Washington Square - Salt Lake City & County Building

Building Features

The Salt Lake City and County Building was designed by Monheim, Bird, and Proudfoot and reflects the Romanesque Revival tradition of architecture. It is built of Utah Kyune sandstone.

The building's exterior features the elegant carvings of Oswald Linde, whose self-portrait can be found on the north side of the building between the gilded words "city" and "hall." Carvings include early pioneers, government officials, mythological creatures. Native American leaders, and symbols such as the beehive.

A number of statues grace the building as well. Atop the 250-foot clock tower is Columbia, the symbol of the United States before the Statue of Liberty.

The building's furniture is of the Eastlake style, after Charles Eastlake, who pioneered a shift from complex furniture to simpler designs. A great deal of the furniture was refinished during the 1980s restoration.