HERITAGE THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER VOL.42 NO.2

DOES PRESERVATION WIN OR LOSE WITH A DOWNTOWN CULTURAL DISTRICT?

By Kirk Huffaker, UHF Executive Director

Dinwoody Furniture, c. 1890 Dinwoodey Furniture, 2007Walker Bank & Trust, c. 1914 Walker Bank & Trust, 2008

Simply put, renovation of the Utah From the oldest building in downtown these buildings continue to house small Theatre would help revitalize down- (Eagle Emporium, 102 S. and independent local businesses. All of town Salt Lake City. When you couple Main St.) to modern landmarks of tomor- these things help to strengthen the city by the possible renovation with the poten- row (Federal Reserve Bank, 120 S. State creating a strong connection between lo- tial benefi ts from having a downtown St.), these two blocks encompass build- cal business and historic preservation. cultural district, the entire Salt Lake ings small and large that epitomize the If a downtown cultural district or region could benefi t exponentially. A social, commercial, and retail history of Broadway-style theatre is proposed for stronger cultural presence in downtown . They remind this area, the proposal must incorpo- Salt Lake City means a stronger region us of how things used to be as well as rate these historic buildings with a plan and that inevitably leads to a stronger defi ning our history: the Dinwoodey including how they will continue to state. However, the biggest question Furniture Company (37 West 100 South) operate in new capacities rather than be on everyone’s mind is – how does this which was, at the turn of the century, one demolished. After all, Utah’s history is project happen? of the largest furniture manufacturers in part of its culture, and therefore integral While there are talks of establishing the Intermountain West; the Salt Lake to the proper development of a proposed a cultural district on Salt Lake City’s Tribune Building (137 S. Main St.) was cultural district. If redevelopment is not Blocks 69 and 70 (bounded by 100 built by Mayor Ezra Thompson and today an option, the best proposal to build a South on the north, State Street on the helps defi ne our historic Main Street new theatre would be to select vacant land east, 200 South to the south and West streetwall; and the warehouse-style build- in downtown. Temple on the west), what seems to be ings that compose Arrow Press Square Included in this edition of Heritage getting lost in the conversation is the (165 S. West Temple) once hummed with is the Heritage Information Brief that fact that there are additional historic printing presses and now awaits new uses provides background on the historic build- buildings within these blocks. The Utah in one of the few great urban spaces in ings that reside within these two blocks. Theatre is not the only great historic our downtown. Their strength is obvious as they form an building on these blocks, but it, and all Nowhere else can you see the repre- amazing mix of architectural styles as of these buildings, should be part of our sentation of this city’s business history. well as save pieces of our history. While collective preservation planning efforts. This area contains such a broad range there are many proposals being discussed The rehabilitation of the theatre cer- of architectural styles and building sizes for the building of these blocks, potential tainly has the potential to attract audi- that are characteristics of every period of demolition of several buildings will only ences, strengthen downtown’s economy, development in downtown. Several of detract from the character of downtown, and energize our architectural heritage. the cultural district itself, as well as dimin- These points are key incentives to start- ish the possibilities for attracting local ing this rehabilitation conversation. But businesses in the future. does not end here. (continued on page 10) Utah Heritage Foundation is a non-profi t, ABCDFIRST WORD IN PRESERVATION statewide, membership-based organization dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting Utah’s historic achitecture through public awareness, advocacy, and active preservation. If you’re on the sustainability bandwagon, you are doing what you can to conserve energy, wa- ter, gas, and just about anything else. I admit that I’m sucked in. Today this movement of being BOARD OF TRUSTEES ‘green,’ creating a more sustainable environment or reducing your carbon footprint on the earth, is Pete Ashdown, Chair (SLC) one of the nation’s biggest movements. Martha