Historically, the site had been the location of the camp where the Mormons had planted their first crops.

[1][2][3] The Knutsford Hotel was built in downtown Salt Lake City in 1891.

The hotel was a 132-foot-by-132-foot Victorian-influenced structure built primarily of granite at a cost of $750,000.

[5] The hotel's unique name was in honor of the owner's birthplace in Knutsford, Cheshire, England.

[7] Holmes also owned The Angelus in Los Angeles, California and would often advertise the hotels together.