Richards Street - Salt Lake City, UT
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Chasing Blue Sky
N 40° 46.122 W 111° 53.557
12T E 424667 N 4513464
This historical marker is located near Nordstrom, on the west block of the City Creek Center in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
Waymark Code: WME4HD
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member hobbycachegirl
Views: 4

This historical marker is situated on the north side of Nordstrom and west of the Amussen Building facade and the Flutter fountain in the City Creek Center. The marker reads:

RICHARDS STREET

FORMER LOCATION OF RICHARDS FAMILY CEMETERY

Richards Court is named for Willard Richards, an apostle and counselor to Brigham Young, who occupied this property beginning in 1847. At his death in 1854, he was buried in the family cemetery near his house. In 1890 when the property was developed for commercial use, the Richards family graves were moved to the Salt Lake City cemetery.

Richards Street connected South Temple and First South streets. Among the businesses which located on the street were the Utah Woolen Mills, Wasatch Meats, and the Deseret News Publishing Company. In the 1980s, the street was closed for the construction of the Crossroads Plaza shopping mall.

Photo caption: Richards Street. Used by permission, Utah State Historical Society, all rights reserved.
Marker Name: Richards Street

Marker Type: City

County: Salt Lake

City: Salt Lake City

Group Responsible for Placement: City Creek Center

Date Dedicated: March 2012

Addtional Information: Not listed

Marker Number: Not listed

Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed

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