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In a historic neighborhood, Ogden faces an age-old battle: how to balance preservation with the need for denser housing

The oldest street in Weber County is one of the few places with large lots for new development, but neighbors worry history will be lost if the fields are paved over.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Danna Petersen and her husband Brennen live in an 1877 adobe brick farmhouse on 1.5 acres that has been in her family for generations, Sept. 22, 2021.

(Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Danna Petersen and her husband Brennen live in an 1877 adobe brick farmhouse on 1.5 acres that has been in her family for generations, Sept. 22, 2021.