Deer Valley in Park City in Summit County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Claimjumper Hotel
1884
Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 20, 2025
1. The Claimjumper Hotel Marker
Inscription.
The Claimjumper Hotel. The Park City Hotel was built on this site after the Great Fire of 1898. It was managed by a well-liked and respected Park City resident, Mrs. Marie Hethke O'Keefe, who also owned the furnishings. After it was destroyed in another fire in 1912, a great community fund-raising effort produced $22,000 to pay for the construction of a fine brick building to be called the New Park Hotel. On November 3, 1913, Mrs. O'Keefe opened the new hotel and it quickly became a favorite stopping place for travelers. It was described as a "beautiful and commodious hostelry with a dining room decorated in patriotic red, white, and blue." All meals, including Sunday dinner, were 50 cents each. Guest lists, which were published in the Park Record, indicated that business was flourishing. Mrs. O'Keefe operated the New Park Hotel until 1952 when depressed economic times forced its closure. She died in 1958. After extensive remodeling and modernization in the mid-1960s, the building reopened as The Claimjumper, a hotel, restaurant, and private club. The hotel rooms were converted into offices after a fire in 1992.
The Park City Hotel was built on this site after the Great Fire of 1898. It was managed by a well-liked and respected Park City resident, Mrs. Marie Hethke O'Keefe, who also owned the furnishings. After it was destroyed in another fire in 1912, a great community fund-raising effort produced $22,000 to pay for the construction of a fine brick building to be called the New Park Hotel. On November 3, 1913, Mrs. O'Keefe opened the new hotel and it quickly became a
favorite stopping place for travelers. It was described as a "beautiful and commodious hostelry with a dining room decorated in patriotic red, white, and blue." All meals, including Sunday dinner, were 50 cents each. Guest lists, which were published in the Park Record, indicated that business was flourishing. Mrs. O'Keefe operated the New Park Hotel until 1952 when depressed economic times forced its closure. She died in 1958. After extensive remodeling and modernization in the mid-1960s, the building reopened as The Claimjumper, a hotel, restaurant, and private club. The hotel rooms were converted into offices after a fire in 1992.
Erected 2000 by Park City
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is November 3, 1913.
Location. 40° 38.713′ N, 111° 29.81′ W. Marker is in Park City, Utah, in Summit County. It is in Deer Valley. It is on Main Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 573 Main Street, Park City UT 84060, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Uinta Mountains, in the Wasatch Front, and in Greater Provo. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Mortuary (within shouting distance of this marker); Masonic Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Rodney W. Schreurs Centennial Park (within shouting distance of this marker);
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 338 times since then and 144 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 20, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
