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

Simon Bamberger House

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

Simon Bamberger House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

1. Simon Bamberger House Marker

Inscription. This house was constructed c. 1880 as the residence for the Simon Bamberger family. Born February 27, 1845 of Jewish parents in the German village of Eberstadt in Hesse-Darmstadt, Bamberger immigrated to the United States in 1859 at the age of fourteen. He worked in his brother's clothing store until coming west with the Union Pacific Railroad construction crews as a manager of a company store. Arriving in Utah in 1869, he was successful in several business ventures including the Bamberger Railroad which ran between Ogden and Salt Lake City. Simon Bamberger was elected governor from 1917 until 1921. In 1979 the house was renovated for offices by John B. Anderson.

Erected by Utah Division of State History. (Marker Number N-68.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 40° 46.048′ N, 111° 52.379′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Central City. It is on East 100 South, on the right when traveling west.

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Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 623 E 100 S, Salt Lake City UT 84102, 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: Ezra Thompson, Jr. House (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thomas Kearns Mansion and Carriage House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Keith/Brown Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewis S. and Theresa B. Hills House (approx. 0.3 miles away); 20th Ward Meetinghouse (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Cedar Tree Shrine (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ladies Literary Club Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Salt Lake City (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 19, 2025

2. Simon Bamberger House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 180 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 29, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.