Utah State Historical Society Property-Type: Site No. 1? Historic Preservation Research Office 1B01100160 Structure/Site Information Form Street Address: 00038 S MAIN ST UTM: Name of Structure: Mclntyre Building T. 01.0 S R. 01.0 W S. 01 PresentOwner: ^C INTYRE BLDG CONDMt AMENDED COMMON AREA MASTER CARD Owner Address: SLC UT 84103 Year Built (Tax Record): Effective Age: Tax#: 01 2786 Legal Description 01 Kind of Building: OTHER G 62 FT \l IMS N FR SE COR LOT 1, BLK 76, PLAT A, SLC SUR;N 50 FT; y 145 FT, S H? FT* E 15 FT; s 3 FT; E 130 FT TO BEG Original Owner: William H. Mclntyre Construction Date: 1908-09 Demolition Date: Original Use: commercial Present Use: commercial Building Condition: Integrity: * Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: Excellent D Site D Unaltered Significant D Not of the D National Landmark D District Good a Ruins fa Minor- Alterations O Contributory Historic Period National Register n Multi-Resource Deteriorated a. Major Alterations D Not Contributory D State Register n Thematic Photography: DateofSlides: SlideNo.: Date of Photographs: Ju ]_ t PhotoNo. Views: D Front D Side D Rear D Other Views: JS Front D Side D Rear D Other Research Sources: D Abstract of Title t$ Sanborn Maps D Newspapers 1 D U of U Library ^ Plat Records/ Map S3 City Directories S Utah State Historical Society D BYU Library 18 Tax Card & Photo 5*5 Biographical Encyclopedias G Personal Interviews D USU Library SJ Building Permit gci Obiturary Index D LDS Church Archives D SLC Library D Sewer Permit ge County & City Histories D LDS Genealogical Society D Other Bibliographical References (books, articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Salt Lake City Sanborn Insurance Maps, 1898, 1911, 1930, 1958, University of Utah Library* cJv7.lt Lake County Records, County Recorder's Office, Salt Lake City. R« L. Polk and Company, Salt Lake City Directory. Di"c?wings and photographs from Richard K. A.. Kletting collections. Bioffra of Richard K. A. Kletting. //ain Sutton, ed. , Utah A Centennial History. Lev/is Historical Publishing Company, Inc., New York, 1949, Volume III. Al 1 on T). Roberts Date: -j /-i Street Address: ^p gn nfh Mnn f Architect/Builder: Richard K. A. Kletting Building Materials: reinforced concrete and steel Building Type/Style: Sullivanesque Architecture Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) The Mclntyre Building is an eight-story commercial structure built of steel-reinforced poured concrete. A strong vertical emphasis in the facade is created by pre-cast concrete mullions or piers which separate three identical parrels of "Chicago windows." The smaller mullions and spandrels feature cast iron facings filled with concrete. The double-hung windows contain ivire mesh. Form lines showing each concrete pour are entirely exposed on the rear (west) exterior wall. The rear porches consist of cantilevered concrete beams and iron railings. All interior doors, casings, and trim appear to be of fine v/ood but areactually baked enameled metal. The stairways are made of cast iron, again following the requirements of a "fireproof" building. The building retains its original exterior condition with the exception of the facade on the main floor level which has been faced with a dark marble. The cartouches located in the bands between the windows, and on the flat portion of the cornice are all intact, as arethe graphics: !? 19 McINTYRE 09"* The bracketed, projecting cornice is also unchanged. The interior of the Mclntyre Building has recently undergone renovation. Tlie original I-shaped plan with its central corridor and flanking stores and offic.es has been altered only slightly. The main foyer and next four floors, as well as the curbed entry stairway, are faced with Mt. Nebo marble ^(4gh&c&-4rS--«^~^ o n g »r . qu ar r i o d)» Sloroctory windowo- ovor-tho jnoin- ot air way Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: 1908-1909 The Mclntyre Building is historically significant in two areas. First, the building is the physical/symbol of the productive commercial career of Utah pioneer William H.Mclntyre, Sr. Secondly, the building was designed by Richard K. A. Kletting, Utah ! s leading early modern architect, and is, aside from the late Dooley Building, 'designed by Louis Sullivan himself, the earliest and best example of Sullivanesque architecture in the state. William H. Mclntyre, Sr., was born in Grimes County, Texas, in 18if8. Ills father, a. Mexican War veteran, died in 18^-9 leaving the mother with tire9 children. Mrs. Mclntyre married a Mormon, a Mr. Moody, who moved the '-.onily to Utah. Here the three brothers grew up and worked as partners in '.x-e cattle business. Their largest success came when they purchased about 000 head of Mexican Longhorris in Texas for S3.75 a. head, and drove them Salt Lake City where they sold for $2*f.00 a. head. The brothers split in the mid~l880s but William continued to pursue ranching interests. invested