First Surviving Commercial Building in Salt Lake City
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 40° 46.017 W 111° 53.478
12T E 424776 N 4513268
This commercial building is the oldest such building still in use in Salt Lake City.
Waymark Code: WM9MXH
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/06/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 13

The plaque is inscribed:
Eagle Emporium Building

1864, William Paul

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 also the first home of the Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution. At Brigham Young's request, Jennings exchanged his emporium's inventory for stock in the new ZCMI and leased this building to the cooperative in 1868. The ornate clock in front of this building is one of the few remaining pieces of 19th-century street furniture in downtown. The clock was erected in 1873 and first powered by a water wheel.
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This location is Tour Stop 16 on the Utah Heritage Foundation Downtown Walking Tour.
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