[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 71 (Thursday, June 9, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: June 9, 1994]
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   THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEDICATION OF THE SALT LAKE CITY AND 
                            COUNTY BUILDING

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                          HON. KAREN SHEPHERD

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 1994

  Ms. SHEPHERD. Mr. Speaker, this year marks the 100th anniversary of 
the dedication of the Salt Lake City and County Building. It has served 
for a century as the symbol of local government in the Salt Lake 
Valley. Initially, the City and County Building served as the seat of 
both local government and the State of Utah. From 1896 to 1916, the 
Utah State House of Representatives met on the forth floor, the Senate 
convened in the present City Council Chambers and the Governor presided 
in a fourth floor suite.
  The construction of the City and County Building provided needed 
employment in the Salt Lake Valley during the ``Panic of '93'' and 
again during the late 1980s when local craftspeople undertook an 
extensive restoration of the grand old building. This renewal 
reinforced its place as an important cultural landmark.
  The architecture of the City and County Building represents the 
finest example west of the Mississippi of Richardsonian Romanesque, an 
authentic American architectural style.
  As a Member of Congress, I am delighted to have such a beautiful and 
culturally rich building as an integral part of Salt Lake City. I 
commend the women and men who originally built it as well as those who 
later restored this extraordinary structure and I acknowledge this 
building's vital role as the site of local government and justice for 
100 years.

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