his profits in the undeveloped Mammoth Mine in the Tintic :.:-.ng District and became wealthy as the mine developed into one of the :-t productive in the state. In 189^ Mclntyre bought a If6,000 acre ranch .Alberta, Canada, which later became famous for its fine horses and ebred Hereford cattle which Mclntyre imported from Wyoming in 1902. In o Mclntyre haddeveloped his financial empire in Utah and Canada to yicient strength to call upon architect Richard K. A. Kletting to design build, the present seven story Mclntyre Building. According to one . * .,'3., Y/hen the building was completed in 1909: "It was the first all reinforced concrete and fireproof building > <= » of the Mississippi River. All of the doors, windows, trim,, etc. made of steel. It is seven stories high and although a hazardous .dertaking at the time it was built, it stands today without a major ;, ru c t u r al crack." >o-72 South Main Street MeIntyre Building if, ARCHITECTURE (c9ntinued): are intact, as are many of the heavy brass light fixtures, The original elevators have been replaced. Recent paneling detract from the- original condition of some interior partitions. Owners of the Mclntyre have recently repainted the front facade, accentuating the fine Sullivanesque character of the building. 5. HISTORY (continued): The building permit record (November 18, 1908) shows, in addition to the owner and architect, the builders the Vanderhorst Brothers, and the estimated cost of construction $180,000. Richard K. A. Kletting, the architect, v/as German born and trained and worked on several major European projects, including the Bon Marche, Credit de Lyanais, and Sacre Coeur at Monmarte, all in France, before coming to the United States and settling in Utah in 1883. Because of his excellent training and experience, Kletting soon rose to the top of his profession. Among his major works were the original Salt Palace, Saltair Pavilion, State Mental Hospital at Provo, Deseret News Building, Cullin Hotel, Board of Trade Building, Brigham Young Trust Company Buildings, Karrick Block, Lollin Block, Hooper Block and a. host of other major public commercial, religious, recreational and domestic structures. Kletting was initially a classicist but had a progressive mind and was capable of keeping abreast of the most current architectural trends of his time. His varied works show influences of Richardsonian Romanesque, some excellent examples of Sullivanesque, as well as his better known Beaux-Arts Classicism masterpiec- The Mclntyre Building is a remarkable Sullivanesque building. Sullivan had himself introduced the style to Salt Lake City in 1894 via his modest Dooly Building (razed)-; Kletting 1 s building, however, was in many ways superior to the Dooly, which was never personally supervised by Sullivan. The Mclntyre Building is strikingly similar to the Gage Building (1898- 1899$ Chicago) and has the soaring vertical effect created by unbroken piers which terminate under the cornice, typical of Sullivanesque architec­ ture . The planes between the piers contain the windows and spandrels which' are recessed behind the face of the piers. The ornamental cartouches between the piers show Sullivanesque influence but are distinctively Kletting 1 s designs. Even Kletting 1 s earliest buildings had classical cartouches with dates affixed. From a technological standpoint, the Kclntyre Building was the prototype for later reinforced concrete sky­ scrapers in Utah. Kletting, a life member of the Utah Society of Profess­ ional Engineers, had always been an innovator in engineering. His Saltair 'Vavilion had a domed roof v/hich spanned 1/fO feet by 252 feet and measured ,;r:jm tip to tip, l,lllf feet overall. The only comparable structure, the L]-opular round pavilion at Manhattan Beach, New York, was only 95 feet in liarneter, Kletting later developed iron-reinforced concrete systems befor ; sliding the steel-reinforced Mclntyre building. The handsome design, he mastery of the early modern architectural philosophy of Louis Sullivan o.e personal accomplishments and contributions of both theovmer and echitect of the Mclntyre Building assure its historical significance. Utah State Historical Society Property Type: 501 Historic....._ Preservation Research_ . Office ' Site No. l| BATCH KEY 1801052308 Structure/Site Information Form Street Address: 00015 S MA IN ST UTM: Name of Structure: ZCMI Cast Iron Front T. 01 .V V R.'ol.V E~s. PresentOwner: CORP OF PRES OF LDS* 5? E WORTH TEMPLE Owner Address: S4LT LAKE CITY* UTAH 84150 Year Built (Tax Record): Effective Age: Tax#: 01 2704 Legal Description 01 Kind of Building: STORE COM AT SW COR LOT 1* BLK 75, PLAT »A% SLC SUR, S 89-»59»10»* U' 74.495 FTtiN C-I09M0 11 E 165 FT» S 89-*59*lf) w W 161 FT; N 0^09»40" E 12 FT; S 89-»59*10« W 1.1 FT; N Qt09'40" E 20.67 FT» S 89-t59*10" U 92.90 FT; N fJ-»09*4Q" I" 197.34 FT M OR L S 89-.59«10» U 2.1 FT TO A PT 4.1 FT U OF U LINE SD BLK 7 2 Original Owner: L.D.S.