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Show United States Department of the Interior National Park Service / National Register of Historic Places Registration Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 (Expires 5/31/2012) Western Macaroni Manufacturing Company Factory Salt Lake County, Utah Name of Property County and State Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance of the property. Explain contributing and noncontributing resources if necessary. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location, setting, size, and significant features.) Summary Paragraph The Western Macaroni Manufacturing Company Factory was constructed in two major phases: the original three-story section in 1900 and a four-story addition in 1915. The factory is located at 244 S. 500 West in Salt Lake City's west side industrial district. The foundation of both sections is sandstone. Both built-up roofs are nearly flat with a gently slope to the west. The building is a plain example of the early twentieth-century commercial style. The only decorative architectural features are the patterns of brick corbelling along the east elevation parapets. Major modifications to the building include a seamed-metal shed attached to the south end of the building, the replacement of most of the historic windows and the rebuilding of the fourth-floor roof after a fire (circa 1980s). There is also a non-contributing metal vehicle shed on the 0.85-acre parcel. The building is currently vacant and in fair to poor condition with both structural and cosmetic issues. A complete rehabilitation is planned using state and federal historic preservation tax credits. The building will be adapted for use as office/studio space and residential units. The Western Macaroni building is a contributing resource in its Salt Lake City neighborhood. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Narrative Description The earliest portion of the Western Macaroni building was constructed in 1900.1 The original footprint for the brick factory was a rectangle measuring approximately 64 by 34 feet. The building was located in the center of the block with a wood dock facing 500 West suggesting that the east elevation was the façade.2 By the time of the 1911 Sanborn map, the building had a one-story brick addition on the south end and a one-story concrete addition along two-thirds of the west (rear) elevation. These two additions were removed probably during remodeling that occurred in the 1970s or 1980s. The foundation of the 1900 portion is coursed ashlar blocks of rock-faced red sandstone. The yellow brick masonry was laid in American (common) bond with headers at every sixth course. The brick is painted white on the east elevation, red on the south elevation, and brown on the main level of the west elevation. There is considerable damage to the masonry at the southwest corner of the exterior walls. In 1920, the original gabled roof with dormers was removed and a third floor added. The brick bond features headers at every seventh course. The roof was flattened and a parapet was built along the east elevation featuring a corbelled cornice. The parapet is stepped along the south elevation where there is some settlement damage. The windows in this section are double-hung windows with segmental-arched brick hoods and rowlock brick sills. Most of the windows are aluminum replacements (circa 1980s). There are a few two-over-two wood sash windows that are damaged and blocked by either plywood or brick. Near the southeast corner of the second floor is a round wood sash window with a brick surround that is only visible on the interior. On the main level of the façade is a concrete loading dock with a flat metal roof (circa 1970s). The façade openings include three loading doors of various sizes. The arched opening is original, but the flatter openings were likely installed at a later date within the historic period. There is also one window and one standard-size door (both blocked). The south elevation has one unblocked opening into the attached shed. With the exception of a loading door, all the openings on the main level of the west elevation have been blocked with brick. There are visible iron star tie-rods at the upper floor levels on all three elevations. At the north end of the rear elevation is an exterior metal spiral staircase from a second floor opening (date unknown). The non-historic attached shed at the south end is approximately 50 by 17 feet. It is mounted 1 Salt Lake County tax records give an estimated construction date as 1893; however, the building does not appear on the 1898 Sanborn map and a Salt Lake City building permit for a "brick factory' in 1900 provides the more accurate date. 2 The original street address for the building was 244 S. 4th West. All numbered streets north and west of Temple Square were renumbered in 1972. Fourth (4th) West became 500 West. The older street name is used on all historic documents researched for this nomination. The address of the factory varies in the city directories from between 242 South and 258 South with some designations as "rear" of the property. 3 |
