Temple Square Hospitality
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| Private | |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (November 7, 1988) |
| Founder | Presiding Bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| Headquarters | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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Area served
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Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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Key people
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Gary Porter (President / CEO) Clark Stenquist (VP / Controller) |
| Services |
Weddings Floristry Business gatherings Catering Restaurants Tourism |
| Parent |
Deseret Management Corporation (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) |
| Website | templesquare.com |
Temple Square Hospitality Corporation is a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation which provides dining, catering and other services at the Lion House, Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and other properties owned by Zions Securities Corporation near Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah. The company caters parties, weddings, and corporate events.
Temple Square Hospitality Corporation can trace its history back to Utah Hotel Company, which was formed to build the Hotel Utah, which was completed in 1911.
On September 11, 1973 the presiding bishop of the LDS Church announced that the Utah Hotel Company had acquired a small hotel on the corner of West Temple and South Temple known as Hotel Temple Square. Hotel Temple Square was originally built in the 1930s and was owned by Zions Securities.
On June 15, 1984 the Utah Hotel Company announced a management agreement with Westin Hotels and Resorts to operate the Hotel Utah. At that time the name was changed to The Westin Hotel Utah, Salt Lake City.
A feasibility study was done on The Westin Hotel Utah, which determined the building would close as a hotel and be converted to office space for LDS Church. This change was announced by the church's First Presidency on March 12, 1987. In August 1987 The Westin Hotel Utah closed its doors. The Utah Hotel Company was dissolved and sold all its assets to the Temple Square Hotel Division of Proprietary Holding Company.
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