McCune Mansion (2)

Alfred McCune made a fortune in railroads, mines, and timber, and in 1901 he spent a lavish share of it on this mansion — a showpiece of Gilded-Age Salt Lake, designed by architect S. C. Dallas and finished with materials gathered from around the world. The McCunes lived in it barely two decades before moving to Los Angeles and giving the house to the Latter-day Saint church, which ran the McCune School of Music here until 1958. After a stint as a BYU annex, it passed back into private hands, opulent as ever.

What the plaque says

The mansion, completed in 1901, was designed for Alfred W. and Elizabeth McCune by architect S. C. Dallas. Alfred McCune acquired great wealth through railroad, mining, and timber enterprises. In 1920, after the McCune's moved to Los Angeles, they gave the building to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It then housed the McCune School of Music until 1958 when it was used as an extension school for Brigham Young University. The mansion was purchased by McCune Associates in 1973.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.2 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.2 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Ensign Peak — 1.1 mi
  A short hike to the spot where Brigham Young surveyed the valley
• Liberty Park — 2.2 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882

More markers nearby

• Kimball-Whitney Cemetery — steps away
• Lest we Forget — steps away
• Pioneer Memorial Museum (2) Markers — steps away
• Thomas L. Kane and the Mormons — steps away