About Copper Nickel Events
The Copper Nickel Events building is one of the two structures built by John Moses Browning and his brothers Matt and Edmund. Other family members would soon join the enterprise known as Browning Brothers Company.
This building was built between 1906 and 1908. The building just east on 2447 Kiesel Avenue was completed in 1910.
About Copper Nickel Events
John M. Browning is perhaps the most famous and significant firearms inventor of all time. His patents are in the hundreds, with many models bearing the name of Winchester, Colt, and Remington. The Browning facilities in Ogden didn’t act as manufacturing sites, but it is where the prototypes were invented and built.
John M.. Browning is probably noted most for being the inventor of the gas-powered machine gun. He also was the designer of the famous 1911 military sidearm – the official State Gun of Utah.
“An ounce of genius and a barrel of sweat”
The building on 2450 Grant Avenue still houses the remnants of a shooting range utilized by the Brownings to test-fire prototype firearms.
The Brownings subsequently entered into the automobile business as the historic photo shows, and at one point was known as Browning Kimball Motors. Today, we have preserved as much of the building as possible. The original brick, bridge trusses, and some of the old floor still exist.
The ceiling is 90% original. Of particular note are the advertisements on the north wall. Un-retouched, they were painted at the turn of the 20th century – 1900.
Venue Features and Decorations
No matter what event you are hosting, we have the space with the character and charm to make it stand out from the rest.
