First Security Bank Building Explained

First Security Bank Building
Coordinates:40.76°N -111.8897°W
Architect:Sarmiento, W.A.; Knoebel, W.G.; Winburn, Slack W.
Builder:Utah Construction Company
Architecture:International Style
Added:September 28, 2005
Refnum:05001107

The First Security Bank Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a 12-story International Style commercial structure built in 1954. The building was designed by Wenceslao Sarmiento in consultation with W.G. Knoebel, chief designer for the Bank Building & Equipment Corporation of America, and local supervising architect Slack Winburn. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1] Constructed for the First Security Corporation, the building was the first skyscraper built in Salt Lake City after the Great Depression.[2] It was rehabilitated in 2004.[3]

The First Security Bank Building has been compared with the United Nations Building, the Lever House, and the PSFS Building because of its glass curtain and cubic shapes, asymmetrical composition, and lack of ornament.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=05001107}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Security Bank Building ]. National Park Service. Korral Broschinsky . May 19, 2005 . May 28, 2019. With
  2. Web site: First Security Bank . Midcentury Banks . Kirk Huffaker . 2010 . May 27, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528221238/https://www.midcenturybanks.com/first-security-bank . May 28, 2019.
  3. Web site: Saved: Historic First Security Bank, Salt Lake City, Utah . RPPN Bulletin . Kirk Huffaker . 2005 . May 27, 2019.
  4. Elizabeth Egleston . Giraud . Post-War Landmarks . Utah Preservation Magazine . 7 . 53-56 (55-58) . Utah State Historic Preservation Office . Salt Lake City . 2003 .