Oquirrh School

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Oquirrh School
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Location350 S. 400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah
Coordinates 40°45′41″N111°52′49″W / 40.7615°N 111.8803°W / 40.7615; -111.8803 Coordinates: 40°45′41″N111°52′49″W / 40.7615°N 111.8803°W / 40.7615; -111.8803
Area1.6 acres (0.65 ha)
Built1894
Architect Kletting, Richard K.A.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Renaissance
NRHP reference No. 08001156 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 2008

The Oquirrh School, at 350 South 400 East in Salt Lake City, Utah, was built in 1894. It is in Romanesque and/or Renaissance style. It has also been known as Oquirrh Place. [1]

It is the only one out of 10 schools designed by Kletting in Salt Lake City that survives. It was a school into the 1960s, and since has been adaptively reused. Its most recent renovation received a preservation award from the Utah Heritage Foundation. [2]

Big-D Construction notes several awards for the historic renovation. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1] [4]

It may have been designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting (per NRIS) or it may have been designed by a William Carroll (per article covering Oquirrh School in Salt Lake Herald, 10-28-1892, p. 8).

According to a website about renovation, it was designed by Kletting. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Oquirrh School". Utah Heritage Foundation.
  3. Big-D on Oquirrh School
  4. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oquirrh School". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  5. "The Children's Center/Oquirrh School Historic Renovation". Big-D. Retrieved June 1, 2019.