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September 16, 2024 - Salt Lake City and County Building "1891–1894, Proudfoot, Bird and Monheim; 1973–1989 restoration. 451 S. State St.
The Salt Lake City and County Building is Utah’s most eminent civic landmark, one that speaks of the political tensions and ideologies of the turn-of-the-century city. A prominent example of Richardsonian Romanesque, it sits squarely at the center of a ten-acre urban park on Washington Square. The building rises from the park as a freestanding object to be viewed from all sides; mature trees, lush grass, shaded walkways, fountains, and statues mediate the space between it and the surrounding streets.
Bold, heavy masses finished in an earthy Utah Kyune stone are clearly inspired by the most prominent American architect of the period, Henry Hobson Richardson. The complex program, which comprises various city offices, are tightly enclosed in a rectangular box and arranged in a hierarchical Beaux-Arts plan. Entrances at all four cardinal directions give the building a porosity and circulation plan that speak of the ethos of a community still transitioning from territorial status, unsure of its place in American society, to a well-governed modern city. A relatively simple cross-axis plan is articulated in a highly intricate composition of punctured windows and arches, loggias, towers, and turrets. The rusticated surfaces, rhythmically composed silhouettes, and dramatic variety of rooflines break up the mass of the four-story cube into highly differentiated pieces. The variety of details, ornamental patterns, reliefs and sculptures celebrate craft and individuality. The unifying elements such as the enormous mass, monochromatic stone, rustication, and the horizontal bands that register the transition between the floors, suggest the quintessential American value of diversity within unity. The robust order of the building reveals the ability of the architects, recently established in Salt Lake City but well-versed in Richardson’s approach, to transcend matters of personal style to evoke social forces of a society that seeks to balance faith and rationality, tradition and modernity.
The project has a complex history that begins with C.E. Apponyi winning a competition for a design to be located at State Street and 100 South, a few blocks from the building’s current home at Washington Square. Had it been built, his design would have rivaled the Salt Lake Temple as the city's most prominent architectural symbol. But Apponyi was too closely allied with the Free Masons, who had an antagonistic relationship with the Mormon Church. The involvement of a number of Masons in the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Mormon faith, had resulted in the subsequent barring of Masons from membership in the Church. Mormon leaders did not want the most important civic institution in the city to represent non-Mormon values. As a result, ten months into the construction, with the foundations already well in place, the City and County Building Committee abandoned the site.
To ensure that the Salt Lake City and County Building memorialized Mormon colonization of the valley, the project was relocated to Washington Square, the 1847 campsite of the first Mormon migrants. Apponyi was also replaced. Henry Monheim, a local architect who lost to Apponyi in the 1890 competition, was announced as the new architect in 1891. Monheim established a firm, together with George W. Bird and Willis T. Proudfoot of Kansas, for this commission. Although Proudfoot, Bird and Monheim made some minor changes to the Apponyi proposal, they proceeded with his Richardsonian take on massing, symbolism, and handling of materials.
In the period between 1896, when Utah was granted statehood, and 1915, when the Utah State Capitol was completed, the Salt Lake City and County Building served as the capitol. Following a 1934 earthquake, a number of statues (depicting Commerce, Liberty, Justice, and Columbia) were removed from the building. These were replaced during an extensive restoration between 1986 and 1989. Although the restoration largely returned the building to its original form, seismic base isolation placed the weak sandstone structure on a new foundation of steel and rubber to protect it from future earthquake damage. Today, the Salt Lake City government exclusively uses the building." Previous description: sah-archipedia.org/buildings/UT-01-035-0032
September 16, 2024 - Black-eyed Susan blossoms at Washington Square, Salt Lake City, Utah
September 16, 2024 - Salt Lake City and County Building "1891–1894, Proudfoot, Bird and Monheim; 1973–1989 restoration. 451 S. State St.
The Salt Lake City and County Building is Utah’s most eminent civic landmark, one that speaks of the political tensions and ideologies of the turn-of-the-century city. A prominent example of Richardsonian Romanesque, it sits squarely at the center of a ten-acre urban park on Washington Square. The building rises from the park as a freestanding object to be viewed from all sides; mature trees, lush grass, shaded walkways, fountains, and statues mediate the space between it and the surrounding streets.
