The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-17
MANY WILL MOVE
INTO OWN HOMES
Architects Kept Busy Designing
Modest Dwellings in the
Additions.
BENCH LANDS IDEAL SITES
FRESH AIR AND SUNSHINE EN-
JoVED BY RESIDENTS.

No better indication Of the strength
Of the forward movement now taking
place in Salt Lake can be obtained
than reports from the offices Of slchi-
tects that they are all unusually busy.
and have as much work as they can
attend TO conveniently. It is signifi-
can't also, that most Of the plans drawn
by architects are for small homes Cost
ing from $4,000 to $4,000 each, most OF
which are erected by the owners.
1t is difficult matter TO estimate
: the number Of homes which are now
being planned IN the city" was the
statement made by a prominent archi-
tect here recently. but it is probable
that the number now under cOnsidera-
ton will run into the hundreds It Is
also noticeable that In spite OF the ex-
plotting that has been done Ia the new
additions, most Of the homes ara erected
within the closer limits Of the city, that
is, west Of Thirteenth East and north
Of Ninth South.
up to the present time no attempt
has been made to build up a large ad-
ditiOn on the outskirts Of the city The
new Federal Heights addition lies at
the end of South Temple street and can
not be considered suburban In the strict
sense. The growth OF the city along
the north bench has taken place in a
most natural manner, and the rows or
new buildings erected there on new
streets offer simply an extension OF
the existing conditions.
New Additions Popular.
AT the present time there are under
way number Of new additions which
will undoubtedly be built up IN ths
near future. For example, the new LIB
erty Heights addition on the east bench
and the addition Of Kimball & Richards
south Of Sugar House. These sections
are so far removed from the buiIt-up
portions Of the city that It is probable
that new homes will be erected in large
numbers before the adjoining districts
are entirely occupied by houses, so that
these two additions are likely to be-
come the first real suburban subdivis-
ions Of the city.
1t is surprising that advantage has
not been taken Of the high bench land
before, since the advantages Of fresh
air and extensive outlook are almost
uneXceued in any city Of the world.
Although the movement OF residence
growth has been 10 the eastward. it has
been along conservative lines and as
a part Of the general spreading out to
accommodate the people who wished
-io-i-09' -NSIl Oti LLe uOIAh DenCn,
which has grown from Third to Ninth
avenues within the past three or four
years, It seems as if there We're not anv
general movement to occupy the higher
levels, and the houses on the higher
ground are scattering.
This tendency to build up solidIv
and gradually is a noticeable thing
throughout the residence district. and
presents great contrast to many other
cities where scattered sections grow
up, often separated from each other bv
long distances of thinly settled Iocali
ties. There are few breaks in the long
lines OF residences in the better sections
Of the city, and this is one reason for
the constant comment Of visitors on the
beauty Of the city"