First House Built in Utah under pergola, Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940

Subjects: Monuments & Memorials Residences
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of First House Built in Utah under pergola, Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A small hewn-log cabin with a shingled roof and multi-pane windows stands beneath a white columned pergola with a heavy cornice, enclosed by an iron fence on a paved terrace with flower beds and lawn. The card identifies it as the first house built in Utah, preserved on Temple Block in Salt Lake City. Mormon pioneers who entered the Salt Lake Valley in July 1847 quickly raised such log dwellings, and this relic cabin was long displayed on Temple Square as a memorial of the settlement's founding.

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PublisherDeseret Book Company

845—First House Built in Utah, now under Pergola on Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah --- THE FIRST HOUSE built in Utah was erected in 1847 under the direction of Brigham Young, by the Pioneers who reached Salt Lake Valley July 24th of that year. The material used was rough logs and slabs cut from same for the roof. The crevices between logs were filled with mud. DESERET BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND UTAH'S CENTENNIAL IN 1947

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Publisher	Deseret Book Company
Series	845
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Temple Block, Salt Lake City, UT
Place mentioned	Salt Lake Valley, UT
Publisher	Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, UT
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a cream border; Curt Teich production number 9A-H2198 printed at lower right. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich card; printed 1947 Utah Centennial invitation; no damage.

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First House Built in Utah under pergola, Temple Block, Salt Lake City, Utah, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/first-house-built-in-utah-under-pergola-temple-block-salt-la. Accessed October 24, 2026.