Clift Building | |
The Clift Building in 2019 | |
| Location | 272 S. Main St.,Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′47″N111°53′27″W / 40.76306°N 111.89083°W /40.76306; -111.89083 (Clift Building) |
| Area | 0 acres (0 ha) |
| Built | 1919 (1919) |
| Built by | Larsen-Sampson Co. |
| Architect | Chesebro, James L. |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival |
| MPS | Salt Lake City Business District MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004139[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 17, 1982 |
TheClift Building inSalt Lake City,Utah, is an 8-story commercial office building designed by James L. Chesebro and constructed by the Larsen-Sampson Company in 1919. Chesebro included a theater accessed from the Main Street exposure. The building features a glazed terracotta facade associated with theSecond Renaissance Revival style.[2]
Virtue (Butcher) Clift (March 20, 1837 – October 23, 1925) constructed the Clift Building in honor of her late husband, Francis D. Clift (December 7, 1832 – December 21, 1913). The Clifts owned real estate in Salt Lake City, and they had operated a residential hotel, the Clift House, at the future site of the Clift Building.[2]
Francis D. Clift was an 1851 pioneer, opening a mercantile business on Main Street and later investing in theEmma Silver Mine.[3]
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