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

Madsen Furniture Company

Salt Lake City, Utah 1875

— Replicated in 2002 —

Madsen Furniture Company Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

1. Madsen Furniture Company Marker

Inscription. This store was founded by Hans and Louise Madsen, immigrants from Denmark, whose forefathers were furniture craftsmen famous for their “perlemorkiste” (handcrafted chests inlaid with mother-of-pearl). The Madsen's arrived in the Utah Territory in 1875, just six years after the advent of the railroad, leading them to open a furniture shop that offered both manufactured and handcrafted goods.

Erected by This Is The Place Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1875.

Location. 40° 45.322′ N, 111° 48.959′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in University. It can be reached from Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salt Lake City UT 84108, 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

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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: Z.C.M.I. (Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution) (within shouting distance of this marker); Godbe-Pitts & Company Drugstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Hooper and Eldredge Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Dinwoodey Cabinet and Chair Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Irrigation Station (within shouting distance of this marker); Dinwoodey Pottery Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Shaving Parlor (within shouting distance of this marker); Ottinger Hall and Firehouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Madsen Furniture Company Shop image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Connor Olson, April 17, 2021

2. Madsen Furniture Company Shop

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 10, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 634 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 10, 2021, by Connor Olson of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.