Avelan Apartments
apartment building in Ogden, United States of America
Avelan Apartments is a historic three-story building in Ogden, Utah. It was built in 1921 for investor William J. Stephens, and named for one of his sons.
It is an unusually long, narrow building, with its narrow end to the street. It has 60 apartments.
The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 31, 1987.
It is located on the south side of 27th Ave. in Ogden, at number 449, and is adjacent to the similar La Frantz Apartments, also National Register-listed.
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