Bradley, Vice-Chair (SLC) At the 2008 Utah Preservation Conference, we heard several messages directly connecting his- David Richardson , Secretary (SLC) toric preservation with this national movement of sustainability. The National Trust for Historic Jana Ward, Treasurer (SLC) Preservation is working to provide leadership that will integrate rehabilitation and revitalization Ken Ament (SLC) choices with the most popular measureable standard, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Sue Anderson Ball (Provo) Design (LEED). The non-profi t organization DesignBuildBLUFF is the evolving vision of Park James W. Christopher (SLC) City-ite Hank Louis. The purpose of his organization is to integrate social values with sustainable Tab Cornelison (SLC) architecture. His projects, located in southeastern Utah, have received national recognition for John Dahltsrom (SLC) sustainable building practices. Amy Gallivan Damico (SLC) Salt Lake City Mayor and Salt Lake County Mayor Peter Corroon also voiced their Lisa Eccles (SLC) desire to have their respective areas in the forefront of national sustainability policy. Muffy Ferro, (SLC) At the Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference, we also heard about the challenge given to Lewis Francis (SLC) reduce energy consumption by 50% in all existing buildings by 2030 (www.architecture2030.org). John Lambert (Erda) With many architects accepting this challenge and a projection of 150 billion square feet of prop- Allison Leishman (SLC) erty to be renovated in the next 20 years, there will be many historic preservation and sustainability Carolyn Nebeker (Ogden) issues to resolve. There are three major issues that will need to be addessed: 1) design, planning, Mayor David Newton (West Jordan) and innovation; 2) adding technology without violating preservation standards; and 3) purchasing Craig Paulsen (SLC) green renewable energy. The continued development of state and local incentive programs for both Anne Polinsky (SLC) historic preservation and sustainability will greatly assist in meeting these challenges. Gary B. Porter (Centerville) If you have a historic building, the solution is not to simply slap on some solar panels and call Katie Shell (Draper) it good! As preservationists, we believe that you should do everything you can to improve the long Kay Sundberg (SLC) term costs/benefi ts of your historic house. Older houses are built to last and by making the right choices during rehabilitation, including how to improve your building’s effi ciency, it could last even EMERITI DIRECTORS longer. Salt Lake City’s policy for solar panels in historic districts serves as a basic but excellent Tina Stahlke Lewis (Park City) model. It states that proposed solar panels should be located on non-street facing facades, below Robert Young (SLC) roof ridge lines, or on accessory structures. With good policies in place, historic buildings and his- toric districts can continue to reap the benefi ts that the green building industry promotes, meet the EXOFFICIO MEMBERS challenges of preservation and create good public policy. Jane Anderson (SLC) Making the right choice is easy. Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. And rehab your building right. Sharon Cupit (SLC) Roger Durst (SLC) Kirk Huffaker Frank Pignanelli (SLC) Executive Director Don Stromquist (SLC) For 10 tips on ‘Greening’ your historic house, visit our website: www.utahheritagefoundation.org. SHPO LIASON Barbara Murphy (SLC) UHF THANKS 2008 UTAH PRESERVATION CONFERENCE SPONSORS STAFF Kirk Huffaker Presenting Sponsor - ZIONS BANK Executive Director Elizabeth Bradley-Wilson Sustaining Sponsor - Big-D Construction , Key Bank Assistant Director Carolynn Bottino Leardership Sponsor - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copper Robers Memorial House Manager Simonsen Associates, Division of State History, Salt Lake County Brett Garner Offi ce Manager Preservation Partner - Abstract Masonry Restoration, Capitol Hill Construction, University of Mary Lou Gottschall Utah College of Architecture + Planning, Home-Tech, Inc.. Volunteer Director Lloyd Architects, Lowell Construction, MJSA Architects. National Trust Alison Muir for Historic Preservation, Park City Historical Society & Museum. Public Outreach Director Weber County Heritage Foundation, XMission Lisa Poppleton Development Director Preservation Associate - Downtown Alliance, Greater Avenues Community Council, Rob White GSBS Architects, Universty of Utah Honors College, Senior Advisor Paulsen Construction

