Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Porter Block
Ogden City Register of Historical Resources
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 20, 2025
1. Porter Block Marker
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Porter Block. . One of the by products of the Industrial Age was the manufacturing of metal architectural building components. Beginning with the development of cast iron buildings in Eastern America in the 1840's, systems of using replicable, modular, pre-assembled structural systems were expanded during the Victorian era to include cornices and entire facades. The facades could be designed by selecting motifs out of a mail-order catalog. A good example of such construction in Ogden is the Porter Block, constructed in 1898 as a two-story building. The architecture is Commercial Victorian with an all-metal facade which mimics classical columns, a bracketed cornice, urns, and other motifs which were usually executed in stone, brick, wood or plaster. The building originally housed a tailor, candy retailer and barber. Ogden City Register of Historic Resources City
One of the by products of the Industrial Age was the manufacturing of metal architectural building components. Beginning with the development of cast iron buildings in Eastern America in the 1840's, systems of using replicable, modular, pre-assembled structural systems were expanded during the Victorian era to include cornices and entire facades. The facades could be designed by selecting motifs out of a mail-order catalog. A good example of such construction in Ogden is the Porter Block, constructed in 1898 as a two-story building. The architecture is Commercial Victorian with an all-metal facade which mimics classical columns, a bracketed cornice, urns, and other motifs which were usually executed in stone, brick, wood or plaster. The building originally housed a tailor, candy retailer and barber.
Ogden City Register of Historic Resources City
Erected by Ogden City Landmarks Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.
Location. 41° 13.25′ N, 111° 58.449′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber
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County. It is on 25th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 266 25th Street, Ogden UT 84401, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
