Salt Lake City Public Library - Salt Lake City, UT
N 40° 46.124 W 111° 53.302
12T E 425025 N 4513464
Originally the Salt Lake City Public Library, this building has also been a planetarium and now houses a jeweler.
Waymark Code: WMWZV2
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
Views: 3
Having outgrown it's space in the Salt Lake City/County Building at the end of the nineteenth century, the city public library was in need of a new location. A mining magnate, John Q. Packard donated a block of land and $100,000 and construction was started in 1904 with a dedication in 1905. The building is in the Beaux Arts style and is built of limestone. It continued to serve as a library until 1964 when it became a planetarium. The planetarium outgrew the space and moved out in 2003. The building remained empty until 2007 when it was purchased by a local jeweler, O.C. Tanner. Tanner restored the building, taking out the changes made by the planetarium. The building remains in use and is a prominent feature of the South Temple Historic District.
Street address: 15 South State Street Salt Lake City, UT USA 84111
County / Borough / Parish: Salt Lake County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: EDUCATION ARCHITECTURE SOCIAL HISTORY
Periods of significance: 1900-1924 1925-1949
Historic function: Education
Current function: Retail
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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