Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South

The Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a 2-story brick building constructed about 1910 in the city's ethnic Greek neighborhood. It is one of only three buildings along 200 South between 500 and 700 West to retain its historic integrity, and the Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Building at Rear, 537 W. 200 South
A rear and side view of the Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South in 2019
LocationRear, 537 W. 200 South, Salt Lake City, Utah
Coordinates40°45′52″N 111°54′21″W
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1910 (1910)
MPSSalt Lake City Business District MRA
NRHP reference No.82004849[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1982

The Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South was constructed for Greek immigrant Nicholas D. Stathakos, an importer and owner of a steamship and railway ticket agency. Stathakos also had interests in banking and real estate. The Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South was first occupied by George S. Fundas as a candy store. The building may have been used as a hotel or boarding house, and Fundas lived at the site. In the 1920s Karlin Kraak lived in the Building at Rear, 537 West 200 South, where he operated a contracting business. Peter Crison and Andrew Dokos operated the Grecian Bakery at the site 1929–1942.[3]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Building at Rear, 537 W. 200 South". National Park Service. Retrieved May 13, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. Printed page 146, digital page 154. John S. McCormick (1982). The Historic Buildings of Downtown Salt Lake City. Utah State Historical Society. p. 154. Retrieved May 13, 2019.

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