Bold, heavy masses finished in an earthy Utah Kyune stone are clearly inspired by the most prominent American architect of the period, Henry Hobson Richardson. The complex program, which comprises various city offices, are tightly enclosed in a rectangular box and arranged in a hierarchical Beaux-Arts plan. Entrances at all four cardinal directions give the building a porosity and circulation plan that speak of the ethos of a community still transitioning from territorial status, unsure of its place in American society, to a well-governed modern city. A relatively simple cross-axis plan is articulated in a highly intricate composition of punctured windows and arches, loggias, towers, and turrets. The rusticated surfaces, rhythmically composed silhouettes, and dramatic variety of rooflines break up the mass of the four-story cube into highly differentiated pieces. The variety of details, ornamental patterns, reliefs and sculptures celebrate craft and individuality. The unifying elements such as the enormous mass, monochromatic stone, rustication, and the horizontal bands that register the transition between the floors, suggest the quintessential American value of diversity within unity. The robust order of the building reveals the ability of the architects, recently established in Salt Lake City but well-versed in Richardson’s approach, to transcend matters of personal style to evoke social forces of a society that seeks to balance faith and rationality, tradition and modernity.
The project has a complex history that begins with C.E. Apponyi winning a competition for a design to be located at State Street and 100 South, a few blocks from the building’s current home at Washington Square. Had it been built, his design would have rivaled the Salt Lake Temple as the city's most prominent architectural symbol. But Apponyi was too closely allied with the Free Masons, who had an antagonistic relationship with the Mormon Church. The involvement of a number of Masons in the 1844 murder of Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Mormon faith, had resulted in the subsequent barring of Masons from membership in the Church. Mormon leaders did not want the most important civic institution in the city to represent non-Mormon values. As a result, ten months into the construction, with the foundations already well in place, the City and County Building Committee abandoned the site.
To ensure that the Salt Lake City and County Building memorialized Mormon colonization of the valley, the project was relocated to Washington Square, the 1847 campsite of the first Mormon migrants. Apponyi was also replaced. Henry Monheim, a local architect who lost to Apponyi in the 1890 competition, was announced as the new architect in 1891. Monheim established a firm, together with George W. Bird and Willis T. Proudfoot of Kansas, for this commission. Although Proudfoot, Bird and Monheim made some minor changes to the Apponyi proposal, they proceeded with his Richardsonian take on massing, symbolism, and handling of materials.
In the period between 1896, when Utah was granted statehood, and 1915, when the Utah State Capitol was completed, the Salt Lake City and County Building served as the capitol. Following a 1934 earthquake, a number of statues (depicting Commerce, Liberty, Justice, and Columbia) were removed from the building. These were replaced during an extensive restoration between 1986 and 1989. Although the restoration largely returned the building to its original form, seismic base isolation placed the weak sandstone structure on a new foundation of steel and rubber to protect it from future earthquake damage. Today, the Salt Lake City government exclusively uses the building." Previous description: sah-archipedia.org/buildings/UT-01-035-0032
September 16, 2024 - Flower beds in front of the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City, Utah
September 16, 2024 - Flower gardens around the Relief Society Building at 76 Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower gardens around the Relief Society Building at 76 Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower gardens around the Relief Society Building at 76 Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower gardens around the Relief Society Building at 76 Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Flower Beds in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah.
September 16, 2024 - Salt Lake Tabernacle.
"The Salt Lake Tabernacle was designed for large gatherings and events for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Construction on the Tabernacle began in 1863 and was completed in 1867. It is located on the west side of Temple Square and is home to The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square with the iconic 11,623-pipe organ as a backdrop.
The Salt Lake Tabernacle is almost 150 years old and is still used today. It is the home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
The key purpose of constructing the building was to allow Latter-day Saints to gather and hear the word of the Lord. From 1867 to 2000, the Church’s twice-yearly general conferences were held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. At these conferences, Latter-day Saints listen to the counsel of Church leaders under the guidance of the prophet and President of the Church.
