Salt Lake City and County Building
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brwhiz
N 40° 45.575 W 111° 53.160
12T E 425215 N 4512447
This building has served city government, county government, state government, and as a courthouse. It was the first historic building to be outfitted with base isolators for seismic protection.
Waymark Code: WM9P20
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2010
Views: 40
The plaque is inscribed:
Salt Lake
City & County Building
1891-1894, Monheim, Bird, & Proudfoot
The Salt Lake City & County Building is one of Salt Lake City’s most beloved landmarks. The building is Utah’s finest example of Richardsonian Romanesque architecture. Numerous detailed carvings, including Indian chiefs, Spanish explorers, and the faces of the first Mormon women to arrive in the Salt Lake Valley, decorate the building’s exterior. Columbia, a female personification of the United States, crowns the clock tower. During the late 1980s, Salt Lake City undertook a major renovation of the building. It now sits on 440 base isolators which will allow the building to move as a whole during an earthquake. This seismic retrofit project received international attention for pioneering the use of base isolators in historic buildings.
The last trial held in theis building, in 1978 was that of Ted Bundy, serial killer.
This edifice is Tour Stop 30 on the Utah Heritage Foundation Downtown Walking Tour.
Year Built: 1891-1894
Current Use of Building: City and County Government
Level of Courts: County
Architect: Monheim, Bird, and Proudfoot
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1894-1978
Physical Address:
451 Washington Square
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Hours:
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday
Related Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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