2 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 2008 PRESERVATION CONFERENCEABCD SHARES IDEAS FOR SUCCESS By Alison Flanders, UHF Public Outreach Director

The 2008 city and that munity a chance to visit local vendors Utah Preserva- we should try that provide the services needed for most tion Conference: to mirror that rehabilitation and preservation projects. A Tradition of grandeur in Guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres while Sustainability our build- mingling with their peers and listening to started with a bang ings. the sounds of the East Street Band. We as Blair Kamin The would like to thank all the companies talked about the Preservation and organizations that helped to make value of Utah’s Conference the marketplace such an enormous suc- Architecture. The continued cess! Pulitzer Prize win- on Friday at The conference concluded on Sat- ning architectural Fort Douglas urday with our annual Historic Homes critic from the on the Tour. This year we featured homes of di- Chicago Tribune University of verse architectural styles in the Avenues caused quite a Blair Kamin, Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker and Utah cam- neighborhood that were built from 1850 buzz within the Pete Ashdown (from left to right)pose for a quick pic- pus. We were to 1950. The style of homes showcased local architec- ture while attending the 2008 Utah Preservation delighted to on our tour included: Bungalow, Crafts- tural commu- Conference. hear from man Bungalow, Greek Revival, Period nity. Kamin was a number Revival, Prairie, Box, World War II escorted through downtown Salt of preservationists at “A Breakfast to Cottage, and Modern. With so many Lake City by UHF Executive Direc- Sustain You.” Salt Lake County Mayor different styles to see and nice weather, tor, Kirk Huffaker, and was given the Peter Corroon shared his goals for the this was one of our most well attended opportunity to share his opinion about County and Barbara Campagna, Direc- homes tours to date! We would like to the preservation movement in Utah. tor of Architecture for the National thank the homeowners for sharing their While he loved some of our architec- Trust for Historic Preservation, told us homes with us, the House Chairs for ture, the Mormon Temple and the new about their Sustainability Initiative. We being willing to recruit other volunteers, City Library, there were others includ- also had the pleasure of learning more and the special events committee for put- ing “façade-ectomies” that he found about DesignBuildBLUFF, the brain- ting together such a great tour. to be less than impressive. During his child of local architect Hank Louis. Our second Preservation Conference lecture on Thursday, he spoke about He is working with was a great success thanks to Tina Lewis, Utah’s architecture and how this state students to build homes on the Navajo our Conference Committee Chair, and is among the best places in the nation Nation Indian Reservation located just all our Conference Committee members to see natural landscape architecture. outside of Bluff, Utah. These homes are who have been dedicated to this cause He encouraged architects and residents built to be sustainable, but also to nur- for the last 10 months. We hope to see alike to remember that our landscape ture the spirit of those who live in these you all next year! is a huge part of the architecture in our unique structures. For more informa- tion visit www.designbuildbluff.org. We had over 200 people attend edu- cation sessions throughout the day with a vast range of topics. The Rehab it Right! Workshops are always among the favorite sessions, but we also featured sessions on new topics such as historic landscapes, Compatible design, Pres- ervation 101, and University of Utah student presentations. Our annual Heritage Awards Cer- emony was held during lunch with over 200 people in attendance. With Chris Vanocur as our emcee and a unique blend of building and landscape rehabil- itation receiving awards, 2008 was one of our most outstanding awards shows. All 2008 Heritage Award winners are featured on page 4. Hank Louis addresses the breakfast Friday was concluded by our fi rst Phil Kearns talks to the attendees of crowd about his latest projects asso- ever Preservation Marketplace. This our Rehab it Right! Workshops about ciated with DesignBuildBLUFF. allowed conference goers and the com- maintaining their historic windows.

HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 3 2008 HERITAGE AWARD WINNERS By Alison Flanders, UHF Public Outreach Director

