Utah's Present History
Saturday, August 3, 2013

The Grande Dame: the Hotel Utah (aka the Joseph Smith Memorial Building)

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Historic photo courtesy of Utah.gov Digital Collections .  Photo dated ca. 1855 The block directly east of the Salt Lake Temple is his...
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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Salt Lake LDS Temple

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Historical photo courtesy of Utah.gov Digital Collections .  Photo dated ca. 1887 On the 24th of July, 1847, pioneers from The Churc...
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Friday, July 5, 2013

Salt Lake Assembly Hall at Temple Square

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Historical photo courtesy of Utah.gov Digital Collections Finding ample meeting space was a constant struggle for the early members of...
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Friday, June 28, 2013

The Salt Lake Tabernacle: the Church of the Holy Turtle or an Architectural Masterpiece?

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Historical photo from Utah.gov Digital Collections .  Photo dated between 1863-1867 When determining where to begin in highlighting Sa...
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Sunday, April 28, 2013

Urban Myth 3: Gilgal Garden and the Joseph Smith Sphinx

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For my third and final urban myth, I wanted to focus on an often circulation story about a sculpture in Salt Lake City that is a sphinx with...
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Chad Farnes
I moved to Utah about 5 years ago with the intention of studying architecture. I since decided to become a school counselor, but I still love old historic buildings and wanted to use this blog to document some of the amazing architecture around Utah
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