Daft Block
National Register of Historic Places

Daft Block

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Listed
May 27, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76001823

About this property

The Daft Block, also known as the Daynes Jewelry Building, in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a 4-story Richardsonian Romanesque commercial building designed by Elias L. T. Harrison and H.W. Nichols and constructed 1887–1889. The brick building is trimmed with sandstone sills and lintels, and it features a prominent, two-story bay window. Above the bay window is a decorative sandstone pediment. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. An early tenant of the Daft Block was the Salt Lake 5 & 10 Cent Store, and in 1908 Daynes Jewelry Company purchased the building. The Daft Block later was connected to the adjacent Kearns Building by a steel and glass passageway, otherwise the building shows few alterations. Sarah Ann Daft (1828–1906) and her husband, E.J. Daft, immigrated to Utah from England in 1856. After E.J. Daft died in 1881, Mrs. Daft became active in business, owning real estate and investing in securities and mining interests. She commissioned the Daft Block in 1887.

Location

128 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
40.76638, -111.89140

Categories

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Sources

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When was Daft Block listed on the National Register?

Daft Block was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 27, 1976.

What type of historic resource is Daft Block?

Daft Block is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Daft Block?

The period of significance for Daft Block is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1887.

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