Every year through our Heritage As a building of historic signifi cance in City tried to decide what to do with the Awards Program we recognize projects, the Gateway District, Artspace City Cen- property, the Historic Porter Farm, LLC organizations, and individuals across ter has brought new energy to a building was formed as a means to purchase the Utah that exemplify excellence in the and a neighborhood that is tied to Utah’s property and preservation movement. railroad and cultural heritage. restore it for Each award recipient represents a mod- residential el that others can look to for meeting the Old Iron Town State Park use. Saved challenges of preservation. As a group, UTAH STATE PARKS, Cedar City from the the recipients represent the many and var- In 1850 the Iron Town Mission was wrecking ball ied ways preservation is accomplished in of great importance to the settlers of and from be- our communities. They include: exciting Utah as they attempted to increase their ing replaced adaptive use projects, the tireless efforts of self suffi ciency by building a foundry to by high-density housing, the Porter Farm dedicated homeowners, threatened build- smelt iron. The Church of Jesus Christ would undergo a two-year restoration. ings that have been saved from destruc- of Latter-day Saints sent members to Rebecca’s house is the older of the two tion, and lifetime efforts of committed colonize the desert near the Cedar City homes and dates back to 1860. This brick preservationists. Through this awards area. Despite its initial success, the Iron faced adobe building was restored to its program Utah Heritage Foundation Mission faced many diffi culties. Finan- nearly original appearance. The roof was congratulates all of the award recipients cial troubles, fl oods, heavy freezes and structurally reinforced and the interior was and thanks them for their contribution to furnace failure took their toll. In addition, reconfi gured into two rooms and a full preserving Utah’s architectural heritage. a crop shortage threatened starvation. bathroom. Following are brief descriptions of Though the people Eliza’s house, a red brick Victorian each Heritage Award recipient. persevered in the face Eclectic home, was built in 1890. This of these obstacles, the home once had 12-foot ceilings, which Artspace City Center foundry was eventually had been lowered to make room for a ARTSPACE, Salt Lake City closed in 1858. second story, but were restored to the Artspace is a non-profi t organization When Iron Mission original height during the renovation. The that creates affordable live and work was declared a state formerly enclosed East Porch was exposed spaces for artists, cultural organizations, park in 2001, most of and restored to match the exterior of the non-profi ts, and others to promote stable the buildings had not home. and safe communities. Artspace’s latest been in use for over 125 years and were The Granary, although structurally project is Artspace City Center – the in a state of ruin. To best preserve the sound needed the roof reinforced and to adaptive use of the former ZCMI General history of Iron Mission, stabilization of have the overgrowth removed. Warehouse on 500 West and 230 South. the remaining structures – not restoration Thanks to new ownership that recog- Built in 1905, this warehouse was used – was the decided course of action. If nized the historic and economic value of as the primary delivery and storage for these ruins were not stabilized, they were restoration, this complex of 19th century ’s Cooperative Mercantile Institu- in danger of collapse, injuring visitors, or buildings in Centerville will be a home tion (ZCMI). This warehouse functioned disappearing into the landscape. to new generations for many decades to at full capacity for over 25 years before Arid Land Consultants, a Utah com- come. the Depression. A rail spur entered the pany known for their restoration efforts, center of the building which allowed for headed up a team of staff and volunteers Silver Star the use of loading docks on both sides of to stabilize eight structures and several PALADIN PARTNERS, Park City the tracks. This unique architecture and rock wall segments. This truly was a In the summer of 1916 a German im- function is also what made it interesting big undertaking and commitment by the migrant named Spiro began to dig a tunnel for reuse. state to preserve Iron County’s history as on the north side of Park City’s Treasure Its use as a warehouse and storage well as a unique part of the settlement of Mountain looking for silver ore. By 1924 facility continued until Artspace began Utah. Spiro had to sell his claims to the Silver construction in 2005. During the renova- King Mining Company. Silver King used tion the building was divided into two Nathan, Rebecca, and Eliza Spiro’s tunnel for over 30 years. Along sections: The north side was converted Porter Farmstead with using it to drain water from the in to 18 townhouses, and the south side HISTORIC PORTER FARM, LLC, mines, they used the tunnel extensively to was made into commercial space for artist Centerville transport miners, machinery, and supplies studios and non-profi t offi ces. Consisting of two homes, a wooden into the mine and ore and waste rock out. The renova- barn, and a rock granary, the farmstead In the 1930’s the current buildings were tion of the ZCMI of Nathan Tanner Porter and his two constructed providing change rooms for warehouse was wives signifi cantly contributes to the his- the miners, a compressor plant and a ma- partially funded toric character of Centerville and Davis chine shop. These buildings were a major by state and fed- County. Though the farmstead was used part of mining operations until 1953. eral historic tax well in to the 20th century, it had fallen In 1953 Silver King Company stopped credit programs. into a state of disrepair. In 2005 as the operation and in 1963, Park City Moun-

