Ladies Literary Club Building
We are proud to announce that the Ladies’ Literary Club has gifted their building located at 850 East South Temple to Utah Heritage Foundation! We are thrilled to steward this beautiful space and we are dedicated to renovating the building and restoring its original beauty while preserving the legacy of the Ladies’ Literary Club. Once renovated, Utah Heritage Foundation will operate the building as an event center for the community to use. We expect to have the building open for events in the fall of 2014.
Summer Tours of LLC Building and Downey Mansion
After serving is the Civil War, Major George Downey moved to Salt Lake City and built this mansion on South Temple just down the block from the Ladies' Literary Club.
The Ladies' Literary Club building is one of the finest examples of a prairie-style building in Salt Lake city. The ladies commissioned construction, built in 1913, to be their club house. They donated the building to Utah Heritage Foundatin in January 2013.
Come see the innovative water-driven heating and cooling system at the Downey Mansion and learn about the legacy of the Ladies' Literary Club whose building turns 100-years-old this year.
Tours will be on June 15, July 20, and August 17 from 10 AM to 12 Noon. Additionally on June 15, get something at the Literate Ladies Lawn Sale and then take the tour. More details below.
Literate Ladies Lawn Sale
June 15th
7:00 a.m. - Noon
Ladies' Literary Club
850 East South Temple
- Books
- Dishes
- Housewares
- Seasonal Decor
- Selected Furniture
- And so much more
All money raised at the lawn sale will go towards the restoration of the building.
Pictures of items for sale coming soon!
Come to the lawn sale and stay for tours of the Ladies' Literary Club building and nearby Major Downey Mansion.
Ladies' Literary Club Building Cultural Series
Celebrating 100 years of the Ladies' Literary Club Building
The legacy of the Ladies' Literary Club is intertwined with education and culture. Always learning and having new experiences through art, tourism, music, literature, drama, history and poetry. These "sections" have helped the ladies remain cultured for over 100 years and now is your chance to experience some local Salt Lake culture.
Be Part of the Project
The Club celebrates its 81st Anniversary on February 16, 1958.
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Ladies Literary Club and building history
Original sketch by LeConte Stewart
The Ladies' Literary Club has been an indelible part of Utah's history since it began in 1877. They were one of the first and longest enduring women's organizations and always generously gave of their time and resources. Their historic club house located at 850 East South Temple has served as their home for the past 100 years. Read more about the club's history, their various homes, and how the club chose to donate the building to Utah Heritage Foundation.
