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Forest Dale Historic District
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| Location: | Roughly bounded by 700 E., I-80, Commonwealth Ave., and 900 E., |
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| Built: | 1890 |
| Architect: | Multiple |
| Architectural style: | Late Victorian, High Victorian Ecletic |
| Governing body: | State, Local and Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 09000241 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 23, 2009 |
The Forest Dale Historic District is located in the southeastern part of Salt Lake City, Utah and is roughly bounded by 700 East, Interstate 80, Commonwealth Avenue, and 900 East. It includes the "cohesive core" of the Forest Dale Subdivision platted in 1890, as well as the larger Town of Forest Dale, which was incorporated on January 6, 1902, disincorporated in the fall of 1912, and reabsorbed into the city of Salt Lake City. Both the subdivision and town were created by George Mousley Cannon (December 25, 1861–January 23, 1937), a member of the Cannon family, a prominent Intermountain West political family. The land for Forest Dale was originally Forest Farm, which Cannon had bought in 1889 from the estate of Brigham Young.[2] Despite being bordered on 2 sides by major traffic corridors and on a third by a major arterial highway, the district "maintains its historic "inner-ring" suburban quality due to its tree-lined streets, uniform setbacks, and the similarity of scale in the housing stock."[3]
On April 23, 2009, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[4] One of the most significant buildings in the district is the George M. Cannon House, which is listed separately on the NRHP.
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