4 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 tain Resort opened for business. The ing number of restoration and conserva- tion the fi rst class Spiro tunnel was still used as a way to tion projects. Some of these include: the service that was transport skiers until 1978 when the removal of all graffi ti, the installation of provided. After a tunnel was permanently closed due to a new fences and gates for better protection, series of remod- cave in. new waterlines, sprinkler and electrical els and a fi re that Paladin Development acquired the systems. left the building site with 3 derelict buildings, 2 tunnel With Gilgal being such a unique envi- roofl ess, many were just waiting for the portals, and an enormous pile of rock. ronment, we should all be grateful to the notice of the wrecking ball. However, The principals were determined to create Friends of Gilgal Garden for their efforts LaPorte Group, led by managing partner a lasting benefi t for the community by to preserve this piece of historic landscape Ben Logue, saw an opportunity. Using restoring the old mining buildings along architecture. a variety of funding sources that include with their new development. The old Salt Lake County, Salt Lake City, Federal machine shop is now the home of the 953 East Second Avenue and State Historic Tax credits and the Sundance Institute and the Sundance JIM & JENNIFER LEVY, Salt Lake City state’s Olene Walker Housing Trust Fund, Film Festival. Another building is now a The 1890 Vernacular style single- LaPorte rehabilitated and restored the ticket offi ce for Sun- family residence, located at 953 Second building for mixed uses. It now houses dance in the winter Avenue is one of only a few wood frame 46 low-income apartments units and a and a home to an structures built in the Avenues. The fi rst fl oor retail space that was the former Artist in Residence original owner of the home was Scottish Studebaker showroom. Original pieces program in the immigrant John Gibson. He built this like the hotel lobby, wood wainscoting and summer. home and also constructed a smaller, trim were retained, and the entrance to Silver Star was single-story building next to it from which the building was restored to match historic once a collection of old buildings and de- he ran a tailoring business. Very little has photos. LaPorte’s carpenter also took bris. Today it is a community asset and changed with these two structures over the special care in restoring the upper-story one of the foremost physical memories past 100 years and Jim and Jennifer Levy, windows, store fronts, transom windows, that sustain the mining history of Park who purchased this home in 2005, wanted and individual bays. City. it to remain that Sustainable elements were integrated way. When the into the rehabilitation including making all Gilgal Garden Levy’s decided to the upper-story windows operable for light FRIENDS OF GILGAL GARDEN, add a master bed- and ventilation as well as covering the roof Salt Lake City room and 2-car with solar panels to provide the building Gilgal Garden is the legacy of local garage they opted with electricity. The Stratford Hotel dem- masonry contractor Thomas Child. for an addition onstrates that the ideal goals of affordable Child began work on Gilgal in 1945. that would have the lowest impact on the housing, mixed-use, sustainability, and The garden contains 13 sculptural ar- original home. With a previous addition historic preservation can be successfully rangements and over 70 stones engraved in “structural failure” the Levy’s not only combined into one award winning project. with poems, scriptures, and philosophical had to add on, but they had to rehabilitate texts. He shared Gilgal with thousands the original portions of the home. Russell J. Bezette of visitors knowing many would fi nd it After completing the structural work LaVerkin strange but hoped people would be in- in the original home, the new addition Russell Bezette has worked all over spired and see it as a challenge to “pon- and garage were constructed in a manner the state of Utah on projects of varying der life’s mysteries”. Child’s passion to which leaves it almost un-seen behind the magnitudes. He is a skilled craftsman and express himself with Gilgal Garden took original house. Much care was taken by contractor that has led the work on many up most of his time and money until his the family and the architect in matching of Utah’s historically signifi cant build- death in 1963. the original lines and scale of the existing ings. The St. George Opera For over 30 years the Fetzer family house to make the new addition seem House, the opened Gilgal to visitors every Sunday. natural, as well as provide new living Cotton Factory in Washing- In 1997, however, the family could no space on a limited lot. ton, and the Orson Adams longer pay for the maintenance of the The home has maintained its historic House in Harrisburg were garden and the Friends view from Second Avenue and demon- all given new life by Rus- of Gilgal Garden was strates how compatible additions allow sell’s vision and dedication formed to save Gilgal the residents to modernize in a historic to preservation. He pos- from development. Be- district. sesses extensive knowledge ing the only identifi ed and skill with regard to conserving historic Visonary Art Envi- Stratford Hotel buildings using the correct materials and ronment in the state, LAPORTE GROUP, BEN LOGUE, methods for rehabilitation. Russell is Friends of Gilgal and Salt Lake City especially talented with adobe, soft-fi red Salt Lake City saw it Built by architect Bernard O. Meck- clay brick, and mortars. His workmanship necessary to save such a priceless piece lenberg in 1912 , the Stratford Hotel was is consistently high quality and he is con- of Salt Lake history. Since purchasing heralded as “the newest European hotel, scientious and cooperative with owner’s the garden in 2000, Friends of Gilgal elegantly furnished, strictly modern hotel concerns for their historic building. He is Garden has accomplished an astound- with rates within reason.” Not to men- (Conitnued on next page)

HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 5 adept in working with owners ranging of the piers was reinforced with concrete. Hill and making the historic State Capitol from individual homeowners to State The design team used this opportunity a safer and more beautiful place gives the and Federal agencies, and in phasing or to upgrade other areas of the building People’s House its historic magnifi cence, adapting projects to meet budgets and including new stairways and ceiling which is what the people deserve in its fi n- time schedules. repaires. New plumbing and electrical est public building. Whether it’s researching lost building systems were installed throughout the techniques or contributing to a resource building, as well as new lighting and Lucybeth Rampton Award stabilization report, he is always willing audio equipment. Organ pipes received The Lucybeth Rampton Award was to share his knowledge and passion for new gold leafi ng, and a special orchestra established in honor of former First Lady historic preservation with his students. staging area was added along with new Lucybeth Rampton. Mrs. Rampton was a By teaching courses at the Traditional choir offi ces and a new music library. founding member of Utah Heritage Foun- Building Skills Institute at Snow College, The Tabernacle project has received dation and a lifelong advocate of Utah’s Russell teaches others how to preserve recognition from across the world on the preservation. The Lucybeth Rampton their own communities. This invalu- seismic upgrades and overall renova- Award is presented to individuals who able skill is something that he has spread tions that have maintained the taber- have demonstrated a lifetime commitment throughout the state. nacle’s one-of-a-kind historic resonance. to historic preservation and whose vision Russell Bezette is certainly deserving Utah Heritage Foundation is pleased to and activities have signifi cantly impacted of a Heritage Award for his dedication to recognize the Church of Jesus Christ of the preservation movement in Utah. architecture and preservation in Utah. Latter-day Saints for their outstanding work on the . Robert L. Bliss The Salt Lake Tabernacle Salt Lake City THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF Building Robert Bliss had been interested in ar- LATTER-DAY SAINTS, STATE OF UTAH, Salt Lake City chitecture from a young age. He enrolled Salt Lake City It’s taken a century to realize the at MIT where he studied until being called The Salt Lake Tabernacle is one of ideas of Utah State Capitol architect into the Army. After four years in the the most recognizable religious build- Richard K.A. Kletting. Completed in army and the Merchant Marines, he re- ings in the United States. At the time 1916, Kletting’s plans incorporated many turned to MIT where he continued study- of construction, in 1867, the Tabernacle modern materials of the time including ing with many world renowned architects. was an engineering marvel. American reinforced Bob returned to Cambridge where he architectural icon Frank Lloyd Wright concrete, in- worked for several fi rms as well as teaching said, “the Tabernacle is one of the mas- door lighting a basic architectural course at MIT. One terpieces of American architecture, if not and the use year later he began teaching at the Univer- of the world.” The unique design and of elevators. sity of Minnesota. remarkable acoustics of the Salt Lake Kletting’s full After 11 years in Minnesota, Bob was Tabernacle have held the public's interest design of the invited to head the architecture department for well over 100 years. Before the Taber- capitol and the surrounding areas was at the University of nacle closed in 2005, President Hinckley never fully realized partially due to the Utah and in 1974 was said, “Buildings, like men, get old. They state’s fi nancial restrictions. appointed the Dean don’t last forever unless you look after Today we can see the full design in of the Graduate them. I respect this building. I love this the modern restoration. The centerpiece School of Archi- building. I honor this building. I want it of the Capitol restoration project was a tecture. During preserved.” With this in mind, the work seismic upgrade. The project consisted this time Bob was of the original engineer, John Grow, and of the installation of 265 base isolators, active in voicing his his fellow pioneers has been reinforced, each weighing 5,000 pounds. The isola- concerns about local but otherwise remains unchanged. tors can deform allowing the building issues in preserva- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- and ground to move independently of tion. Bob, along with fellow preservation day Saints decided to undergo renova- each other – up to 24 inches in each activists, were the original board members tion of the Tabernacle after completing direction. of Utah Heritage Foundation. seismic computer models that showed Other signifi cant renovations to the Under Bob’s guidance The Utah Cata- how the building Capitol during this project are the instal- log of the Historic American Buildinsg would fare during a lation and renovation of sculptures, mu- Survey was completed and published. Bob major earthquake. rals and other pieces of art in the capitol. was instrumental in saving many buildings Although the test The grounds of Capitol Hill have like the David Keith Mansion on South showed that the been renovated and buildings have been Temple, the Devereaux Mansion, and the original engineer- added such as the oval walkway around City and County Building, just to name a ing was sound, it the Capitol complex. Two offi ce build- few. He also a played a key role in gather- revealed that the ings were built to fl ank the Capitol and ing preservationists to save Gilgal Garden. building would fare better with struc- State Offi ce Building and as a result a Robert Bliss is our Lucybeth Rampton tural upgrades. As part of the structural space was created for a square plaza. award winner for his exemplary dedication upgrades each of the 44 piers of the This plaza was the fi nal piece to Klet- to preservation and community service, Tabernacle was reinforced with steel rein- ting’s plan. and for his vocal passion of art, architec- forcing bars, and the foundation of each Realizing Kletting’s plans for Capitol ture and landscape.

