I have wanted to set up this Virtual Geocache for years so I was thrilled when I was randomly selected to receive a Virtual Reward from Geocaching HQ. I was one of 4000 selected from those who applied via the Virtual Rewards 3.0 opt-in page. So,
I was talking to my friend Nick who works for Salt Lake City and he told me that the
Christopher Cramer House at 241 S. Floral Street (later renumbered to 255)
is the oldest registered private residence in Salt Lake City.
Here is what Nick also told me about it;
Built in 1890
Added to National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 1982 (as "Architecturally Significant")
Timeline:
1890 - Built as Christopher Cramer (b. 1851, Denmark) residence and flower shop
1897 - Sold to E.F. Crandal (Cramer moved to 300 East)
1897 - Sold to Mary K. Jost
1905 - Sold to John E. Johnson, who operated a grocery store at 156 E. 200 S. with August Erickson
1932 - Sold to August Erickson, who lived there until 1944.
1944 - Zions Bank takes ownership
1958 - Zions sells to Georg Nilsson
Described on the Register nomination as:
A two-story brick structure that functioned as a home and business from its building in 1890. It exhibits characteristics of late nineteenth century Western commercial architecture in its use of materials, plan and construction, and decorative elements. The main facade piercing is asymmetrical below a highly decorative metal cornice arrangement. Segmentally arched openings are located at the second story level, where a double unit arrangement opens onto a small balcony. Flat arched windows with stone lintels mark the first floor level of the main facade. Stained glass panels are incorporated into these windows. Entrances and secondary window configurations are located on the side elevation.
Here is the Wikipedia Page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cramer_House
There's also a mildly interesting story about Floral Street in a 1993 Deseret News article:
https://www.deseret.com/1993/5/21/19047958/s-l-s-floral-street-retains-mementos-of-its-glittery-past
There is currently major construction going on all around this place but you should be able to get really close as long as you can find a place to park.
To log the geocache just message me a picture of the building and if you want you (and your group) can be in the picture with the residence in the background.