National Register of Historic Places

First Security Bank Building

Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
Listed
September 27, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05001107

About this property

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. Constructed for the First Security Corporation, the building was the first skyscraper built in Salt Lake City after the Great Depression. In 2000, First Security Corporation was purchased by Wells Fargo, after which the building became largely vacant. Wasatch Property Management purchased the building and rehabilitated it in 2004. After the restoration, Ken Garff Automotive Group moved into the building and its name was changed to the Ken Garff Building. The automotive group left the building in 2017, and the tower was renamed the Washington Federal Bank Building. 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.

Location

405 S. Main St.
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
40.75990, -111.89049

Categories

ARCHITECTURECOMMERCECOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTECONOMICS
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Sources

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When was First Security Bank Building listed on the National Register?

First Security Bank Building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 27, 2005.

What type of historic resource is First Security Bank Building?

First Security Bank Building is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for First Security Bank Building?

The period of significance for First Security Bank Building is recorded as the industrial era.

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