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
Ivanhoe Apartments is located in Utah
Ivanhoe Apartments
Location in Utah
Ivanhoe Apartments is located in the United States
Ivanhoe Apartments
Location in United States
Location417 E. 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
Coordinates40°45′47″N 111°52′41″W / 40.76306°N 111.87806°W / 40.76306; -111.87806 (Ivanhoe Apartments)
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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e 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