Oquirrh School
Oquirrh School | |
Location | 350 S. 400 E., Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Coordinates | 40°45′41″N 111°52′49″W / 40.7615°N 111.8803°W |
Area | 1.6 acres (0.65 ha) |
Built | 1894 |
Architect | Kletting, Richard K.A. |
Architectural style | Romanesque, Renaissance |
NRHP reference No. | 08001156[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 4, 2008 |
The Oquirrh School, at 350 South 400 East in Salt Lake City, Utah, was built in 1894. It is in Romanesque and/or Renaissance style. It has also been known as Oquirrh Place.[1]
It is the only one out of 10 schools designed by Kletting in Salt Lake City that survives. It was a school into the 1960s, and since has been adaptively reused. Its most recent renovation received a preservation award from the Utah Heritage Foundation.[2]
Big-D Construction notes several awards for the historic renovation.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1][4]
It may have been designed by architect Richard K.A. Kletting (per NRIS) or it may have been designed by a William Carroll (per article covering Oquirrh School in Salt Lake Herald, 10-28-1892, p. 8).
According to a website about renovation, it was designed by Kletting.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Oquirrh School". Utah Heritage Foundation.
- ^ Big-D on Oquirrh School
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Oquirrh School". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
- ^ "The Children's Center/Oquirrh School Historic Renovation". Big-D. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Utah
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Utah
- School buildings completed in 1894
- Buildings and structures in Salt Lake City
- National Register of Historic Places in Salt Lake City
- Utah Registered Historic Place stubs