Carlson Hall
Carlson Hall is located in Utah
Carlson Hall
Carlson Hall is located in the United States
Carlson Hall
Location369 South University Street
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates40°45′41″N 111°51′4″W / 40.76139°N 111.85111°W / 40.76139; -111.85111
Arealess than one acre
Built1937-38
Built byPaul Paulsen
ArchitectAshton & Evans
Architectural styleRenaissance
Demolished2012
MPSPublic Works Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.96000414[1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1996

Carlson Hall at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States was built during 1937–38. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, and was a part of the campus until it was demolished in 2012.[1]

Description

The buildings is significant as one of only two historic women's dormitories in Utah, and as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. It was built after a "three-decade long struggle to have a women's dormitory constructed" at the University of Utah, initiated by Lucy M. Van Cott, Dean of Women at the university for 25 years. The cause was supported by the Utah Federation of Women's Clubs, who lobbied the state legislature for a bill to provide funding, but that bill failed to pass in 1913.[2]: 7–8 

It was eventually funded by an estate gift of $121,000 from Mary P. Carlson, plus $90,000 of WPA funding.[2]: 9 

For many years, Carlson Hall housed the University of Utah's History Department, and in its final years it was used for office and classroom space by the S.J. Quinney College of Law. In Summer 2012, Carlson Hall was demolished to make way for a new expanded home for the College of Law.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Catherine A. Sieqel (January 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Carlson Hall". National Park Service. and accompanying photos
  3. ↑ Roy Webb (Winter 2013). "Remembering Carlson Hall". Continuum, University of Utah. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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