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  2. Salt Lake City Public Library - Wikipedia

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    The Salt Lake City Public Library was originally housed in the Salt Lake City and County Building in 1898. Thanks to a donation of land and money by a John Quackenbos Packard in 1900, a new library was built in downtown Salt Lake City; the building is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

  3. Salt Lake City Public Library system - Wikipedia

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    The Salt Lake City Public Library system is a network of public libraries funded by Salt Lake City. The Free Public Library of Salt Lake City first opened on February 14, 1898. The system is under the direction of a library board and circulates more than three million items each year. There are nine locations: the Main Branch library downtown ...

  4. Chapman Branch Library - Wikipedia

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    Chapman Branch Library. /  40.75667°N 111.91611°W  / 40.75667; -111.91611. The Chapman Branch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, is a Carnegie library that was funded by a $25,000 Carnegie Foundation grant and was built in 1918. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

  5. Raymond J. Ashton - Wikipedia

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    Raymond Joy Ashton was born January 23, 1887, in Salt Lake City. He was educated in the public schools and at the University of Utah engineering school, from which he graduated in 1909. A Mormon, after his graduation he left for Europe as a missionary of the church serving primarily in Belgium.

  6. Salt Lake City and County Building - Wikipedia

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    Richardsonian Romanesque. NRHP reference No. 70000629 [1] Added to NRHP. June 15, 1970. The Salt Lake City and County Building, usually called the "City-County Building", is the seat of government for Salt Lake City, Utah. The historic landmark formerly housed offices for Salt Lake County government as well, hence the name.

  7. Old Hansen Planetarium - Wikipedia

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    The Old Hansen Planetarium is a three-story building located at 15 South State Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. It has served many functions throughout its history. Originally built in 1904 as the Salt Lake City Public Library, the building was renovated in 1965 to become the Hansen Planetarium. After the planetarium closed and was replaced by ...

  8. Buildings and sites of Salt Lake City - Wikipedia

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    Park Building - administrative and iconic building of the University of Utah. Salt Lake City Public Library - large new Main City Library designed by Moshe Safdie. Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre - large proscenium theatre, home of the regional Pioneer Theatre Company; on the campus of the University of Utah.

  9. Richard K. A. Kletting - Wikipedia

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    Richard Karl August Kletting (July 1, 1858 – September 25, 1943) [1] was an influential architect in Utah. He designed many well-known buildings, including the Utah State Capitol, the Enos Wall Mansion (which now houses the Thomas S. Monson Center), the original Salt Palace, and the original Saltair Resort Pavilion.