The 18th Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one of the original nineteen ecclesiastical wards of Salt Lake Valley, was organized Feb. 14, 1849. Early congregations consisted of families of Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, and . . . — — Map (db m35670) HM
Formed in 1856 to accommodate rapid growth in the area, the 20th Ward originally met in a meetinghouse on 2nd Avenue between D and E streets. By 1884 when the need for a larger facility and the desire of the school board to use the location for a . . . — — Map (db m1560) HM
This home was built in 1920 for Newell C. Beeman and his wife Anna Jane Harvey. Beeman, a native of Phelps, New York, spent most of his working life engaged in various enterprises connected with iron and coal mining. He was superintendent of the . . . — — Map (db m274883) HM
This two-story clapboard-sided house was built for Frederick J. and Ellen Clegg Tullidge around 1892-'94. A native of Salt Lake City, Frederick Tullidge's work included stone cutting for the construction of the Salt Lake LDS temple. In 1900, the . . . — — Map (db m274887) HM
This two-story Victorian Eclectic style house was likely built in 1898 for Gracia Flanders, daughter of a railroad tycoon. Miss Flanders was a piano teacher and taught lessons in this house. After she moved to Berkley, California, in 1919, the house . . . — — Map (db m274890) HM
Constructed in 1907, this two-story four-square type house with a hipped roof was designed by the firm of Walter E. Ware and Alberto O. Treganza, two of Utah's best-known architects. Strongly influenced by the Prairie School style, for which the . . . — — Map (db m274925) HM
The mansion, completed in 1901, was designed for Alfred W. and Elizabeth McCune by architect S. C. Dallas. Alfred McCune acquired great wealth through railroad, mining, and timber enterprises. In 1920, after the McCune's moved to Los Angeles, they . . . — — Map (db m132485) HM
This statuary and surrounding gardens have been created in tribute to the Mormon pioneers, who sang joyously "All is Well" amid their trials and rigors of the long trek from Nauvoo, Illionis to Salt Lake Valley.
Their beginnings came on April . . . — — Map (db m245954) HM
This building has housed the Alta Club for over 100 years. Prominent Utah businessmen founded the exclusive club in 1883. The original members were all non-Mormons and most were involved in the mining industry. The Alta Club's official . . . — — Map (db m146855) HM
Indian hunters probably used Ensign Peak as a vantage point to scout for prey. Many camped near the Warm Springs west of here, at the base of the mountain. The Salt Lake Valley was a meeting place and campsite for several bands which were composed . . . — — Map (db m225318) HM
Anderson Tower was built in 1884 by Robert R. Anderson (1848-1935) a pioneer of 1867, and one of the original settlers on the north bench of Salt Lake City. The tower was patterned after similar towers Mr. Anderson had seen in Scotland as a young . . . — — Map (db m124173) HM
Lucy Loomis Tuttle, the wife of Milo Andrus, directed the
construction of this home while her husband was serving
a mission in England. The Andrus home served as an inn,
providing food and lodging for travelers. It was known as a
“Halfway . . . — — Map (db m172042) HM
In 1846, camped mainly on the shores of the Missouri River, Mormons were already exiled from the United States, bound for a refuge in the west. Then, a call to arms came from the US Government to serve in the Mexican War. US President James K. Polk . . . — — Map (db m173256) HM
The Assembly Hall, constructed of granite
stone left over from the building of the
temple, was completed in 1880. It is a
place of public worship, in which visitors
are welcome. Although the building is used
mainly for conferences of Latter-day . . . — — Map (db m172067) HM
To the Memory of Officers & Soldiers of the California Volunteers
Bear River. Jan. 29th 1865
Spanish Fork April 15th 1865
Darwin Chase, 1st Lieut. 2nd Cav. C.V. Killed at Bear River U.T. Jan 29th 1863.
Fernando A. Peel, 2nd . . . — — Map (db m301469) HM WM
Erected about 1852 by President Brigham Young as the official residence of the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and occupied by him from the time it was completed until his death in 1877.
