White Shiplap and Log Walls: Losee Family Home on 3600 West

The Losee–Grant Family and Their Historic Home

At 3767 South 3600 West in West Valley City stands a white frame, shiplap-sided home that carries more than a century of history within its walls. Parts of the home are over 100 years old, with the two southern rooms built of hand-hewn logs. A rear addition was constructed approximately 70 years ago. Over time, the house has been carefully and expensively remodeled, yet it continues to bear the character of the early homestead.

The property has been in the Losee family since 1928, when Floyd Losee (1905–1976) and Susan Grant (1908–1992) made it their home. Floyd was born in Spanish Fork, Utah, and worked as a smelterman for Kennecott Copper until his retirement. He married Susan Grant in 1928, linking two pioneer families with deep ties to the Granger area.

Susan was the daughter of William and Susan Smith Grant and was born just down the street at 3687 South 3600 West on her family’s original homestead—another home that still stands today. Throughout her life, she remained rooted in the community where she was born and raised. Susan was known for her musical talents; she played the piano and generously shared her gift by teaching piano lessons to neighborhood children for many years.

The Losee home represents the continuity of family, land, and community. First belonging to Floyd’s family, and then carried forward through his marriage to Susan Grant, it has been occupied by generations who cherished their heritage. With its log-walled rooms and century-old structure, it stands as a reminder of the early settlement of the area and the families who shaped its growth.