#33 Salt Lake City Library

Nowadays it is most widely known as the old Hansen Planetarium, but this structure has been sitting here long before that housing thousands of books instead of stars. John Quakenbos Packard, who struck it rich in the mining industry, donated the land and the money to build the 3-story structure at a cost of about $100,000.  It was completed in 1905 and replaced the library that was located in the Salt Lake City and County Building.

In 1964 a new library was completed and this building was converted into the Hansen Planetarium at the request of Gail Plummer, a professor at the University of Utah, and with a $400,000 donation from Beatrice Hansen. The planetarium remained in operation until 2003, when the Clark Planetarium opened at the Gateway District just a few blocks west.

The O.C. Tanner company bought the building in 2007 for $1.2 million and then did an extensive $24 million restoration project.

#27 Miner's Hospital

The desire for a hospital in Park City began as a need due to the long distance that the miners had to travel to Salt Lake City to receive treatment, which was about 30 miles.  The location was actually donated but was deemed a suitable fit because of the amount of sunshine it received and it was far enough from downtown to keep fire danger at a minimal as fires back then were a serious threat.

The hospital was run as the Miner's Hospital for 30 years, then changed hands about every ten. It also served as a private clinic, bar and restaurant, and a youth hostel.  Then in 1981, in order to preserve the building, it was moved to its present location and restored to house the city's library. Today it houses a community center and was used as a welcome center for the 2002 Winter Olympics.