From 1852 to 1855 it also . . . — — Map (db m172047) HM
Built in 1845 of adobe brick. Architect: Truman O. Angell. Home of Brigham Young, second president, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints & 1st Governor Territory of Utah. — — Map (db m172048) HM
The Beehive House served as Brigham
Youngs residence, office, and reception
area for official visitors. At the time the house was
built, Young was both president of the LDS Church
and Utah's territorial governor. The Beehive House
was designed . . . — — Map (db m173259) HM
The Bertolini Block is one of the few physical reminders of the immigrant communities which flourished in Salt Lake City at the turn of the century. Ignazio Bertolini, an Italian-American real estate developer, constructed the building in . . . — — Map (db m146856) HM
The Bertolini Block, constructed in 1891-1892, was designed by William Carroll. Built for Ignazio Bertolini, a native of Italy, the building was originally used for his real estate office and private residence. Later it was occupied by various . . . — — Map (db m146869) HM
Big Cottonwood Canyon has played a major role in the mining, timber and recreation history of Utah. Lumber was used to build mine facilities and to build and fuel the settlement of Salt Lake Valley. In the 1850s, steam-powered sawmills peppered . . . — — Map (db m275961) HM
On 19 July 1847, scouts Orson Pratt and John Brown climbed the mountain and became the first Latter-day Saints to see the Salt Lake Valley. Due to illness, the pioneer camp had divided into three small companies. On 23 July, the last party, led by . . . — — Map (db m150080) HM
Roy Newman was blinded and nearly killed when a stick of dynamite misfired in this mine in 1929. But the determined miner recovered and returned to work his mine alone for another 45 years! You can see the mine portal to the right of this sign, . . . — — Map (db m275923) HM
Designed by Philip Meyer, a native of Germany and a nephew of local retail magnate Frederick Auerbach, the B'nai Israel Temple was constructed in 1890-91. Henry Monheim, a local architect, supervised the construction. It is one of the few remaining . . . — — Map (db m35790) HM
Honored here for his roles as pioneer, colonizer, governor, and religious leader, Brigham Young was best known as simply "Brother Brigham". A beloved leader and wise counselor, he served as President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day . . . — — Map (db m132637) HM
Built on a 200 acre farm land north of Parley's Creek and east of 20th East between the years of 1849-1852, it was the largest gristmill in the Utah territory. It operated between 1852-1857 and was shut down in 1857 due to the entrance of Johnson's . . . — — Map (db m273450) HM
Brigham Young's Garden Wall was built in the 1850s as a protection
and a "make work" project.
The wall was eight feet high and thirty inches thick at the base. The
wall receded to about twelve inches at the top. Using the surrounding . . . — — Map (db m245950) HM
Erected about 1852. Used as the executive offices of the Territory of Utah until 1855. Headquarters of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the time it was finished until 1917 when the new church office building was complete.
For a . . . — — Map (db m172051) HM
The Broadway Hotel is one of the dozen hotels built in downtown Salt Lake City shortly after the completion of the city's two major rail depots. The building is most notable today for the portico on its southeast corner. This portico marks the . . . — — Map (db m35695) HM
The oldest building on Fort Douglas, constructed in 1863 of wood and adobe. Originally built as Post Commander's Quarters it served as housing for Officer and Enlisted families until 1879. — — Map (db m223088) HM
In the early 1860's George and Mary B. Calder built one of the first amusement parks on this spot. They cleared the land with oxen, planted grass and trees and converted a natural spring of water into a lake for boating. It was spanned by a . . . — — Map (db m40229) HM
Canyon quarries provided stone for many pioneer structures. Much of the sandstone used in homes, civic buildings, and the temple's first foundation came from Red Butte Canyon, just east of here. Little Cottonwood Canyon, to the south, supplied . . . — — Map (db m234528) HM
Constructed 1912-1913, the Capitol Theatre incorporated classical design and was stylistically advanced for its time. the theater's highly decorative Italian Renaissance style is significant as an innovation in the development of Utah architecture. . . . — — Map (db m35547) HM
The street to the north was originally Emmigration Road the only approach from the east. Over this road the pioneers of 1847 and subsequent years entered the valley of the Great Salt Sea. They found growing near this site a lone cedar and . . . — — Map (db m35125) HM
"The city presents a handsome appearance. About 9 o'clock the whole train arrived and is camped in Emigration Square in a dusty place, full of horses and wagons from the states. A large number of old acquaintances came into our camp to . . . — — Map (db m273865) HM
This reinforced concrete warehouse with a brick facade was built in 1929 for George E. Chandler, founder of the Central Warehouse Company. Part of the Warehouse District in the Salt Lake City Multiple-Resource Area, this structure helps document the . . . — — Map (db m35950) HM
Built in 1852 by Isaac Chase, a native of New York State who came to Utah in September 1847. His daughter Louisa drove the ox team across the plains which brought the mill stones and mill irons which were used in the manufacture of flour. In 1854, . . . — — Map (db m35131) HM
Brigham Young knew when he saw Ensign Peak that this marked the right place for the center of the new Zion. He said, "I want to go there," sensing that at the top he might gain some insight about the future city.
