Photo: Carpenter Paper Co., Salt Lake, Utah · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Capitol · Salt Lake City, United States
Utah State CapitolSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1912–16
- Declared purpose
- Seat of the Utah Legislature
- Today
- Survives, still the capitol
- Build time
- About 4 years (1912–16)
- Region
- United States
- Architect of record
- Richard K. A. Kletting, architect: about 53 when credited (1911, born 1858). Build time on record: about 4 years (1912–16).All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A granite domed capitol finished in about four years.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A granite Corinthian capitol on Capitol Hill above Salt Lake City, by Richard K. A. Kletting.
Why researchers flag it
A granite domed capitol finished in about four years.
Four years
A full domed granite capitol in about four years.
Base isolators
It was later set on base isolators to protect it from earthquakes, which meant digging under the whole building.
Architect of record
Richard K. A. Kletting (born 1858) was about 53 when credited with the design in 1911. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- What did the retrofit crews find under it?
Possible original uses
- Capitol
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
