Homes of Harvard-Yale

These are the type of homes that the New Urbanists are trying to replicate in places like Celebration, the Kentlands, and Daybreak. 

Quite a variety: new, old, big, not as big, Colonial, Cape Cod, a touch of Victorian. These homes all share common characteristics of being made in classic styles of timeless materials. You'll find bigger homes elsewhere in the valley in Draper, South Jordan and Holladay, but bigger (homes or lots) doesn't necessarily mean better. 

The Harvard-Yale area shows that you don't need 1/2 acre lots and snobbish  minimum-square-footage requirements to create a prestigious, upscale neighborhood. Good location and design is much more important and lasting.

Pocket Park

It has been said that the Harvard-Yale area is a walkable neighborhood with nowhere to walk to. This is because of the lack of retail or other businesses mixed in. Unlike the southern portion of Sugarhouse, or the Avenues, this is almost exclusively a residential neighborhood.

That said, there is one spot that folks regularly walk to: Laird Park.

 

This could be referred to as a pocket park. It fits in nicely into the neighborhood, with a playground, mature shade trees, and just enough room to play a pick-up game of football. The nice thing about pocket parks is that it is easier to intersperse them throughout a neighborhood, which encourages people to walk there.

Harvard-Yale Neighborhood

The Harvard-Yale area is one of the more prestigious neighborhoods in Salt Lake City. Most of the streets have Ivy League names, hence the Harvard-Yale title. You can walk to the U of U from here, and you're a 5 minute drive from downtown or Sugarhouse. What really sets this neighborhood apart are the gorgeous historic homes. They're not all mansions; this neighborhood has it's share of smaller, single-story homes. However, even the smaller homes are well-built and well-maintained.