Ogden in Weber County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Murphy Building/Windsor Hotel

105-109 Historic 25th Street

— Ogden City Register of Historic Resources —

The Murphy Building/Windsor Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 20, 2025

1. The Murphy Building/Windsor Hotel Marker

Inscription. This building was constructed circa. 1887 and was one of the earliest buildings built on the 100 block of 25th Street. The property was owned by George W. Murphy, a veteran of the Civil War who migrated west in 1869. Murphy also owned the Senate Saloon (111-113-25th Street) and the Murphy Block (101-103-25th Street), located to the east and west of this building. The family owned these buildings and operated businesses out of them for over fifty years.

Mr. Murphy operated a cigar and tobacco shop on the main floor with the Reno Hotel on the second floor during the late 1880s and 1890s. Other businesses included: Fred A. Smith's Grocery, Confectionery and Curio Shop (1895-1932); George W. Murphy's Grocery Store (1903-1913); The Windsor Hotel (1899-1913); and the WPA Community Center and Carnegie Free Library during the New Deal Years (1936-1938).

This building is an example of Commercial Vernacular architecture in a two-story two-part block structure. The second story of the building has five segmentally arched window openings and the brick corbeled cornice line ties this structure to the building located to the west.

Erected by Ogden City Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture

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• Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 41° 13.237′ N, 111° 58.705′ W. Marker is in Ogden, Utah, in Weber County. It is at the intersection of 25th Street and Wall Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 25th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 107 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 Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Altice Building (within shouting distance of this marker); An Important Community Symbol / Welcome to Historic 25th Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Ogden City Wall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cultural Heart of the City (about 300 feet away); Ogden Union Depot (about 300 feet away); Union Pacific Steam Locomotive #833 (about 300 feet away); Union Pacific DDA40X locomotive #6916 (about 400 feet away); South Pacific Diesel Locomotive SD-45 #7457 (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ogden.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 20, 2025

2. The Murphy Building/Windsor Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.