page_title: University of Utah Circle
section_title: Buildings
hierarchical_section_title: University of Utah Circle / Buildings
caption_attribution_description: English: Park Building, University of Utah Campus, President's Circle Taken December 2005 by Brian Davis
context_page_description: The University of Utah Circle, also known as Presidents Circle, is located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as a historic district.
context_section_description: The district is composed of the following eight buildings, which are all named after former University of Utah Presidents and located along University Circle:
  Alfred Emery Building (1901) - Designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and named after former university president Alfred C. Emery in 1980. It was originally built to house the normal school.
  John Widtsoe Building (1901) - Designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and named after former university president John A. Widtsoe.
  LeRoy Cowles Building (1901) - Designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and named after former university president LeRoy E. Cowles in 1980. It was originally constructed to house the library. It currently houses the mathematics department at the university. "Extended Vision",  a series of etched and screenprinted plates depicting math theories created by artist Anna Campbell Bliss, were installed in the Cowles Building's lobby between 2001 and 2003.
  James Talmage Building (1902) - Designed by Richard K.A. Kletting and named after former professor and university president James E. Talmage in 1976. It was originally constructed as a museum.
  Park Building (1914) - Designed by the architectural firm of Cannon, Fetzer, Hansen. Originally named the "Central Building", it was renamed the "Park Building" in 1919 after former university president John R. Park. It currently houses the office of the president as well as other university administrators.
  Kingsbury Hall (1930) - Designed by Anderson & Young and named after Joseph T. Kingsbury, former president of the University. Many of Utah's performing arts organizations started in Kingsbury Hall including Ballet West and Utah Opera.
  David P. Gardner Hall (1931) - Designed by Ashton and Evans. In 1980 it was named after former university president David P. Gardner. It was originally constructed to be the union building.
  George Thomas Building (1935) - Designed by Ashton and Evans and named after former university president George Thomas. It was originally built as the George Thomas Library. In 1968 when the library moved and became the J. Willard Marriott Library the Thomas building became the home of the Utah Museum of Natural History. In 2011 the "Utah Museum of Natural History" moved to a completely new building, fully conceived to receive displayed collections and visitors, and changed its name to "Natural History Museum of Utah". Since 2016, a programme of works is transforming the George Thomas Building in order to receive the new "Gary and Ann Crocker Science Center": The Crocker Science Center will house the Center for Cell and Genome Science, the Center for Science and Math Education, modern classrooms and laboratories for interdisciplinary science and math education and a technology-incubator space.
caption: Park Building, December 2005
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