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The original University Neighborhood Historic District (NRIS # 95001430) was listed on the National Register on December 13, 1995. At that time, it included 454 contributing resources (451 buildings, 2 sites, and 1 structure) and 134 non-contributing resources (all buildings) and the period of significance extended from ca. 1883 to 1941. The district was listed on the National Register as a locally significant district under Criteria A, B, and C. The district was listed originally under the Areas of Significance of Architecture, Community Planning & Development, and Education. The University Neighborhood Historic District Additional Documentation presented herein, while including updated resource counts to reflect properties apparently missed during the 1995 listing and those that have been altered substantially since the 1995 listing, focuses primarily on extending the period of significance beyond 1941 to 1966. It does not change the level of significance of the district, the criteria under which it is considered significant, or the areas of significance. The 40 resources in the district that date to the extended period support the listing of the district under the criteria already established and are particularly relevant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A, the resources of the extended period reflect a shift in the demographics of the neighborhood in the years after World War II from a predominantly owner-occupied residential neighborhood to one increasingly occupied by renters attending the university. This is a locally significant change in the nature of the neighborhood tied directly to cultural and social factors specific to post-war America, including the role of the G.I. Bill in increasing attendance at the University of Utah and the rise of suburban residential developments that drew many home owners away from increasingly urban city cores to more rural city fringes. Under Criterion C, the resources of the extended period reflect new structure forms, especially multi-family dwellings that had been non-existent or at least very infrequently built during the preceding period. These structures retain a high degree of architectural integrity (70-percent are considered contributing resources) and are a physical reminder of the district’s evolution in response to a combination of increasing student enrollment at the nearby university and increasing job opportunities in the downtown Salt Lake City area.
