Browning Apartments | |
The building in 2009 | |
Location | 2703 Washington Boulevard, Ogden, Utah |
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Coordinates | 41°12′58″N111°58′13″W / 41.21611°N 111.97028°W Coordinates: 41°12′58″N111°58′13″W / 41.21611°N 111.97028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1916 |
Architectural style | Prairie School |
NRHP reference # | 85003200 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 19, 1985 |
Browning Apartments is a historic three-story building in Ogden, Utah. It was built in 1916 for investor George Emmett Browning, who served as the mayor of Ogden from 1925 to 1927. [2] A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he was also the president of its Weber stake for sixteen years. [2] The building was designed in the Prairie School style, and Browning resided in apartment 3 from 1930 to 1948. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 19, 1985. [1]
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