Joseph Smith Memorial Building
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N 40° 46.168 W 111° 53.424
12T E 424855 N 4513546
Formerly known as the Hotel Utah this building now functions as part of the management complex of the LDS Church.
Waymark Code: WM9PNJ
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2010
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The plaque is inscribed:
Joseph Smith
Memorial Building
Hotel Utah
1909-1911, Parkinson & Bergstrom
The Hotel Utah was the “Grande Dame” of hotels in the Intermountain West. For most of the 20th century. the hotel hosted Utah’s most distinguished visitors and was a focal point of local social activity. As one historian wrote, “Everything that was anything was held there.” The building is a lavish example of Second Renaissance Revival style architecture — with a Utah touch. Look for the huge brick and plaster beehive cupola atop the hotel. The beehive is Utah’s state symbol. In 1987, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints decided to close the Hotel Utah and renovate the building to house church offices and meeting spaces. Today the hotel is known as the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.
Marker Name: Joseph Smith Memorial Building
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
This building is Tour Stop 2 on the Utah Heritage Foundation Downtown Walking Tour.
County: Salt Lake
City: Salt Lake City
Group Responsible for Placement: Utah Heritage Foundation
Marker Number: 2
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1872-1-1-1,00.html
Date Dedicated: Not listed
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