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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T4B_nelson-wheeler-whipple-house-historical_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
This substantial two-story house was built in 1854 by Nelson Wheeler Whipple at a cost of approximately $2,000. Whipple was a Mormon immigrant from New York who arrived in Salt Lake City in 1850. During his long career in Utah he worked as a polic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO0V_central-warehouse-building_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
This reinforced concrete warehouse with a brick facade was built in 1929 for George E. Chandler, founder of the Central Warehouse Company. Part of the Warehouse District in the Salt Lake City Multiple-Resource Area, this structure helps document t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNXF_eagle-emporium-building_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
Built in 1864, the Eagle Emporium Building is the oldest existing commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City. William Jennings, Utah's first millionaire, constructed the building to house his mercantile business. The Eagle Emporium Building wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNX8_congregation-b-nai-israel_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
Jews have been part of Utah's religious, economic, social, and political life since the mid-19th century. Congregation B'Nai Israel was organized in 1874. The first service was held in March, 1883. B'Nai Israel merged with Congregation Montefiore …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNVE_salt-lake-city-high-school_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The Oregon Shortline Railroad Company built the lower, eastern section of this building to house its offices in 1897. Shortly therafter, the Salt Lake City School Board contracted with the railroad to build the small annex and larger, more elabora…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUY_token-creek_Salt-Lake-City-WI.html
Attracted by abundant water, early Indian inhabitants erected effigy mounds in the area. George Spaulding was the first white settler in 1841. The Town of Windsor's first election was held in 1847 at Charles Lawrence's Prairie House Inn. A post of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUX_holy-trinity-greek-orthodox-church_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church is evidence of the size and religious devotion of Salt Lake City's Greek immigrant community. In the early 20th century, Greeks were the largest immigrant group in Utah. Salt Lake City's Greek community was c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUW_broadway-hotel_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The Broadway Hotel is one of the dozen hotels built in downtown Salt Lake City shortly after the completion of the city's two major rail depots. The building is most notable today for the portico on its southeast corner. This portico marks the ent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNRZ_mcintyre-building_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
The McIntyre Building was constructed in 1908-1909 for William H. McIntyre, Sr. who became wealthy after the development of his mammoth mine in Utah's Tintic Mining District. This building, designed by Richard K. A. Kletting and constructed of rei…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNRM_capitol-theatre_Salt-Lake-City-UT.html
Constructed 1912-1913, the Capitol Theatre incorporated classical design and was stylistically advanced for its time. the theater's highly decorative Italian Renaissance style is significant as an innovation in the development of Utah architectur…
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