Continental Bank Building (Salt Lake City)

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Continental Bank Building
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Continental Bank Building, May 2019
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Location200 South Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°45′53″N111°53′27″W / 40.76472°N 111.89083°W / 40.76472; -111.89083 (Continental Bank Building) Coordinates: 40°45′53″N111°53′27″W / 40.76472°N 111.89083°W / 40.76472; -111.89083 (Continental Bank Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectGeorge William Kelham
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
MPS Salt Lake City Business District MRA
NRHP reference No. 82004850 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

The Continental Bank Building (now known as the Hotel Monaco) is a historic 13-story commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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Hotel Monaco sign in the building, May 2019

Description

The building was constructed in 1923. The facade is eclectic, showing Second Renaissance Revival elements at the first two floors and utilitarian features above, and the building includes a modest, classical cornice.

Designed by George W. Kelham in 1922, [2] the building was constructed on the former site of the National Bank of the Republic after a merger of banks controlled by James E. Cosgriff. [3] After Cosgriff's death in 1938, his son, Walter E. Cosgriff, eventually became president of the bank. [4] [5] The building became home to Kimpton Hotel Monaco in 1999. [6]

The Continental Bank Building was added to the NRHP December 27, 1982. [5]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Frisco Architect to Design Bank". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. June 9, 1922. p. 14. Retrieved May 21, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "National Banks to Consolidate in Near Future". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. April 11, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved May 21, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. "James E. Cosgriff". Salt Lake Telegram. Salt Lake City, Utah. September 19, 1938. p. 4. Retrieved May 21, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Continental Bank Building". National Park Service . Retrieved May 20, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) With accompanying pictures
  6. "Kimpton's Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City Celebrates Vibrant Renewal". Visit Salt Lake. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)

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