Sugarhouse, the largest community within Salt Lake City boundaries, was originally
named in 1854 after a sugar mill that was built and never made it to successful
production.Sugarhouse became a center
of industrious activity with a variety of factories built to produce the goods
of a growing population.
The original state prison built in 1853 and demolished in
1951 was located where Sugarhouse
Park is now.Westminster
College a distinctive
Sugar House learning institution was first opened April 12, 1875 and was
originally known as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute.Sugarhouse is the home of the two oldest golf
courses in the city, Forest Dale and Nibley.
Sugar House is located five miles southeast of the center of
Salt Lake City.
It is not an incorporated community and is in fact a part of Salt Lake City. The 'boundaries"
of Sugar House have never been agreed upon although it primarily located
between 1300 S. to 3300 S. and 500 E. to 2300 E.
Sugarhouse has become quite a trendy community and is very
popular with young and old alike.There
is plenty of shopping and other services making this a center of activity.
