City guide
54 buildings worth a detour, each with what to look for. Open them on the map, or walk them with the iPhone app, which collects each one you photograph.
The buildings that define the city's architecture.
Victorian architecture
The Albert Fisher Mansion and Carriage House was designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting and completed in 1893 in the Victorian style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Almon A. Covey House is a Prairie School residence designed by the Salt Lake City firm Ware & Treganza. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Neo-Grec
Beehive House was built in 1854 to a design by Truman O. Angell in the Neo-Grec style. It is associated with the Brigham Young household and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a contributing property.
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The Capitol Theatre in downtown Salt Lake City was designed by architect G. Albert Lansburgh and completed in 1913 in the Renaissance Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Cathedral of the Madeleine was completed in 1909 to designs by C. M. Neuhausen and Bernard O. Mecklenburg, combining Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival styles. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and its cathedral facade is highly visible from the street.
Photo: Farragutful , CC BY-SA 4.0
Landmark
The David Keith Mansion and Carriage House was built for mining magnate David Keith and designed by architect Frederick Albert Hale. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Francis Armstrong House is a Queen Anne style residence designed by architect William Ward. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jonathan Mauer , CC BY-SA 3.0
Holy Trinity Cathedral was completed in 1923 to designs by Pope & Burton with N.A. Dokas, in the Byzantine Revival style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places, distinguished by its domed Byzantine-style facade.
Photo: David Jolley , CC BY 3.0
Iglesia La Luz del Mundo in downtown Salt Lake City occupies a building designed by architect Walter E. Ware and completed in 1898 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Stephaniet , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall is a downtown Salt Lake City fraternal lodge built in the Romanesque Revival style, marked by a prominent Romanesque Revival facade. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Griffinofwales , CC BY-SA 3.0
The J. A. Fritsch Block is a downtown Salt Lake City commercial building completed in 1890 in the Richardsonian Romanesque style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Stephaniet , CC BY-SA 3.0
The LDS Conference Center is a large-scale, contemporary civic and religious building in downtown Salt Lake City, completed in 2000 and designed by ZGF Architects LLP, a nationally recognized firm.
Photo: Ricardo630 , CC BY-SA 2.5
Rio Grande Depot is a former railroad depot in Salt Lake City, completed in 1910 and designed by architect Henry Schlacks in the Renaissance Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Salt Lake City and County Building, completed in 1894 in downtown Salt Lake City, is a Richardsonian Romanesque civic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a strong textbook example of the style, recognized as a notable civic landmark with a base-isolation retrofit story.
Photo: Sean Breazeal , Public domain
The Salt Lake City Public Library was designed by Moshe Safdie, an internationally significant architect, and stands as a distinctive contemporary library building in downtown Salt Lake City. Its form gives it a high street presence, and its design story has been notable enough to be documented on Wikipedia.
Photo: Streamline1989 at English Wikipedia , Public domain
The Salt Lake Stock and Mining Exchange Building in downtown Salt Lake City was designed by architect John C. Craig and completed in 1909 in the Neoclassical style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tamanoeconomico , CC BY-SA 4.0
Landmark
The Salt Lake Tabernacle was completed in 1867, engineered by Henry Grow, and is known for its distinctive elliptical dome. It carries a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark designation recognizing the structural innovation of its lattice-truss dome.
Photo: Leon7 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Salt Lake Temple was designed by Truman O. Angell and completed in 1893 in the Gothic Revival style. It is an iconic downtown landmark with a rich construction history and a highly visible facade.
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St. Mark's Cathedral was designed by Richard Upjohn, a nationally significant church architect, and completed in 1871 in the Gothic Revival style. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Adrian Comollo , Public domain
Technical High School was completed in 1912 to designs by Cannon & Fetzer in the Prairie School style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Utah Commercial and Savings Bank Building in downtown Salt Lake City was designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, Utah's most prominent historic architect, and completed in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tamanoeconomico , CC BY-SA 4.0
The Utah State Capitol, completed in 1912, was designed by Richard K.A. Kletting in the Neoclassical style, a textbook design for a state capitol building. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Mangoman88 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The William A. Nelden House is a Colonial Revival residence designed by architect Frederick Albert Hale. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Woodruff Villa was built in 1891, blending the Eastlake Movement with Queen Anne style architecture. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: bobshaw25 , CC BY-SA 4.0
The ZCMI Cast Iron Front in downtown Salt Lake City is named for its cast-iron storefront construction, a notable building type of its period. The preserved facade is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Beneathtimp , CC0
Worth a stop when you're nearby.
