Salt Lake City and County Building

This grand pile of gray sandstone was Utah's seat of government before the Capitol existed. Built between 1891 and 1894 on Washington Square — the old pioneer camping ground — in a robust Richardsonian Romanesque style, the City and County Building was, for its first two decades, more than a city hall: from 1896 to 1915 it served as the young state's capitol, until Richard Kletting's domed Capitol rose on the hill above. Turreted and gargoyled, it still stands as one of Salt Lake's monuments, and among the finest civic buildings in the West.

What the plaque says

Built 1891-1894 of Kyune sandstone. Architects: Proudfoot, Bird and Monheim. Served as Utah State Capitol 1896-1915.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Salt Lake City — 0.8 mi
  Utah's capital and largest city — where the Wasatch Range meets the Great Salt Lake.
• Temple Square — 0.8 mi
  The spiritual and architectural heart of Salt Lake City
• Liberty Park — 1.2 mi
  Salt Lake Citys beloved 80-acre urban park since 1882
• Gilgal Sculpture Garden — 1.5 mi
  A surreal and eccentric sculpture garden hidden in a residential neighborhood

More markers nearby

• Original Salt Lake City & County Building — steps away
• City & County Building Restoration — steps away
• Pioneer Camping Grounds — steps away
• Salt Lake Stock & Mining Exchange Building — steps away