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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Utah WordPerfect 5.1 Format (Revised Feb. 1993) OMB No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 8 Page_8_ Salt Lake Hardware Company Warehouse, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT Reinforced concrete was another method of fireproofing buildings. Brick walls could not stand up for any great length of time against a hot fire and reinforced concrete was the only kind of construction that had been found not to give way in the hottest fire. Even structural steel had to be protected by brick or terra cotta or concrete. The worst damage to concrete would be the spalling of some of the surface mortar that could be easily repaired by plastering the damaged places with a rich cement mortar. Typically walls would be six inches thick with the floor slabs being four inches thick. 19 Both methods were used during the early twentieth century. Some were noted as using the most-up-to-date fireproof construction methods and employed many of the methods that were being discussed during the early 1900s, methods described as important for preventing the loss of lives and goods. The Salt Lake Hardware Company warehouse is an excellent example of early warehouse construction and documents the significance of the warehouse industry in this area. Its overall integrity is good and it contributes to the historic qualities of Salt Lake City. 19 Elzner, A.O. "Evolution of the Modern Warehouse". Architectural Record XXI:5 (May 1907) pp. 379-384. See continuation sheet |