Ascending the hill with other . . . — — Map (db m234453) HM
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints constructed this building between 1914 and 1917 to serve as its headquarters. Prior to its completion, the office of the Church President was located just to the east between Brigham Youngs Lion . . . — — Map (db m35685) HM
Among the wagons that headed west with the Mormon pioneers were those carrying the historical records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After storing in records in various locations around the city in 1855-1856 the Church built a . . . — — Map (db m223420) HM
As City Creek flowed out of the canyon, it split
into two main branches one of which ran through
the western part of this block continuing on to the
south of the city where it joined other creeks before
reaching the Jordan River. As the city . . . — — Map (db m172183) HM
First published on April 15, 1871, in a pioneer print shop at 33 West on 1st South, The Salt Lake Daily Tribune and Mining Gazette had an initial circulation of 2,000. In its centennial year, The Salt Lake Tribune served more than 107,000 daily and . . . — — Map (db m200659) HM
This site originally housed two buildings used as brothels on Salt Lake Citys busy Commercial Street during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Commercial Street was created in 1871, one of the first streets to be cut through Salt Lake Citys large . . . — — Map (db m35306) HM
Jews have been part of Utahs religious, economic, social, and political life since the mid-19th century. Congregation BNai Israel was organized in 1874. The first service was held in March, 1883. BNai Israel merged with Congregation Montefiore in . . . — — Map (db m35792) HM
This Synagogue was constructed in 1903 at a cost of $9,000, and was one of only 4 synagogues built in Utah during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was designed by prominent Utah architect Carl Neuhausen. The building's exotic style results from . . . — — Map (db m35833) HM
"I want to say to every man, the Constitution of the United States, as framed by our fathers, was dictated, was revealed, was put into their hearts by the Almighty who dwells in the heavens; and I tell you in the name of Jesus Christ it is as good . . . — — Map (db m132154) HM
Although the origins of Westminster College date back to the establishment of the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute on April 12, 1875, Converse Hall, constructed in 1906, was the first
building erected on the campus of Westminster College. The . . . — — Map (db m273640) HM
Council Hall, originally called Old City Hall, was erected between 1864 and 1866 and was located on the corner of 120 East and 100 South. Key moments in Utah's early history took place in this historic building. In 1868, Brigham Young founded . . . — — Map (db m302390) HM
Utahs first public building
The Council House, a sandstone and adobe building designed by Truman O. Angell, was completed on this site in 1851. As the state's first public building, it fulfilled multiple roles, housing
government and . . . — — Map (db m245959) HM
The Crane Company constructed this building in 1910 to house the Salt Lake City branch of its internationally-known valve, engine, plumbing fixture, and heating system business. The company opened its Salt Lake branch in 1902, just a few years . . . — — Map (db m146857) HM
This monument marks the site of the Crismon Mill, the first grist mill built in the Territory of Utah. Built by Charles Crismon in the fall of 1847 this mill ground the wheat brought across the plains by the pioneers of 1847.
Vilate Kimball . . . — — Map (db m245948) HM
World renowned mining and metallurgical engineer, eminent business executive, benefactor and loyal friend of Utah and its people.
Guided by an inspired vision, he applied and developed processes for the beneficiation of low grade porphyritic . . . — — Map (db m72780) HM
This building was constructed in 1902 for David Keith. Keith was another of Utah's mining magnates and a close friend of Thomas Kearns. The two men developed one of the world's most lucrative silver mines, the Silver King in Park City. This building . . . — — Map (db m223414) HM
National Register
U of U Circle Historic District
David P. Gardner Hall
This Neoclassical stone building, constructed 1930-31, originally served university students as their Union Building. It was paid for with student fees and was . . . — — Map (db m240557) HM
This railroad station was constructed between 1908 and 1910 to serve the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and the Western Pacific Railroad. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad was completed between Denver and Salt Lake City in March 1883, and the . . . — — Map (db m34997) HM
Due to a lack of doctors in Utah, Brigham Young sent
a number of women to medical schools in the East. In 1882,
the Deseret Hospital was opened under the direction of
the women's Relief Society. In 1884, the hospital moved to
a building . . . — — Map (db m172759) HM
Site of Utahs first commercial radio broadcast
The stately, six-story office building which once stood on this corner was known at various times as the Deseret News, Oregon-Shortline, and Union Pacific Building, depending on which . . . — — Map (db m245871) HM
In 1861, the transcontinental telegraph line ran directly
through Salt Lake City. Though it provided a line of
communication from east to west, it did little to connect
the isolated communities in the Intermountain region.
