Brooks Arcade

The Brooks Arcade is a historic building in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was built in 1890-1891 as a department store for Julius Brooks, an immigrant from Germany who was one of the first Jewish settlers of Salt Lake City.[1][2] The building was designed by architects Samuel Cleeton Dallas and William S. Hedges in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.[3]

Brooks Arcade
The building in 2018
General information
Address268 South State Street
Town or citySalt Lake City
CountryUnited States
Construction started1890
Completed1891
Design and construction
Architect(s)Samuel Cleeton Dallas
William S. Hedges

The building was removed from the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

References

  1. "Brooks Arcade building in downtown Salt Lake sold". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 13, 2011. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. "Julius and Fanny Brooks: the First Jewish Settlers of Salt Lake City". Jewish Museum of the American West. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. "Brooks Arcade". Utah Center for Architecture. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. Coffey, Cheri. "Request Comment to Division of State History: Proposal to remove the Brooks Arcade from the National Register of Historic Places" (PDF). Salt Lake City Community & Economic Development. Retrieved November 2, 2019.


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