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850-Official Residence of the Governor of Utah, Salt Lake City
9A-H941
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In 1937 the Utah Legislature accepted the
gift to the state by Mrs. Jennie J. Kearns of
her home, 603 East South Temple St., to be
used as a residence of the Governor. Mrs.
Kearns is the widow of former United States
Senator Thomas Kearns, who was a success-
ful mine operator at Park City, Utah, and
elsewhere in the West.
The residence, completed 1900, has a foun-
dation of Utah granite obtained in the moun-
tains near Salt Lake City. The walls of the
structure are of oolite, from Sanpete County,
Utah.
DESERET BOOK COMPANY, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
