Knutsford Hotel

Kuntsford Hotel

The Knutsford Hotel in 1905
Location within Utah
General information
Location Salt Lake City, Utah
Opening 1891
Design and construction
Architect Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie

The Knutsford Hotel was an upscale hotel located on the northeast corner of State Street and Third South (Broadway) in Salt Lake City, Utah. Historically, the site had been the location of the camp where the Mormons had planted their first crops.[1][2][3]

The Knutsford Hotel was built in downtown Salt Lake City in 1891.[4] The architects were the Omaha-based firm of Mendelssohn, Fisher and Lawrie.[4] The general contractors, also from Omaha, were Rocheford & Gould. The hotel was a 132-foot-by-132-foot Victorian-influenced structure built primarily of granite at a cost of $750,000.[4] The hotel had 250 rooms[4] and was advertised as being completely fireproof.[5] The hotel's unique name was in honor of the owner's birthplace in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.[6] Gustavus S. Holmes was a one-time owner and operator of The Knutsford.[7] Holmes also owned The Angelus in Los Angeles, California and would often advertise the hotels together.[5] In 1912, The Knutsford was remodeled and converted into The Auerbach department store.[1][8] The building was eventually demolished.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly, Volume 11. Southern California Jewish Historical Society. 1978. p. 235.
  2. ↑ Van Loan, Ida A. (1910). A tour through the West with the Jersey City Elks, Issue 211. Isaac H. Blanchard Co., printers. pp. 120–121. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  3. ↑ The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Volume 56. P.P. Pratt. 1894. p. 134. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, Allen Dale (2012). Salt Lake City's Historic Architecture. Arcadia Publishing, USA. p. 45. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  5. 1 2 Out West Magazine, Volume 20. Pacific States. 1904. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  6. ↑ The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society, Volume 18. The Manchester Geographical Society, Manchester, England. 1902. p. 34. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  7. ↑ Harper, Franklin (1913). "Who's who on the Pacific Coast". Harper Publishing Company. p. 278. Holmes, Gustavus S.
  8. ↑ Gary Topping, Melissa Coy Ferguson (2009). Salt Lake City, 1890-1930. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ten Utah Buildings We Miss - Kuntsford Hotel". Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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Coordinates: 40°45′46″N 111°53′17″W / 40.762709°N 111.888056°W / 40.762709; -111.888056

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