Continental Bank Building (Salt Lake City) Explained

Continental Bank Building
Location:200 South Main Street,
Salt Lake City, Utah
United States
Coordinates:40.7647°N -111.8908°W
Architect:George William Kelham
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
Added:December 27, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Salt Lake City Business District MRA
Refnum:82004850

The Continental Bank Building (now known as the Hotel Monaco) is a historic 13-story commercial building in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Description

The building was constructed in 1923. The facade is eclectic, showing Second Renaissance Revival elements at the first two floors and utilitarian features above, and the building includes a modest, classical cornice.

Designed by George W. Kelham in 1922,[1] the building was constructed on the former site of the National Bank of the Republic after a merger of banks controlled by James E. Cosgriff.[2] After Cosgriff's death in 1938, his son, Walter E. Cosgriff, eventually became president of the bank.[3] The building became home to Kimpton Hotel Monaco in 1999.[4]

The Continental Bank Building was added to the NRHP December 27, 1982.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Frisco Architect to Design Bank . Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah . June 9, 1922 . 14 . May 21, 2019.
  2. News: National Banks to Consolidate in Near Future . Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah . April 11, 1922 . 9 . May 21, 2019.
  3. News: James E. Cosgriff . Salt Lake Telegram . Salt Lake City, Utah . September 19, 1938 . 4 . May 21, 2019.
  4. Web site: Kimpton's Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City Celebrates Vibrant Renewal . Visit Salt Lake . September 19, 2012 . May 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190521173423/https://www.visitsaltlake.com/articles/post/kimptons-hotel-monaco-salt-lake-city-celebrates-vibrant-renewal/ . May 21, 2019.
  5. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82004850}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Continental Bank Building ]. National Park Service. May 20, 2019. With