Named after David Eccles, one of Utah’s first millionaires, the 1913 Eccles Building has been fully renovated to house the 137-room Crowne Plaza Hotel. The new four-star hotel is considered by many to be the high point in a series of historic preservation projects revitalizing Ogden’s downtown.



Big-D cleaned, repaired, and renovated the exterior of the old eight-story office building. The building also required extensive seismic upgrades, with new 3’ thick mat footings supporting basement-to-roof structural steel braced frames. In addition to installing new electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems, Big-D refurbished two elevators and installed a new elevator.



Restoring stairway and lobby finishes to their original condition, a connecting entry was built from the hotel to the 90,000 sq.-ft. David Eccles Conference Center, and Peery’s Egyptian Theatre, an earlier Big-D project.



The Crowne Plaza features an upscale restaurant, lounge, and tenant lease spaces. Hotel guests are a short walk from Ogden’s arts and entertainment district, and historic 25th Street with its distinctive shops and art galleries.