Tribune Building (Salt Lake City)

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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).

Tribune Building
Tribune Building, September 2013
Tribune Building (Salt Lake City) is located in Utah
Tribune Building (Salt Lake City)
Tribune Building (Salt Lake City) is located in the United States
Tribune Building (Salt Lake City)
Location137 South Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°45′58″N 111°53′27″W / 40.76611°N 111.89083°W / 40.76611; -111.89083
Arealess than one acre
Built1924
ArchitectPope & Burton
Architectural styleLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements, Modern Movement
MPSSalt Lake City Business District MRA
NRHP reference No.82005108[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 30, 2012

Description

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "Utah's Historic Architecture". p. 66.
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