Tribune Building (Salt Lake City)

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Tribune Building
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Tribune Building, September 2013
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Location137 South Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°45′58″N111°53′27″W / 40.76611°N 111.89083°W / 40.76611; -111.89083
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
Architect Pope & Burton
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
MPS Salt Lake City Business District MRA
NRHP reference No. 82005108 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 2012

The Tribune Building is a historic commercial building in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

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Description

It is located at 137 South Main Street and built in 1924. It was listed on the NRHP July 30, 2012. [1]

It has also been known as the Ezra Thompson Building after three-time mayor Ezra Thompson, or as the former Salt Lake Tribune building, as the newspaper was a longtime occupant until 2005. [2]

It was one of only four high-rise buildings constructed in Salt Lake City between World War I and the Great Depression. [2]

The property was vacant in 2008 when it was purchased by investors, as part of a transaction reported to be for $3.9 million. [3]

In 2013 it became home of Neumont University. [2]

It was a work of architects Pope & Burton. [4] [note 1] It is a two-part commercial block building. Although the lower level's facade has been modified, the building retains its notable terra cotta cornice. [4]

See also

Notes

  1. NRIS listed the building's architects as "Hope & Burton", apparently a typo for Pope & Burton.

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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 "A little history on the Ezra Thompson Building". December 17, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "Local group buys Tribune building / 39/42 LLC also buys other properties in downtown area". Deseret News. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Utah's Historic Architecture". p. 66.

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