Historic South Temple Street Walking Tour - Salt Lake City, Utah
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Lord Mot
N 40° 46.171 W 111° 53.339
12T E 424974 N 4513551
Tour Starts at The Lion House, 63 E. South Temple.
Waymark Code: WMBVHD
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member The Blue Quasar
Views: 15

The story of Salt Lake City’s settlement and growth is written in the historic buildings of its downtown. The Historic Downtown Walking Tour Guide offers five self guided walking tours exploring over 100 years of history and architecture in Salt Lake City.

At each location, there is an information plaque with information about the building or area.

This tour is the Historic South Temple Street Walking Tour. The Historic South Temple Street Walking Tour Guide contains descriptions of 39 buildings and sites along South Temple from State Street to Virginia Street.

Completing the tour on foot requires approximately 2.5 hours. The route, in one direction, is 1.8 miles long. You may wish to ride a UTA bus back to your starting point when you have finished the tour. Buses 4 and 11 make regular stops along South Temple
Monday through Saturday.

1 The Lion House, 63 E. South Temple
2 The Beehive House, 67 E. South Temple
3 Alta Club Building, 100 E. South Temple
4 Elks Club Building, 139 E. South Temple
5 Heber J. & Augusta Grant House, 174 E. South Temple
6 The Covey & Buckingham Apartment Buildings
239-245 E. South Temple
7 Hagensbarth House/Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple
8 The Cathedral of the Madeleine, 331 E. South Temple
9 First Presbyterian Church, 12 C Street
10 Enos & Mary Wall Mansion, 411 E. South Temple
11 A.O. Whitmore Electric Automobiles Bldg., 430 E. South Temple
12 David & Mary Keith Mansion, 529 E. South Temple
13 Ferguson/Hall House, 551 E. South Temple
14 Gentsch/Thompson House, 576 E. South Temple
15 Thomas & Jennie Kearns Mansion, 603 E. South Temple
16 Matthew & Angelena Walker Mansion, 610 E. South Temple
17 Epley/Glendinning House, 617 E. South Temple
18 Salt Lake Masonic Temple, 650 E. South Temple
19 Emanuel & Fanny Kahn Mansion, 678 E. South Temple
20 Morris & Alice Evans House, 701 E. South Temple
21 Sherman/Jackling House, 731 E. South Temple
22 George & Lizzie Downey House, 808 E. South Temple
23 Maryland Apartments, 839 E. South Temple
24 Ladies Literary Club, 850 E. South Temple
25 Keith & Griffin Houses, 34 and 35 Haxton Place
26 Walter & Esther Filer House, 943 E. South Temple
27 George & Lulu Lee Stiehl House, 966 E. South Temple
28 Phillip & Nellie Wrigley House, 973 E. South Temple
29 Frank & Laura Cameron House, 974 E. South Temple
30 Holy Cross Hospital & Chapel, 1050 E. South Temple
31 Frances Walker House/Town Club, 1081 East South Temple
32 Patrick & Dolly Moran House and Cottage
1106 and 1108 E. South Temple
33 Walter & Alice Lyne House, 1135 E. South Temple
34 William & Eva Armstrong House, 1177 E. South Temple
35 Markland/Walker House, 1205 E. SouthTemple
36 Louis & Eugenia Terry House, 1229 E. South Temple
37 Ayres/McClain & Ayres/Jacobs Houses
1264 and 1268 E. South Temple
38 Mayflower Apartment Building, 1283 E. South Temple
39 Reservoir Park & The Art Barn, 54 Finch Lane

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Fee?: 0.00 (listed in local currency)

Approximate Time to Finish: >2 hours

Addtional Website URL: [Web Link]

Brochure or Interpretive Signs: Interpretive Plaques/Signs

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Visit Instructions:
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