Logan in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Arimo Block

Logan Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

Arimo Block Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. Arimo Block Marker

Inscription. Built in 1913, this building was once referred to as "Arimo Block" (it was reportedly named after a local Shoshone chief). Martinus Fonnesbeck established one of the first businesses in the block, the Fonnesbeck Knitting Works. Other original tenants included Harris Music, A.H. Palmer Plumbing, and the Arimo Pool Hall, which was located in the basement of Fonnesbeck Knitting Works. The Arimo Pool Hall had the only bowling alley in Logan, and advertisements boasted it as being "the most popular place in town." In 1915 Logan City established its city offices in this building, remaining there until 1963. Over the last century, many firms have occupied the spaces in this building, from engineering and electrical firms in the 1920s, to building supply and road construction firms in the 1940s, to the United States Department of the Interior's Geological Survey and Water Resources programs in the 1960s. A.H. Palmer and Sons is the only original Arimo Block occupant that still maintains its business here.

Erected 2004 by Utah Division of State History.

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Entertainment • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 41° 44.08′ N, 111° 50.085′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. It is on North Main Street north of Federal Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 170 N Main Street, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and on the 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: 141 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Cache County Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Cache Valley Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 160 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 138 North Main (within shouting

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. Arimo Block Marker

distance of this marker); 133 North Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel Logan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 102 North Main (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Arimo Block Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

3. Arimo Block Building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 116 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.