Salt Lake Tribune | 1902-07-20 | Page 24 | Pioneer Homes of Salt Lake

oJ c rr l W I q14CERRHTtH 1 1 > U1L c I r1 r I 7 y j J Siki > it > jfiZ L ii l i rr I t fi f S j m i ST I t Kra 51 I a l j t Y f 4 f rH V f 1 1 w I t I 1 Ill I rT j 1 y r 1 I r 5 i t1 1 i f rtf 1 + J I A I r S4T t t r 4 i I J k Of the old time homes in Salt Lake one of the most picturesque Is the Woodmansoe house It Is shown in one of the accompanying photographs the long onestory house with spacious porch and grounds it is I now 830 Lincoln Lin-coln avenue hut in the old days It occupied the center of n whale block between Ninth and Tenth East and Eighth and Ninth South The orchard still stands and can he seen when pen plo ride hy on the street cars being at the corner where is located the seat for Country club members This orchard orch-ard was once the finest In the Stale I but most of the land has passed out of the hands of the former owners and airs Voodpiansee with her Interesting family occupy the old home which Is surrounded by pretty grounds and a modern fence The Ellsworth property wa once on the south end of the block but Seth Blair became the owner of the block and started the foundation for the house In 1SG7 The late Joseph iTVoodmansoe bought the property and finished the house In about 1S70 and his family has always lived there since that time the house being Improved from time to time It has always been known as one of the finest homes In the First ward The large twostory adobe la the old Snodaker house In the Ninth ward which Is still occupied by members of the family although the builder has died It is at 431 East Fourth South street and Is a splendid sample of the solidity of the adobe house of prosperous pros-perous early Suit Lake citizens Morris J Snodaker and his wife came to Salt Lake In the fnll of 1S17 and lived at first In the Old Fort Later they moved their cabin to the site of the present adobe and early in the GOs he commenced the erection of the large house which was one of the first homes of any size In the Ninth ward au well as very comfortable one Air I Snedaker was the pioneer maker of salt at the Great Salt Lake boiling the product In a somewhat crude fashIon fash-Ion for local consumption His plant was out In neighborhood of Garfield Gar-field Mr Snedaker died In 1882