Hotel Brigham

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Hotel Brigham
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The hotel in 2010
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Location13 and 17 West Forest Street, Brigham City, Utah
Coordinates 41°30′37″N112°00′55″W / 41.51028°N 112.01528°W / 41.51028; -112.01528 (Hotel Brigham) Coordinates: 41°30′37″N112°00′55″W / 41.51028°N 112.01528°W / 41.51028; -112.01528 (Hotel Brigham)
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1914 (1914)
Built byGeorge Burnham
Architect Francis Charles Woods, Julius A. Smith
Architectural styleChicago, Commercial Style
MPS Brigham City MPS
NRHP reference # 91001543 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 17, 1991

Hotel Brigham is a historic three-story hotel building in Brigham City, Utah. It was built in 1914 by George Burnham for James Knudson, a Mormon businessman, and his wife Amelia. [2] It was designed in the Chicago school style by architects Francis Charles Woods and Julius A. Smith, [3] and expanded ten years later, in 1924. [2] The Kudsons died in the early 1940s, and the hotel was acquired by the Hillam Abstracting and Insurance Agency in 1989. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 17, 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Larry Douqlass (May 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hotel Brigham". National Park Service . Retrieved October 10, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Hotel Brigham". Utah Center for Architecture. Retrieved October 20, 2019.