Rio Grande in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Peery Hotel

— 1910, Charles B. Onderdonk —

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016

1. Peery Hotel Marker

Inscription. Built just three blocks east of the Denver & Rio Grande Depot, the Peery Hotel was well-placed to take advantage of Salt Lake City's rail traffic. The building has functioned continuously as a hotel since its construction in 1910. The E-shaped plan of the upper two levels of the building provides natural light to all the hotel rooms. This plan is accentuated visually by the brick quoins at the corner of each wing. The hotel's major decorative feature is its tin cornice with paired brackets and egg-and-dart molding. Look for a pair of inlaid tile Latin crosses on either side of the center windows of the center section.

Erected by Utah Heritage Foundation. (Marker Number 43.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Utah, Salt Lake City Downtown Walking Tour series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 40° 45.78′ N, 111° 53.665′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Rio Grande. It is on West Broadway (West 300 South) west of West Temple Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Marker is located beside the Peery Hotel entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 West Broadway, Salt Lake City UT 84101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Peery Hotel (here, next to this marker); Congregation B'Nai Israel (a few steps from this marker); Squatter's Pub Brewery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Salt Lake City High School (about 400 feet away); J.G. McDonald Chocolate Company (about 400 feet away); First Sunday School (about 600 feet away); New York Hotel (about 700 feet away); Bertolini Block (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Regarding Peery Hotel. This

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016

2. Peery Hotel Marker

building is Tour Stop 43 on the Utah Heritage Foundation Downtown Walking Tour. National Register of Historic Places #78002679.

Also see . . .
1. Peery Hotel (Wikipedia). Wikipedia entry:
Links to National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
The Peery Hotel was constructed at a time of rapid growth in Salt Lake City, and its location was close to the new commercial center, including what is now the Exchange Place Historic District. The Denver and Rio Grande Depot and the Salt Lake City Union Pacific Depot were constructed about the same time as the Peery Hotel. (Submitted on March 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Historic Landmark Hotel. Built in 1910, The Peery Hotel is a historic landmark with architecture rooted in the early prairie and classical revival styles of the time. (Submitted on March 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Peery Hotel • <i>southeast corner</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016

3. Peery Hotel • southeast corner

Peery Hotel • <i>center section</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016

4. Peery Hotel • center section

(Latin crosses either side of center windows)

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, June 19, 2016

5. Peery Hotel

(marker visible at bottom center)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 19, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.