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Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home

 
 
Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bryan R. Bauer, August 31, 2010
1. Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home Marker
Inscription.
Built in
1896 for Gideon A. Gibbs
Later Owned
By Elbert D. Thomas, U.S.
Senator From 1932-1950

 
Erected by Utah State Historical Society. (Marker Number S-2.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.
 
Location. 40° 46.362′ N, 111° 53.651′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Capitol Hill. It is on West Temple, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 137 North West Temple Street, Salt Lake City UT 84103, 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: Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen House (here, next to this marker); First University West of the Mississippi (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Primary Children’s Hospital (about 400 feet away); Historical Gardens (about 800 feet away); Pioneer Log Home (about 800 feet away); Joseph Smith's First Vision (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mormon Tabernacle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Kimball-Whitney Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.
 
Regarding Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home.
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This home is also on the National Register of Historic Places.
 
Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bryan R. Bauer, August 31, 2010
2. Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home
This marker and the "Nearby" companion marker are visible in the lower right hand corner.
The foliage is so dense that this is the only portion of the house that is visible.
Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Roger Roper, circa February 1984
3. Gibbs-Thomas-Hansen Home
This NRHP Photo shows the East Facade of the house. Placed on the National Register on July 12, 1984. #84002202.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118. This page has been viewed 1,146 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2010, by Bryan R. Bauer of Kearns, Ut 84118.   3. submitted on September 17, 2010. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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