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is a
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that was listed on the
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in 1978. It included ten
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and three non-contributing buildings on a area, with significance dating to 1903. Its oldest building in the NRHP nomination was the Federal Building and Post Office, which had been built during 1903–06. and That building was renamed in 1990 as the
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.General Service Administration page
on the Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse]. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
In addition, the original nomination for the NRHP included the Felt Building (1909), Newhouse Realty Building (1917), Boston and Newhouse Buildings (1910), Federal Building and Post Office (1906), Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange Building (1908), Commercial Club Building (1908), New Grand Hotel (1910), Hotel Plandome (1905), and the now-demolished Hotel Newhouse (1912). The
Sullivanesque Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloy ...
Felt Building was designed by
Richard K.A. Kletting Richard Karl August Kletting (July 1, 1858 – September 25, 1943) was an influential architect in Utah. He designed many well-known buildings, including the Utah State Capitol, the Enos Wall Mansion (which now houses the Thomas S. Monson Center) ...
, who designed many buildings around Salt Lake City such as the McIntyre Building farther north on Main Street and the
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. Other buildings included in the district boundaries today include the New York Hotel (1906), which today houses Market Street Grill, and the
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(1907). File:TRAX courthouse.jpg, Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse in
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, 2004 File:Newhouse Realty Building (3).jpg, Newhouse Realty Building File:Exchange Place Historic District (2).jpg, Felt Building (center-left) and the twin Boston and Newhouse Buildings (center-right) File:Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange Building (1).jpg, Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange Building File:Judge Building (4).jpg, Judge Building File:Exchange Place Historic District (1).jpg, Hotel Plandome (foreground right) and Exchange Place Historic District File:New York Hotel (1).jpg, New York Hotel


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City, Utah. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City, Utah, U ...


References


Further reading

* (1994
"Mining"
article in th
''Utah History Encyclopedia.''
The article was written by Philip F. Notarianni and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived fro
the original
on November 4, 2023, and retrieved on October 2, 2024. * (1994
"NEWHOUSE, SAMUEL"
article in th
''Utah History Encyclopedia.''
The article was written by Allan Kent Powell and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived fro
the original
on October 7, 2024, and retrieved on June 7, 2025.


External links

Buildings and structures completed in 1903 Geography of Salt Lake City Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City {{SaltLakeCountyUT-NRHP-stub