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Geneva Heights Neighborhood Real Estate and Homes for Sale - Orem Utah

Geneva Heights Neighborhood Multi-level home, Orem Utah
Geneva Heights Neighborhood Multi-level Homes, Orem Utah
Geneva Heights was the first subdivision built in Orem. Private developers in many Utah County communities were able to get approval of the FHA and WPB to build subdivisions. Approximately 2,500 privately financed permanent dwellings were needed to house Geneva Steel's defense workers and their families: 1,200 units were approved by 1943. Over one-third of those dwellings were built in Orem.

​Christeele Acres and Geneva Heights were the first two subdivisions platted in Orem. Carter, Mountain View, Beverly Place, Drage, and Better Homes soon followed. The concept of the subdivision was new to Orem. Prior to the World War II, the bungalows and period cottages built in Orem were scattered among the farmhouses, fields and orchards. Most of the war-era subdivisions were built on the west side of Orem on a ridge overlooking the lake and close to the new defense highway leading to Geneva Steel.

Parks near Geneva Neighborhood

Geneva Park
​260 N 700 W
Orem, UT ​84058
Geneva Park, Orem Utah
Geneva Park, Orem Utah

IHC Community Hospital Park
600 W 400 N
​Orem, UT 84058
​est. 1997
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IHC Soccer Field, Orem Utah
IHC Soccer Field, Orem Utah

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Geneva Neighborhood Schools

Elementary Schools

Geneva Elementary School
655 W 400 N
Orem, UT 84058
(801) 610-8108
Geneva Elementary School, Orem Utah
Geneva Elementary School, Orem Utah

Aspen Elementary School
945 W 1200 N
Orem, UT 84058
(801) 610-8100
Aspen Elementary School, Orem Utah
Aspen Elementary School, Orem Utah

Jr. High School

Orem Jr, High
765 N 600 W
Orem, UT 84058
(801) 610-8142
Orem Jr. High School, Orem Utah
Orem Jr. HIgh School, Orem Utah

High School

Timpanogos High School
1450 N 200 E
Orem, UT 84097
​(801) 610-8175
Timpanogos High School, Orem Utah
Timpanogos High School, Orem Utah

84057 Geneva Census Demographics

  • 84057 2014 Population: 38,000
  • 84057 Race - White: 72.1%
  • 84057 Race - Hispanic: 21.9%
  • 84057 Race - Other: 6%
  • Geneva Neighborhood Median Household Income:  $44,458
  • Geneva Neighborhood Owner Occupied Homes:  56.8%
  • Geneva Neighborhood Renter Occupied Homes:  43.2%
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The Geneva Neighborhood in Action has posted this summary of homes built in the 1940's in Orem, Utah.

In May 1941, the United States government asked U.S. Steel to ramp up plans to build steel plants to service shipyards on the Pacific Coast. Most of the steel plants in the United States at this time were in the eastern United States, and there was not enough railroad capacity to bring all of the necessary steel westward. At the same time, a steel plant located directly on the coast would have been vulnerable to a coastal invasion, so the decision was made to build the plant inland. On February 4, 1942, the government announced plans to build the steel plant in Orem.[2]:12

The construction and operation of the steel plant required several thousand construction workers, which in turn required housing.[2]:13 The situation in Orem was similar to that in many other cities where defense industries were located. The housing shortage was most acute in 1942, where workers flocked to cities where war production was thriving only to find that there was not enough housing available.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the National Housing Agency to oversee sixteen government programs that were responsible for housing. This included the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The Federal Public Housing Authority was assigned to build the necessary public housing for the war effort, while the FHA provided mortgage underwriting.[2]:15–16

The FHA "minimum house" program was an outgrowth of the Great Depression, when the home building industry slowed down severely and mortgage foreclosures were rising sharply. The FHA sponsored a conference targeted at reforming the home financing structure in the United States, improving the affordability of housing for the middle and lower income groups, and stimulating the home-building industry.

In 1936, the FHA published a book, Principles of Planning Small Houses, which featured five different home patterns. The main design principle was, "providing a maximum accommodation within a minimum of means," so the floor plans omitted nonessential spaces and unnecessary ornamentation. The conference also planned labor- and time-saving construction methods, standard building codes, and basic requirements for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, plumbing, and electrical systems. The house plans could be built with a variety of materials, such as wood, brick, concrete block, shingles, stucco, or stone. Houses could be customized by varying the external finish types, placement on the lot, or other changes, giving the neighborhood a more pleasing appearance. The experience of builders who built homes on a large scale gave rise to the trend of tract housing.[3]

The War Production Board had jurisdiction over raw materials that could be used to produce houses, so the FHA had to justify the need for those materials. At the same time, the National Housing Agency did not want to build temporary dormitories or shanties that would end up abandoned after the war. The war workers had families and needed to be treated as civilians, not as soldiers. The FHA wanted the housing to remain as livable communities long after the war ended. During the process of negotiation with the War Production Board, tight standards were enacted, in order to reduce the amount of lumber and metal in the production process. One standard even specified how many brass keys could be made per lock.
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The district is considered significant within the history of Orem, at a time when the city was evolving from a farm village into a large city with industrial and commercial development. The government programs, which produced wartime defense housing, later influenced postwar subdivision development. The National Register nomination cites its importance within social history, politics and government, industry, and military areas.[2]:11

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