Brooks Arcade Explained

Brooks Arcade
Address:	268 South State Street
Location Town:	Salt Lake City
Location Country:	United States
Start Date:	1890
Completion Date:	1891
Architect:	Samuel Cleeton Dallas William S. Hedges

The Brooks Arcade is a historic building in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was built in 1890-1891 as a department store for Julius Brooks, an immigrant from Germany who was one of the first Jewish settlers of Salt Lake City.^{[1] [2]} The building was designed by architects Samuel Cleeton Dallas and William S. Hedges in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.^[3]

The building was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

Notes and References

1. News: Brooks Arcade building in downtown Salt Lake sold . November 2, 2019 . The Salt Lake Tribune . October 13, 2011.
2. Web site: Julius and Fanny Brooks: the First Jewish Settlers of Salt Lake City . Jewish Museum of the American West . November 2, 2019.
3. Web site: Brooks Arcade . Utah Center for Architecture . November 2, 2019.
4. Web site: Coffey . Cheri . Request Comment to Division of State History: Proposal to remove the Brooks Arcade from the National Register of Historic Places . Salt Lake City Community & Economic Development . November 2, 2019.