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Show l!35~159 West 300 South /.f , J. G, McDonald Chocolate Company ARCHITECTURE (continued): dentil bands, the letter "M" in brick relief at the tops of the outer piers, classical wooden mouldings, and a modest amount of corbeled brickwork. The above detailing has a. minor impact on the flat surfaces and clean lines of this early modern factory, The side elevations have a tall coursed rubble rock foundation supporting the brick superstructure. The brick is laid in a common or American Bond pattern with five stretcher courses to every header course. V/indas are segmentally arched and contain two-over-two double-hung sashes. Some of the original bays have been filled in, enlarged, or have had the wooden sashes replaced with metal frames. The original building v/as three stories tall, excluding the elevated basement. A fourth story v/as added about 1909 and featured a roof garden and a tower which served as a vestibule. The fenestrated tower located over the east wall of the original building is still extant. Additions were made to the rear of the original factory as the business rapidly expanded after 1901. The first of the three major additions isfour stories tall, including the basement. The style, brickwork and window types of this addition are identical to that found in the original building. The second addition is much the same as the first and was built in 1920 using "fireplace construction." It has large square window bays and is void of detailing. The sills and lintels are concrete. Structurally there are two rows of concrete posts running through the building at one-third spans* A one-story brick loading dock and boiler room have been added to the rear of the last addition and are immediately adjacent to the railroad spur which runs directly south of the building. The original front facade remains largely intact, although some alterations have been made. The original exterior stairs leading to the entrance have been moved inside and the basement window wells have beenfilled in. Tho original polychrome facade has been painted white. Theoriginal projecting cornice over the third floor was removed when the fourth floor was ? o. cl e c.i 0 5, HISTORY (continued): During his lifetime he v/as senior director of the Utah State national Bank 9 director of Heber J. Grant and Company, president of the Utah State 7air Association, vice-president of the Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce, president of the Traffic Service Bureau and organized the Salt Lake Real 'c,t£;.tG Association. He was also one ofthe organizers of the Utah Association : :" Credit Men, the Utah Manufacturers Association, and director of the i'.vation Army board. During the Roosevelt administration McDonald v/as :.3 government supervisor for confectioners under the N.R.A. (National .- ;o\ery Act). |
