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

29 South Main

Logan Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

29 South Main Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. 29 South Main Marker

Inscription. This building was built in 1914 by one of Cache Valley's leading merchants and prominent citizens, George W. Thatcher. It is a large, two-story, dark red brick building with typically large, rectangular windows of a very regular pattern. The cornice is prominent but not dominant. It originally housed one of the valley's most distinctive women's department stores, Shamhart and Christensen's. The land upon which the building is situated was originally owned by Luna Young, daughter of Brigham Young, who married George W. Thatcher.

Erected 2007 by Utah Division of State History, Gene & Christie Needham.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 41° 43.855′ N, 111° 50.114′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and W Center Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 Main Street, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

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: 5 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); 26 South Main (within shouting distance of this marker); Bullen Center (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Caine Lyric Theater (within shouting distance of this marker); 19 North Main (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 22 East Center (about 300 feet away); 15 North Main (about 300 feet away); A Lighted Pathway to Musical Perfection..... (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. 29 South Main Marker

29 South Main Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

3. 29 South Main 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 81 times since then and 16 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.