Photo Series: History in Architecture

Constructed in 1909, the Cathedral of the Madeline is a towering feat of beauty and power. Architects Carl Neuhausen and Bernard Mecklenburg combined Roman and Gothic style architecture to design this historic building.

Presbyterian heritage in Utah dates back to the 1870s and even to the Protestant Reformation in the 1550s. As membership continued to grow in Utah, members needed a bigger place to hold worship. 

Walter Ware, a Salt Lake architect, designed a new building in the English-Scottish Gothic Revival style, and modeled it after Carlisle Cathedral in England. The church was finished in 1905 and formally dedicated in 1906.

Alfred W. McCune built this mansion in 1901 as his family home for $1 million. The architect, S.C. Dallas, used a combination of period architecture to make this stunning building.

The exterior is made of Utah sandstone, and the roof is covered with tiles imported from the Netherlands. South American blond mahogany and English oak were also used for both the exterior and interior design.

This French château-style mansion was built in 1902 for Thomas and Jennie Kearns, wealthy silver miners.

After her husband’s death, Jennie Kearns donated the mansion to the state. It is now used as the home for the residing Utah governor. 

Years after its unification as the 45th state of the Union, the state legislature approved a commission for the design and construction of a state capitol.

The commission issued a design competition, and eight architects from Utah proposed their designs. Richard K.A Kletting won, and in 1912, his design for the Capitol was realized.