Summary
The Clift Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an 8-story commercial office building designed by James L. Chesebro and constructed by the Larsen-Sampson Company in 1919. Chesebro included a theater accessed from the Main Street exposure. The building features a glazed terracotta facade associated with the Second Renaissance Revival style.[2]
Clift Building | |
 The Clift Building in 2019 | |
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| Location | 272 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N 111°53′27″W / 40.76306°N 111.89083°W |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1919 |
| Built by | Larsen-Sampson Co. |
| Architect | Chesebro, James L. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | Salt Lake City Business District MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004139[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 17, 1982 |
Virtue (Butcher) Clift (March 20, 1837 – October 23, 1925) constructed the Clift Building in honor of her late husband, Francis D. Clift (December 7, 1832 – December 21, 1913). The Clifts owned real estate in Salt Lake City, and they had operated a residential hotel, the Clift House, at the future site of the Clift Building.[2]
Francis D. Clift was an 1851 pioneer, opening a mercantile business on Main Street and later investing in the Emma Silver Mine.[3]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clift Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Death Summons Francis D. Clift". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. December 22, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
External links edit
Media related to Clift Building at Wikimedia Commons- The Historic Clift Building
- Clift Building website
Further reading edit
- Off Broadway Theatre, Cinema Treasures