Sugar House (sometimes typeset as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utah's oldest neighborhoods. The neighborhood's name is officially two words (Sugar House) although it is often written as one (Sugarhouse). Sugar House is also the site of Westminster College.
Sugar House is located within the Salt Lake City grid system roughly from about 500 East at its western edge to 2100 East at the east and 1700 South to 2700 South north to south, and i...
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Sugar House (sometimes typeset as Sugarhouse) is one of Salt Lake City, Utah's oldest neighborhoods. The neighborhood's name is officially two words (Sugar House) although it is often written as one (Sugarhouse). Sugar House is also the site of Westminster College.
Sugar House is located within the Salt Lake City grid system roughly from about 500 East at its western edge to 2100 East at the east and 1700 South to 2700 South north to south, and is mostly within the boundaries of Salt Lake City. Many local businesses as well as private residences, although not strictly located within the bounds of Sugar House, use the name because of the area's name recognition. The center of the neighborhood is located at 1100 East 2100 South.
Sugar House was officially established in 1853, six years after Brigham Young led the Mormon settlers into the valley. Despite its name, no commercial sugar production has ever been established in the area. The name came as a suggestion from Margaret McMeans...
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