You’ll spot the Alfred C. and Annie L. Olsen Anderson House right in front of you-it’s a cozy, one-story buff-brick home with a chunky, pyramid-like red roof that seems to guard the small porch and wide windows.
Now, imagine it’s around 1916: Sandy’s air is crisp, the streets are filled with the sounds of horse hooves and laughter, and this brand-new house rises from the ground like a beacon of changing times. Alfred, born near Oslo, Norway, and Annie, a Salt Lake City native, start their next chapter here. The house isn’t quite a Victorian cottage, not quite a bungalow-sort of like a hairstyle caught between fashionable eras, trying to please both grandma and the cool kids. That nearly pyramidal roof sits proudly, while details from the Craftsman movement sneak in, winking at passersby that new styles are coming to Sandy. This spot became part of the National Register of Historic Places in 1999, officially marking it as a scene-stealer among Sandy’s historic homes. Picture Alfred sharing stories of icy fjords while Annie bakes bread, their lives mingling as seamlessly as the architectural styles in this remarkable, transitional cottage.
