Kingsbury Hall

Built during 1928-30 at a cost of $275,000, Kingsbury Hall was designed with Classical and Egyptian Revival elements by Edward O. Anderson and Lorenzo S. Young, winners of an architectural competition. The building was named for Joseph T. Kingsbury, President of the University (1897-1916). Maeterlinck’s The Blue Bird was the first performance staged in the hall following its dedication on May 22,1930. Kingsbury Hall has been graced with the lectures and performances of countless renowned individuals, including Winston Churchill, Eleanor Roosevelt, Robert Frost, Marcel Marceau, Itzhak Perlman, Sir John Gielgud, Vincent Price, Arthur Rubinstein, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Following the decision to renovate the hall in 1993, architects Eaton Mahoney Associates were selected for the restoration project that included a new stage house, enlarged front plaza, dressing room and wardrobe facilities for 70 performers, rehearsal studio, pedestrian bridge, and public elevator. In March 1996, in honor of the Utah Statehood Centennial Celebration, the $14 million renovation was completed and Kingsbury Hall was reopened.

Located at 1395 Presidents’ Circle in the U of U Circle Historic District in Salt Lake City, Utah