This led Brigham Young . . . — — Map (db m172211) HM
Devereaux House was Salt Lake City's earliest mansion and, in its day, the most elegant. As a unique mansion in an isolated frontier city, the Devereaux was the setting of many social gatherings that included prominent local citizens and important . . . — — Map (db m35793) HM
Skilled craftsmen like woodworker Henry Dinwoodey
learned to adapt their work to the softer woods and different
conditions that existed in Utah. They imitated the styles
of the eastern hardwoods and even marble in native pine,
aspen, cottonwood, . . . — — Map (db m173390) HM
In the early settlements of Utah, the pioneer ideal was to be
self-sufficient. The potter filled an important role in achieving
this by helping produce the much-needed resources in the
communities for kitchen, table and bedroom . . . — — Map (db m172757) HM
After 4 1/2 miles of fighting boulders and brush along streambed, Donner Party gave up here, and on August 22, 1846, climbed steep hill to southwest. A survivor wrote, "We doubled teams, almost every yoke in the train (of 23 wagons) being required . . . — — Map (db m41380) HM
The Donner Party led by George and Jacob Donner and James F. Reed passed here and crossed Jordan River nearby about September 2, 1846.
This party, consisting of 81 persons, 35 of them children, was delayed 2 weeks building a road via emigration . . . — — Map (db m152455) HM
When Dr. Ellis Reynolds Shipp graduated from Women's Medical College in Philadelphia with a specialty in obstetrics and diseases of women and children, she returned to Salt Lake City to practice medicine and open her School of Obstetrics and Nursing . . . — — Map (db m123640) HM
In memory of Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon July 1, 1857 — July 10, 1932 Pioneer Doctor — First Woman State Senator in the U.S. Author of Utah sanitation laws Member of first State Board of Health Her office and home located near this . . . — — Map (db m146594) HM
Perhaps one of the longest living and prominent residents of the area, known as Parleys Hollow, now officially Parleys Historic Nature Park, was Joseph Dudler. About 1864, he settled in this location. Here he built his home. It was two stories, . . . — — Map (db m315863) HM
Early in 1870, Joseph Dudler, owner and operator of the inn which was on the ground level of his house, built a brewery in back of his house here in Parleys Hollow. To provide for this, in addition to the brewery proper, located on adjacent . . . — — Map (db m315857) HM
In recognition of the generous support of Katherine and Zeke Dumke
This facility is named with pride in recognition of Katherine and Zeke Dumke, whose long-time involvement and generous support have significantly enriched the women's . . . — — Map (db m275840) HM
Duty Calls
"With God for their friend"
Brigham Young
1846-1847
The position of a Mormon Battalion volunteer was one of shared allegiance. He showed his loyalty as a United States citizen in a historically pivotal military endeavor. . . . — — Map (db m249208) HM
"These men have crossed a continent" General Stephen W. Kearney 1846-1847
With the conquest of Mexico accomplished before the arrival of the battalion, the
soldiers never engaged in combat. Rather, the battalion's role was to . . . — — Map (db m249204) HM
Built in 1864, the Eagle Emporium Building is the oldest existing commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City. William Jennings, Utah's first millionaire, constructed the building to house his mercantile business. The Eagle Emporium Building was . . . — — Map (db m35804) HM
The Eagle Gate marked the entrance to the homes of Brigham Young. During the early settlement of the valley, Brigham Young was aloted the land lying athwart the mouth of City Creek Canyon. His New England heritage prompted him to desire the privacy . . . — — Map (db m35161) HM
This building was constructed in 1915-16 for the Fraternal Order of Eagles. The architect was Niels Edward Liljenberg, a Swedish immigrant who designed many institutional buildings in Utah. The Eagles Club was one of a number of . . . — — Map (db m257585) HM
The pioneers of East Millcreek built the log schoolhouse in 1854 on bench land above a creek, later named Millcreek. Drinking water was carried up the hill from the creek. Logs were brought from the nearby canyons, and members of the community . . . — — Map (db m273352) HM
Early Peoples: Mill Creek the Provider
In front of you, the willows, cottonwoods, and dogwoods all draw sustenance from
Mill Creek. People, too, have long come here for the gifts of fresh water in a dry land. For centuries, the Goshute tribe . . . — — Map (db m302383) HM
This house was constructed in 1872 for Ebenezer Beesley, a native of England who came to Utah in 1859 at the age of 19. Ebenezer Beesley is known for his music activities serving as director of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1880 to 1889, compiler . . . — — Map (db m302385) HM
Edward Snelgrove's original store was located near the
corner of Main Street and 200 South in Salt Lake City.
