The Oak Saloon

The Oak Saloon opened in 1902 and quickly became more than a bar — under manager Henry Spriggs it was one of Park City's civic anchors, financing a Main Street bandstand in 1903 and, in 1909, hosting the new Commercial Club of the town's leading businessmen in the rooms upstairs. This brick section was added in 1922; when fire destroyed the original frame saloon next door in 1974, the masonry addition stood through it and survived. It has held a shifting cast of businesses since, a stubborn remnant of a saloon that helped run the town.

What the plaque says

This building was constructed in 1922 as an addition to the Oak Saloon, a frame structure which was located on the lot to the south. The Oak Saloon was established in 1902 by Spriggs and Prior, with Henry Spriggs as manager. It was one of the most popular, prominent and community-conscious establishments in Park City. In 1903 the Oak Saloon financed the building of a bandstand next to Blyth Fargo's "Big Store." In 1909 Spriggs founded the Commercial Club, whose members were the town's leading businessmen and whose activities benefited the entire communty. The Club's meetings were held in the rooms over the Oak Saloon. The frame structure which originally housed the Oak Saloon was destroyed by fire in 1974. This addition to the saloon, because of its masonry construction, withstood the fire. It has accommodated such diverse businesses as the Golden Nugget Pinball Arcade and the Mountain Flora flower shop. From 1976 to 1984 it was the offices of The Newspaper, a weekly publication which merged with the Park Record in 1983. The Park Record is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Utah.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Park City — 0.2 mi
  Silver built it. Snow saved it.
• Park City Main Street — 0.2 mi
  A historic mining town turned world-class ski and film festival destination
• Park City Mountain — 0.8 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States, grown straight out of a 19th-century silver town.
• Deer Valley — 1.5 mi
  A ski-only luxury resort above Park City, now in the middle of the largest expansion in U.S. ski history.

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• Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Office — steps away
• Hulbert's Drugs — steps away
• Car 19 — steps away
• War Veterans Memorial Building — steps away