Henry Monheim
American architect
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Henry Monheim (1824—1893)[1] was an American architect who was one of the first "Gentile" (non-Mormon) architects practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
Monheim served as the first president of Utah's first professional architectural association, the Salt Lake City Institute of Architects.[2]
He was associated briefly with architects George Washington Bird (1854-1950; from Wichita, Kansas) and William Thomas Proudfoot (1860-1928; also of Wichita) in several works credited to Monheim, Bird & Proudfoot. These works, during just 1892 and 1893, were several buildings in Salt Lake City which provided entree into Salt Lake City for Proudfoot & Bird. Before and after this partnership ended by Monheim's death in 1893, Proudfoot & Bird became much more well-known and was much more influential.[3][4]
Several of Monheim's works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[5]
Monheim's works include (with attribution):
- Best-Cannon House, 1146 S. 900 East, Salt Lake City (Monheim, Bird & Proudfoot), NRHP-listed[5]
- Emanuel Kahn House, 678 E. South Temple St., Salt Lake City, (Monheim, Henry), NRHP-listed[5]
- Carriage house (1872) of what is now the Alfred W. McCune Mansion (designed by another architect), 200 N. Main St., Salt Lake City, (Monheim, Henry), NRHP-listed[5]
- Salt Lake City and County Building, 451 Washington Sq., Salt Lake City, (Proudfoot, Bird & Monheim), NRHP-listed[5]
