Carlson Hall
National Register of Historic Places

Carlson Hall

Salt Lake City, Utah
Listed
June 15, 2015
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000414

About this property

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. 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. It was eventually funded by an estate gift of $121,000 from Mary P. Carlson, plus $90,000 of WPA funding. 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. National Register of Historic Places listings in Salt Lake City Media related to Carlson Hall at Wikimedia Commons

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah
40.76137, -111.85188
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Carlson Hall listed on the National Register?

Carlson Hall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 15, 2015.

What type of historic resource is Carlson Hall?

Carlson Hall is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Carlson Hall is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1937.

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