University of Utah Circle

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University of Utah Circle
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A view of the University of Utah Circle, November 2010
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Location University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates 40°45′54″N111°50′59″W / 40.76500°N 111.84972°W / 40.76500; -111.84972
Built1901 - 1935
ArchitectMultiple (Richard Kletting; [1] Cannon, Fetzer, Hansen; [2] Ashton & Evans [3] )
NRHP reference No. 78002682
Added to NRHP1978 [4]

The University of Utah Circle, also known as Presidents Circle, is located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 [4] as a historic district.

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History

In 1900 the University of Utah moved to the current east-bench campus on land that used to belong to Fort Douglas. [5] The four original buildings, which are currently known as the John Widtsoe Building, the LeRoy Cowles Building, the Alfred Emery Building, and the James Talmage Building were built on what is now University of Utah circle. [5]

The circle was the site of one of manny pro-Palestinian encampments that occurred in response to the Israel-Hamas war. [6]

Buildings

The district is composed of the following eight buildings, which are all named after former University of Utah Presidents and located along University Circle: [7]

Park Building, December 2005 University of Utah.jpg
Park Building, December 2005

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