Brigham Young, who was the Church President at the time of construction, proposed the original design idea of a large dome building with no columns to interfere with the line of sight to the podium. Bridge builder Henry Grow used a lattice truss design so the Tabernacle roof was able to span its 150-foot width without center supports. The exterior of the completed building is 150 feet wide, 250 feet long, and 80 feet high. The building was constructed by hand and almost entirely with local materials. Only the window glass, nails, bolts, and other metal parts were imported. The columns and balcony trim are faux-painted wood. The benches were hand-painted to look like oak, which was similar to what early Latter-day Saints had in their homes before coming to the Salt Lake Valley, rather than the available Utah pine. A balcony was later added to the Tabernacle in 1875.
Brigham Young wanted to build the structure so speakers could be heard from a long distance. The building’s acoustics allow a pin drop to be heard from 170 feet away. The unique design helped the Church achieve its goals of allowing a large congregation to hear the prophet and other Church leaders speak. Thousands of meetings, concerts, lectures, and other public events have taken place in the Tabernacle. Twelve presidents of the United States have spoken from the Tabernacle’s pulpit, as well as leading suffragist Susan B. Anthony, trans-Atlantic pilot Charles Lindbergh, and many other prominent people. The Tabernacle was the first building in the United States to be designated as a National Historic Civic Engineering Landmark.
The Tabernacle is still frequently used for meetings and concerts. It is now primarily used as the home of The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for its weekly rehearsals and performances of Music & the Spoken Word. It is also used for other concert programs as well as for daily organ recitals.
The Tabernacle was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major seismic upgrade and complete renovation of the structure and interior." Previous description: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/salt-lake-tabernacle-te...
September 16, 2024 - Salt Lake Tabernacle.
"The Salt Lake Tabernacle was designed for large gatherings and events for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Construction on the Tabernacle began in 1863 and was completed in 1867. It is located on the west side of Temple Square and is home to The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square with the iconic 11,623-pipe organ as a backdrop.
The Salt Lake Tabernacle is almost 150 years old and is still used today. It is the home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
The key purpose of constructing the building was to allow Latter-day Saints to gather and hear the word of the Lord. From 1867 to 2000, the Church’s twice-yearly general conferences were held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle. At these conferences, Latter-day Saints listen to the counsel of Church leaders under the guidance of the prophet and President of the Church.
Brigham Young, who was the Church President at the time of construction, proposed the original design idea of a large dome building with no columns to interfere with the line of sight to the podium. Bridge builder Henry Grow used a lattice truss design so the Tabernacle roof was able to span its 150-foot width without center supports. The exterior of the completed building is 150 feet wide, 250 feet long, and 80 feet high. The building was constructed by hand and almost entirely with local materials. Only the window glass, nails, bolts, and other metal parts were imported. The columns and balcony trim are faux-painted wood. The benches were hand-painted to look like oak, which was similar to what early Latter-day Saints had in their homes before coming to the Salt Lake Valley, rather than the available Utah pine. A balcony was later added to the Tabernacle in 1875.
Brigham Young wanted to build the structure so speakers could be heard from a long distance. The building’s acoustics allow a pin drop to be heard from 170 feet away. The unique design helped the Church achieve its goals of allowing a large congregation to hear the prophet and other Church leaders speak. Thousands of meetings, concerts, lectures, and other public events have taken place in the Tabernacle. Twelve presidents of the United States have spoken from the Tabernacle’s pulpit, as well as leading suffragist Susan B. Anthony, trans-Atlantic pilot Charles Lindbergh, and many other prominent people. The Tabernacle was the first building in the United States to be designated as a National Historic Civic Engineering Landmark.
The Tabernacle is still frequently used for meetings and concerts. It is now primarily used as the home of The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for its weekly rehearsals and performances of Music & the Spoken Word. It is also used for other concert programs as well as for daily organ recitals.
The Tabernacle was closed from 2005 to 2007 for a major seismic upgrade and complete renovation of the structure and interior." Previous description: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/learn/salt-lake-tabernacle-te...
September 9, 2024 - A sunflower with Snoopy Rock blurred in the background. Sedona, Arizona.