The Chapman Branch Library is a Neoclassical library building from the Carnegie era of American library construction. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Church Administration Building was completed in 1917 in downtown Salt Lake City, designed by Joseph Don Carlos Young in the Neoclassical style. It holds a prominent downtown facade.
Photo: Ricardo630 , Public domain
Congregation Sharey Tzedek Synagogue is a Romanesque Revival synagogue built in 1920 in downtown Salt Lake City. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and stands as a marker of the city's Jewish community.
Photo: Bobshaw25 , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Emanuel Kahn House is a Queen Anne style residence listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Gibbs-Thomas House is a Queen Anne home built in 1896 in downtown Salt Lake City and designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, Utah's prominent state architect. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ntsimp , CC0
early Christian art
The Granite Stake Tabernacle was designed by Edward O. Anderson, whose work here draws on early Christian art. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Rich jj , CC BY-SA 3.0
Victorian architecture
The Henry Dinwoodey House was designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, a prominent Utah architect, in the Victorian style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jonathan Mauer , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, completed in 1911 in downtown Salt Lake City, is a Neoclassical landmark on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Ladies Literary Club Clubhouse was designed by the firm Ware & Treganza in the Prairie School idiom. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
Oquirrh School was designed by Richard K.A. Kletting, who served as Utah's prominent state architect and worked in a blended Renaissance Revival and Romanesque Revival style. The building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School is a Colonial Revival school building dating to 1880 in downtown Salt Lake City. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as one of the city's historic educational institutions.
Photo: bobshaw25 , CC BY-SA 4.0
Landmark
The United States Courthouse for the District of Utah is a 2014 federal courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City designed by the nationally recognized architect Thomas Phifer. The building has a prominent street presence downtown.
Photo: Ricardo630 , CC BY-SA 4.0
The Veterans Administration Hospital is a Neoclassical building completed in 1932. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Bobshaw25 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Fine buildings that fewer people seek out.
The Albert H. Kelly House is a Renaissance Revival house in downtown Salt Lake City, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: NoeHill , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Altadena Apartments is a Neoclassical apartment building in downtown Salt Lake City, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Armista Apartments is a Colonial Revival apartment building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Carl M. Neuhausen House is a Renaissance Revival house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jonathan Mauer , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Church Office Building is a 1972 postmodern tower in New Formalist style in downtown Salt Lake City. It is the tallest building in Salt Lake City, giving it a commanding presence on the city's skyline.
Photo: Ricardo630 , CC BY-SA 3.0
Landmark
The Ford Motor Company Service Building was completed in 1924, designed by Albert Kahn, a historically important industrial architect. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Stephaniet , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Frederick A.E. Meyer House is a Renaissance Revival house listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: P. Kent Fairbanks , Public domain
The Hollywood Apartments is a Neoclassical apartment building in downtown Salt Lake City, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Jonathan Mauer , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Hyrum T. Covey House was designed by Ware & Treganza in the Prairie School style. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Immanuel Baptist Church is a Neoclassical church in downtown Salt Lake City, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
Irving Junior High School is a Tudor Revival school building completed in 1916 and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Larrychristensen , CC BY-SA 3.0
The Lollin Block is a Neoclassical commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City, designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tamanoeconomico , CC BY-SA 4.0
The McIntyre House is a Greek Revival home in downtown Salt Lake City, built in 1898 to a design by architect Frederick Albert Hale. It is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Thomas and Mary Hepworth House is a Renaissance Revival home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Ntsimp , Public domain
The Walter C. Lyne House is a Colonial Revival home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
Wasatch Springs Plunge is a Spanish Colonial Revival building completed in 1921 to a design by the firm Cannon & Fetzer. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Photo: Tricia Simpson , CC BY-SA 3.0
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