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IDSTORIC SITE FORM (Continuation) Utah Office of Preservation 111-113 25th Street (Senate Saloon) 4. ARCIDTECTURAL DESCRIPTION This two-story building, called the Senate Saloon, is located at 111-113 25th Street. It is an Italianate two-part block commercial structure built circa 1889. The building measures 22 feet wide by 82 feet deep and rests on a rock foundation. The building was apparently constructed by the owner of the adjoining Murphy Building, George W. Murphy, but in a completely different style. The Senate Saloon is a good example of a moderately adorned Italianate structure built during the height of the popularity of this style in Utah. The upper portion of the Senate Saloon is faced with regular fired brick. The cornice of the structure is adorned with considerable bracketing and elaborate moldings, typical of Italianate commercial structures of the era. The central cornice has a segmental arch pediment which extends above the roofline. This is also consistent with Italianate style and matches the sandstone segmental arch courses over the three window openings in the upper portion of the building. The elaborate moldings and bracketing along the cornice and upper portion of the building frames a rectangular sign with the message "ESTABLISHED 1889". Three windows are symmetrically placed between two fired brick corbeled columns which form the outer edges of the structure. The outer two windows are one-over-one double hung windows with transoms set into segmental arch wooden frames. The centrally placed window is a larger nine light fixed sash window with transom also set into a segmental arch wood frame. All of the windows are set just above a horizontally projecting sandstone sill which extends the entire width of the building. Additional bracketing and molding occurs between the upper and lower sections of the building. The street level portion of the building has been considerably modernized as often occurs in commercial structures of this type. Nevertheless, there are still many original features remaining. The fired brick corbeled columns on the outer edges of the building continue to the street level, but on the lower level are faced with rusticated blocks. It is possible that the upstairs entrance door, located on the east side of the building, is in-period, but it may be a modem replication. A six pane ribbon window, located above the modem display windows, is all modem as are the display area and retail entrance door. Similar to most other buildings on 25th Street, the rear of this structure has undergone extensive changes. It consists of a large rather plain fired brick wall with a one-over-one double hung window in a poorly cut segmental arch window opening in the upper story and a large freight door opening in the lower story. Three modem fixed sash windows are located above the freight door and an older paneled door is located adjacent to it.