The Avenues, Salt Lake City Today the neighborhood has been revitalized and is considered by many to be one of Salt Lake's most desirable neighborhoods. The Avenues Historic District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It included 143 contributing buildings and one contributing site, Brigham Young's Grave. The Barlow House, a brick Queen Anne style house in the district, has a twin that was built out in a rural area, the Amanda Conk Best House in Millcreek, Utah, also NRHP-listed. The Avenues, Salt Lake City The Avenues is a neighborhood in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah Lake trapper who visited Utah Lake in October 1824. The city of Provo and the Provo River are named after him. The Mormon settlement of Utah began in July 1847, when pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Under the direction of Parley P. Pratt, an exploration of Utah Valley was conducted. The party brought a small boat in which they explored Utah Lake and caught fish with their nets. The first battle between settlers and Indians occurred in early March 1849. A company of forty men was sent into Utah Valley to stop the stealing of cattle from the Salt Lake