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The McIntyre Building is a historic commercial building in downtown 
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Utah, most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the county seat, seat of Salt Lake County, Utah, Sal ...
, Utah
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, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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(NRHP).
Description
The building is located at 68-72 South Main Street and was designed by architectRichard 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), ...
in 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 ...
style.
It has been said to be "the earliest and best example of Sullivanesque architecture in the state" (besides the Dooly Building
The Dooly Building was an office building designed by architect Louis Sullivan in Salt Lake City, Utah, at 109 West Second South Street. It was one of four buildings Sullivan designed in the western United States. Built in 1892, it was demolished ...
, demolished, designed by Louis Sullivan
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 ...
himself). (PDF pages 1-3; appears first in collection of forms for numerous SLC buildings)
It was believed to be the "first all reinforced concrete and fireproof building west of the Mississippi River
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" when it was completed in 1909.
It was originally I-shaped in plan, and this has only been modified minimally. It has clerestory windows
In architecture, a clerestory ( ; , also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye level. Its purpose is to admit light, fresh air, or both.
Historically, ''clerestory'' denoted an upper l ...
over its main stairway.
The building was listed on the NRHP July 15, 1977.
See also
*National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City
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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, Un ...
* McCornick Building
The McCornick Building, at 10 W. 100 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, was built in 1890–93. It is also known as the Crandall Building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
Description
The seven-story commercial b ...
, adjacent, also NRHP-listed.
References
External links
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