James E. Talmage Building

James Talmage came to Utah from England as a boy and grew into one of those restless nineteenth-century minds that couldn't pick a single lane—geologist, chemist, a university president, and eventually a Latter-day Saint apostle known for his theology. The building named for him, one of the campus originals, opened in 1902 as the university's museum, later held the medical school, and now houses biology. It's a fitting home for Talmage's name: a building that kept turning to science, honoring a scientist who never stopped being one, even in the pulpit.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Red Butte Garden — 1.2 mi
  A 100-acre botanical garden with panoramic valley views
• Natural History Museum of Utah — 1.4 mi
  A world-class museum built into the foothills above Salt Lake City
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.8 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood
• Liberty Park — 1.9 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Alfred C. Emery Building — steps away
• John Rockey Park Statue — steps away
• Leroy E. Cowles Building — steps away
• John A. Widtsoe Building — steps away