Alfred McCune Home
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Alfred W. McCune Mansion
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Alfred McCune Home in 2002
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| Location | 200 North Main St, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′26″N 111°53′26″W / 40.77389°N 111.89056°WCoordinates: 40°46′26″N 111°53′26″W / 40.77389°N 111.89056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1872 (carriage house); 1900 (main house) |
| Architect | Dallas,S.C.; Monheim,Henry |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001937 |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1974 |
The Alfred McCune Home is one of the mansions on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City, Utah, from around the turn of the 20th century. Built for Alfred W. McCune on the inclined south side of Capitol Hill at the northeast corner of 200 North Main Street, the mansion has 21 rooms and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The house was built in 1900.
McCune was born in Calcutta, India, while his father, Matthew McCune, was stationed with the British Army and converted there to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The family immigrated to Utah Territory, settling in Farmington and then in Nephi. Alfred William McCune joined the LDS Church in Farmington in 1857. He and Elizabeth were childhood sweethearts and were married on July 1, 1872, in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City. Though McCune was not very active in church service, he donated a lot of money to it. According to LDS Church president Heber J. Grant's notes in his personal journal (April 1, 1927), McCune was always in good standing with the LDS Church.
By the time he was 21, McCune had contracted to build portions of the Utah Southern Railroad. He was a highly successful railroad builder, and became well-connected to other late 19th century millionaires. He was a partner in the Peruvian Cerro de Pasco mines along with J. P. Morgan, William Randolph Hearst, and Frederick William Vanderbilt. He owned business interests throughout Utah and in parts of Montana, British Columbia, and South America.
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