Walker Center
Walker Bank Building | |
Night view of the Walker Center | |
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Location | 175 S. Main St., Salt Lake City, Utah |
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Coordinates | 40°45′55″N 111°53′24″W / 40.76528°N 111.89000°WCoordinates: 40°45′55″N 111°53′24″W / 40.76528°N 111.89000°W |
Built | 1911 |
Architect | Eames and Young; Stewart, James & Co. |
Architectural style | Skyscraper |
NRHP Reference # | 06000929[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 04, 2006 |
Walker Center (formerly Walker Bank Building) is a skyscraper in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was opened on December 9, 1912; taking a little over a year to be built. At the time of its completion, it stood as the tallest building between Chicago and San Francisco (16 stories, 67 m). It was originally constructed as the headquarters for Walker Bank, founded by the Walker brothers: Samuel, Joseph, David, and Matthew. The basement originally contained the vault for the bank, as well as a barbershop, florist, cigar store, and other shops. The main floor contained the bank, and upper floors were used as office space.[2] It was designed by the St. Louis, Missouri-based architecture firm Eames and Young.[3]
Weather Tower
The Walker Center is topped by a 64-foot weather tower, which gives a weather forecast based on the color of the lights. The weather tower was taken down in the 1980s due to a city ordinance but replaced in 2008. The meaning of the tower colors are:
- blue: clear skies
- flashing blue: cloudy skies
- red: rain
- flashing red: snow[4]
Notes
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Merchants and miners in Utah : the Walker brothers and their bank / Jonathan Bliss.[Salt Lake City, Utah] : Western Epics, c1983.
- ↑ http://luna.wustl.edu:8180/luna/servlet/detail/EY~16~7~117847~110837:Walker-Bank-Building-for-the-M--H--
- ↑ "Historic weather tower lights up skyline". KSL. March 21, 2009.
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Preceded by Joseph Smith Memorial Building |
Tallest Building in Salt Lake City 1912 - 1916 67m |
Succeeded by Utah State Capitol |