Though not an exact replica of the original boot shop
operated by Snelgrove, this building provides an example
of a shoe maker's . . . — — Map (db m172212) HM
The well-known Mormon hymn, O My Father, has lifted millions of hearts through generations with its sublime message on man's eternal journey. Words to the hymn were written by Eliza R. Snow. Born in Becket, Massachusetts in 1804, she was . . . — — Map (db m234341) HM
Eliza R. Snow
Leader of Pioneer Women
January 21, 1804 - December 5, 1887
O My Father
The immortal poem – hymn, “O My Father” was written by the inspired poetess, Eliza R. Snow, sometime in the Spring of 1845 in . . . — — Map (db m35237) HM
This gathering place for students, faculty and the community pays tribute to educator and philanthropist Emma Eccles Jones (1898-1991), whose landmark contributions - made in loving memory of her father during the last year of her own life - . . . — — Map (db m239567) HM
From this point, looking northward, one has a clear view of ensign peak, a round hill, projecting up from the low range of which it is a part. On July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon Pioneers entered this valley, Brigham Young and party climbed . . . — — Map (db m125020) HM
July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon pioneers entered this valley Brigham Young and party climbed to this point and with the aid of field glasses made a careful survey of the mountains, canyons and streams. In the group were Heber C. Kimball, . . . — — Map (db m150534) HM
July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon pioneers entered this valley Brigham Young and party climbed to this point and with the aid of field glasses made a careful survey of the mountains, canyons and streams. In the group were Heber C. Kimball, . . . — — Map (db m224778) HM
Dedicated July 26, 1996 by President Gordon B. Hinckley
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
This park is the result of a public-private partnership between Salt Lake City and Ensign Peak Foundation.
About the Plaza . . . — — Map (db m225319) HM
"And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth .Lift ye up a banner upon the high mountain" (Isaiah 11:12; 13:2).
Long . . . — — Map (db m234451) HM
In 1776, the first non-native explorers entered Utah. They were led by Franciscan Fathers, Francisco Antanazio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante, who hoped to establish a new trail from New Mexico to their California missions. After . . . — — Map (db m225317) HM
Constructed in 1896, this large, two-story, Victorian Eclectic style dwelling was built for Frederick C. Gentsch. He was the general superintendent of the Pacific Express Company and owned the home until 1900, when it was sold to Ezra Thompson, Jr. . . . — — Map (db m273996) HM
This unusually large house with its ornamental detailing
indicates the upper middle class status achieved by the John
and Sarah Fairbanks family, after years of living in their
covered wagon and log cabin. Located in Payson, Utah,
the upper . . . — — Map (db m173192) HM
Not all of the Mormons who went west in 1846-47 traveled overland. Beginning
February 4, 1846, in New York harbor, 70 men, 68 women and 100 children boarded the ship Brooklyn and made a six-month, 24,000-mile journey around Cape Horn, landing at . . . — — Map (db m249214) HM
The bronze entrance to the Eagle Gate Tower once graced the Federal Reserve Bank building that stood on this corner. A branch of the Federal Reserve Bank first opened in Salt Lake City in 1918, but efforts to construct a building were repeatedly . . . — — Map (db m146596) HM
Dedicated June 1990
In grateful memory of Col. William M. & Jeannette Ferry who donated the acreage for the campus of Westminster College and one of the original buildings.
Ferry Hall 1908-1987 stood on the present site of the Bill and Vieve . . . — — Map (db m273641) HM
National Register
Utah Historic Site
FIRE STATION NO. 8
Fire Station No. 8, the second oldest visually intact fire station in Salt Lake City, is historically significant in documenting the expansion and development of the firefighting . . . — — Map (db m240558) HM
The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Utah was organized in Salt Lake City on July 17, 1891. The church, designed by architect Walter E. Ware, was constructed of brick and kyune sandstone. Dedicated on November 27, 1898, the building is the . . . — — Map (db m274090) HM
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