989.[1]

Ivanhoe Apartments
The apartment complex in 2013
Location in Utah
Location in United States
Location417 E. 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
Coordinates40°45′47″N 111°52′41″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectBernard O. Mecklenburg
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival
MPSSalt Lake City MPS
NRHP reference No.89001738[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 20, 1989

It is a U-shaped three-story brick building with a parapet roof, upon a sandstone foundation. It has three units on each floor, one at back and one on each side, around a courtyard in the center. Its Neo-Classical and/or Colonial Revival features including a stamped metal cornice with block modillions, classical porticoes at the entrances, bay windows, and horizontal brick banding on the first floor which is asserted to create a quoin-like effect.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Roger Roper (August 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ivanhoe Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved October 29, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1998
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