Dooly Building, 109 West Second South Street, Salt Lake City

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architect Louis Sullivan to "be constructed in the western U.S., the Dooly Building was the most notable,and at the time of its demolition (in 196U) was the best example of Sullivan's work in the west. PART I. HISTORICAL INFORMATION A. Physical History: 1. Date of erection: 2. Architect: One of four buildings designed by Louis Sullivan to be constructed in the western U.S. The others were the Ontario Hotel, to be situated south of the Dooly Building but never built, except for foundation and lower floor structure (later completed by others as the Terminal Building), and two Opera House blocks in Pueblo, Colorado and Seattle, Washington. The contractor, Bernard Henry Lichter, lived at Oakdale Avenue in Chicago, later re-numbered as 638 Oakdale.

His home was still standing in having been constructed by Lichter in He also built the Denver Public Library and the Denver Civic Center 3. Original and subsequent owners: Tenants of the Dooly Building included the U.S. Post Office as well as numerous architects and engineers. B. Historical Events and Persons Connected with the Structure: John E. Dooly, after whom the building was named, was born June 8, l8Ul in Benton, Lake County, Illinois. He moved to California in and started to work for Wells Fargo & Co. in Sacramento, California in In he was appointed Agent for Wells Fargo in Ogden, Utah, and while there estab- lished the J.E. Dooly & Company, a banking institution.

In he became Cashier Wells Fargo in Salt Lake City, a position he held until He was one of the organizers of the Utah National Bank of Ogden in and was its President. In addition to his bank activities, he was also involved in many DOOLY BUILDING HABS No. U-91 (Page 2) real estate holdings, including the Dooly Block, Island Improvement Co., Syndicate Investment Co. and John E. Dooly Co. He was also President of the Salt Lake City Board of Education, Regent of the University of Utah and other civic positions. His home "was at 506 East South Temple Street in Salt Lake City. C. Sources of Information: 1. Old Views: Sketches of the Intermountain States, Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, 2.

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Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, August 30, Prepared by John L. Giusti, AIA September PART II. ARCHITECTURAL INFORMATION A. Description of Exterior: 1. Over-all dimensions: Six stories in height. 2. Foundations: Laid of masonry in pyramid fashion. 3. Wall construction, finish and color: Sandstone from Red Butte Canyon behind Salt Lake City's Fort Douglas was used for the facades, and the remainder of the "walls "were brick (common). h. Structural system, framing: A structural steel skeleton supported a wood joist structure. Cinder aggregate was used as fill between lower floor joists to control sound and to act as fireproofing. B. Description of Interior: 1. Heating: Columns were hollow to be used as flues for the tenants' pot-bellied stoves. Prepared by John L.

Giusti, AIA September DOOLY BUILDING HABS Ho. U-91 (Page 3, PART III. PROJECT INFORMATION This record is part of a Utah Survey conducted in the summers of and under joint sponsorship of the Historic American Buildings Survey of the Office of Archeology and Historic Preser- vation of the National Park Service and the Utah Heritage Foundation. Field work, historic research and record drawings were done under the direction of Project Supervisor Paul Geoldner, AIA (Texas Tech University) assisted by Project Historian John L. Giusti, AIA (University of Utah). Photographs were made hy P. Kent Fairbanks of Salt Lake City. Student Assistant Architects on the team were Robert M. Swanson and Charles W. Barrow., (University of Texas) and Kenneth L. Lambert and Keith Sorenson, (University of Utah).

Student Assistant Architects were Keith Sorenson, Charles D. Harker and Robert Schriever, (University of Utah) and Donald G. Prycer, (Texas A. & M. University).