Show Will Be Largest Tallest In Utah The new Building which will go under construction construction construction tion in downtown Salt Lake City this fall will incorporate many modern architectural innovations innovations innovations according to B. B Eugene Brazier spokesman for the designing de designing designing de- de signing firm Mr 1 Brazier predicted the building will attract nationwide architectural interest The de designing designing designing de- de signing firm is Ashton Evans and Brazier of Salt SaIt Lake City The story 17 structure structure structure ture will be built on the southeast southeast south- south east cast corner of Main Iain and South Temple Streets diagonally across the street from Temple Square Completion is expected in mid- mid 1961 It will be the largest and tallest tallest tallest tall tall- est commercial building in the Utah capital city according to Zions Sec Securities ties Corp builders L. L Peirce Brady manager of the firm said bids will be let soon to tear down the historic Templeton Building which stood 69 years on the corner The Zions Savings Branch of Zions First National Bank will move to the old Federal Reserve Bank at al State and South Temple while the new building is under construction con- con u II's store facilities will be expanded into the first three floors of the new skyscraper Zions Lions First National Bank will take up part of the first floor and basement on the corner Copper Corp will occupy square feet of the upper offices consolidating down downtown downtown town offices into one location Mr 11 Brazier said the new building building building build build- ing will be of contemporary de design design design de- de sign fire and earthquake proof and faced with architectural stone and insulated curtain wall panels sheathed in copper Construction on the building is expected to get under way this fall probably in October Main and South Temple has been rich in historical importance tance ever since the first pioneers pioneers pio plo entered the Salt SnIt Lake Valley Valley Val Val- ley hy back in 1847 First building of any importance to go up on the southeast corner cornel was a n col- col style onial-style mansion built by Apostle Ezra Taft raft Benson Denson grand- grand tether of of Agriculture Ezra Taft TaCt Benson The home was v built at a cost costo o of about and the Bensons Ben- Ben sons lived in it l for six or seven years Scars ears Danial II 11 Wells counselor counselor counselor coun coun- to Brigham Young and time one-time mayor of Salt Lake City bought the home in 1062 1862 It Il was again sold in the for commercial property The Templeton Building was completed in 1890 Zions Savings Saving Bank Dank occupied the ground floor when it was opened The 17 room Templeton Hotel was lo located located lo- lo in the upper stories The building was later converted in into into into in- in to an nn office building 0 n |