State Street Heritage Buildings, Salt Lake City Photos

One street east of Main Street, State Street runs from the Capitol Building to the City and County Building with a series of heritage architecture sitting between some modern highrises.

See also: Salt Lake City, Main Street Heritage Buildings, Salt Lake City Modern Architecture
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Salt Lake City & County Building (1891-4) (5 floors) (451 S. State St.).
Style: Richardsonian Romanesque. Architect: Monheim, Bird, & Proudfoot. On National Register.

Tower of Salt Lake City & County Building which was territorial & state capitol until 1915.

Statue of Columbia holding eagle atop Salt Lake City & County Building.

Statue of commerce in front of clock on tower of Salt Lake City & County Building.

Utah seal in carved stone of miner & farmer flanking sun rising over beehive on Salt Lake City & County Building.

Entrance arches of Salt Lake City & County Building.

Stone carvings on capital column of Salt Lake City & County Building.

Chateau-like slate roof of Salt Lake City & County Building.

of Salt Lake City & County Building over Public Library garden.

Fountain on park surrounding Salt Lake City & County Building.

Skyline around Exchange Place including yellow Hotel Plandome.

Federation of Labor Hall (then Hotel Plandome) (1903) (69 East 400 South). Architect: Richard K.A. Kletting.

Brooks Arcade (260 S. State St.). On National Register.

Wells Fargo Center over Brooks Arcade.

Salt Lake City Marriott City Center (2000) (12 floors) (220 South State St.).

Orpheum Theatre (132 South State St.). Style: Second Renaissance Revival. Architect: Carl Neuhausen.

Second Renaissance Revival details of Orpheum Theatre.

Statue of Venus, symbol of vaudeville on pediment of Orpheum Theatre.

Female face on facade of Orpheum Theatre.

Bearded face on facade of Orpheum Theatre.

Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company (1939 (1st 2 floors) & 1947) (70 South State St.). Style: Art Deco.

Art Deco entrance grill to Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Company, now Qwest / AT&T building.

Social Hall Museum containing adobe foundations (1852) by Truman O. Angell now encased in a glass monument (1992) the same size as original Mormon recreational center & theater (35 South State St.).

Bronze plaque of what original Social Hall looked like.

Hansen Planetarium (former Public Library) 1905 (15 South State St.).
Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Hines & LaFarge + Frederick A. Hale.

Facade of Hansen Planetarium (former Public Library).

Alta Club Building (1897-8 & 1910) (100 East South Temple).
Architect: Frederick A. Hale.

State Street facade of Alta Club.

Temple Street facade of Alta Club.

Utah State Capitol seen through Eagle Gate up State Street.

LDS Office Building (1972) (28 floors) (50 East North Temple) over Eagle Gate, Lion & Beehive houses. Architect: George Cannon Young.

Beehive House & apartment block around Eagle Gate.

Council Hall (1864) was old Salt Lake City Hall moved (1961) across from Utah Capitol, now office of Utah Travel Council.

Council Hall was not only old City Hall but meeting place of Territorial Legislature when it adopted free public schools, first university & women's suffrage.

Cupola of Council Hall once held fire bell & public clock.

All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart.
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