The Warehouse District of
Salt Lake City
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, is a historic district on the city's west side. The area has been occupied by artists, and worked on by developers.
A small portion of its area was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1982, and the listing was greatly enlarged by a boundary increase in 2016.
Original district
"The original Warehouse District was listed on the National Register in 1982 and included 16 buildings with a somewhat undefined period of significance from approximately 1890 to 1927. The original district boundary encompasses a roughly 1-block area straddling 200 South between 300 West and 400 West in Salt Lake City. Of the 16 buildings in the original district, 15 were determined to be contributing resources..."
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The 15 contributing buildings, along odd then even sides of W. 2nd South, and then on other streets, were:][
#Keyser Warehouse (1920), 312 W. 2nd South
#Keyser Warehouse (1919), 320 W. 2nd South
#Keyser Warehouse (1909), 328 W. 2nd South
#Kahn Brothers grocery building (1900), 342 W. 2nd South
#Salt Lake Stamp Co. (1923), 380 W. 2nd South
#Crane Building (1910), 307 W. 2nd South
#Symns Wholesale Grocery Co. (1892–93), 327-331 W. 2nd South
#Jennings-Hanna Warehouse (1915), 353 W. 2nd South, brick and concrete, designed by Richard Kletting][
#Keyser Warehouse (c.1902), 357 S. 2nd South
#]Henderson Block
The Henderson Block, at 375 W. 200 South in Salt Lake City, Utah was designed by architect Walter E. Ware and was built in 1897–98. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was also included as a contributing bui ...
(1897–98), 379 W. 2nd South, designed by Walter Ware, separately listed on the National Register in 1978
#Cudahy Packing Co. (1918), 235 S. 400 West
#Keyser Warehouse (c.1902), 346 Pierpont Ave.
#Free Fanner's Market (1910), 333 Pierpont Ave.
#Nelson-Ricks Creamery (1927), 314 W. 3rd South
#Firestone Tire Co.(1925), 308 W. 3rd South
The one non-contributing intrusion was the Trucker's Cafe (c.1960), at 358 W. 2nd South.[ It was later demolished. (cite the expansion document)
The district was listed as part of a group of about 35 listings in 1982, as a result of a study of the historic resources in the larger business district area.]
Expanded district
The district was expanded by a boundary increase listing in 2016, at which time additional documentation was published. The district is now nearly a square mile in area (it is 544 acres vs. 640 acres in a square mile). It has an irregular shape, roughly bounded by I-15
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, 50 South, West Temple Street, 300 West, and 1000 South.[ Includes maps and 34 photos from 2015.]
The expanded district listing was guided by the "Salt Lake City Business District MRA" document.contributing resources
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
. Many are warehouses and commercial sites, but the district also includes residential properties. To qualify as a contributing resource, a site in the district need to have been constructed in 1869-1966 and to have sustained only minimal physical alteration.[
Architectural styles include ]Victorian
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19th century
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** Victorian architecture
** Victorian house
** Victorian decorative arts
** Victorian fashion
** Victorian literature ...
, Classical Revival
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, Bungalow
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The first house in England that was classified as a b ...
, Moderne, and other. Architects include Walter Ware, Alberto Treganza, Richard Kletting, Samuel Whitaker, and others.[
Old Pioneer Fort Site, also known as Pioneer Park, is included as a contributing resource in the district.
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See also
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References
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Buildings and structures in Salt Lake City
Buildings designated early commercial in the National Register of Historic Places
Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City
Warehouses on the National Register of Historic Places