6 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 KEEPER DETERMINES 1964 SLC MAIN LIBRARY ELIGIBLE FOR NATIONAL REGISTER By Kirk Huffaker, UHF Executive Director

Built in 1964, the building at the north- (NHPA), which states that all projects The third fl oor east corner of 200 East and 500 South that receive federal funds must undergo features an out- served as Salt Lake City’s Public Library consultation with the State Historic Pres- door landscape for over 38 years. In 2002, a stunning new ervation Offi ce. Initially, a consultant garden with a City library was opened just to the north had determined that the building was bronze sculp- and received wide acclaim. It has received not eligible for the National Register of ture-like foun- several awards and even just last month, Historic Places. However, Utah Heritage tain by Antonio Chicago Tribune architecture critic Blair Foundation and the Utah State Historic Kamin noted that it was among Salt Lake Preservation Offi ce were not satisfi ed Caravaglia. City’s best buildings. This, however, does with this determination. Upon further not mean the former Main Library should research it was established that the design activity in Salt Lake City. This be overlooked for its architecture! original information provided was not also helped to rejuvenate the city’s public Salt Lake City is working with FEMA complete and supplementary information planning efforts. The commission was to obtain over $1 million in federal funds was provided to FEMA. recognized at the time of construction by to perform a seismic retrofi t of the former This information highlighted many fellow design professionals for outstanding library. Research was conducted to of the Main Library’s unique aspects of design aesthetics and the use of modern determine the Main Library’s history and local architecture and construction that materials. This design approach appeared unique features as required by Section 106 set it apart as one of Salt Lake’s fi nest to usher in a new acceptable expression for of the National Historic Preservation Act buildings of the 1960s era. With limited local modernist design in the use of New information of Salt Lake City urban Formalism design elements and materials. construction and development in the As per NHPA regulations, FEMA took mid-twentieth century, the architecture the original and additional information of the building represents one of the and submitted it all to the Keeper of the most exceptional works of modernist National Register at the National Park design. The building is a handsome, Service for an offi cial determination of well-maintained example of modernist eligibility. The Keeper ruled that the build- period (New Formalism) design with few ing is eligible for the National Register. contemporary examples that compare This means that the Main Library has the in terms of scale, quality of design, or potential to be listed on the National Reg- integrity. ister of Historic Places, but also reminds Arriving toward the close of an era of us that it should be treated as a historic limited public/private investment in local property by federal agencies in their review The fi rst fl oor interior remains pristinely open with construction and development, the design of the potential impacts of rehabilitation original fl oorplan, light fi xtures, and colors intact. was a highly visible refl ection of modern or seismic upgrading. Thank you to the following for choosing the Memorial House to host their special event!

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HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 7 THANK YOU FOR 28 FABULOUS YEARS By Mary Lou Gottschall, UHF Volunteer Director

It was 1980 when I began volunteer UHF moved here in 1994. As training at Utah Heritage Foundation. a child, Meditation Chapel was It was eight years later that I joined the open all the time and I remember UHF staff. From time to time friends I came with my parents multiple have asked me the question, “How times to visit. My parents also be- can you stay with one organization so longed to a club that held their an- long?” My answer has always been the nual Christmas parties in Memo- same,“Our staff and our volunteers are rial House. I have fond memories the greatest people on earth to associate of those parties in the main hall with.” I will miss our staff tremendous- and the silly white elephant gifts ly; in fact I can’t quite imagine what it’s that we exchanged. My mother going to be like to not have frequent con- worked at the Veteran’s Hospital tact with them. Likewise I can’t imagine when she was in her early twenties what it will be like to give up frequent and their Christmas parties were contact with volunteer guild members. always held here. Also a photo, I’ll probably depend on your e-mails to displayed inside the Memorial keep up with all that is going on. While House offi ce, shows one such the faces of both the staff and volunteers Christmas party that my parents UHF Volunteers Martha Wankier and Sharon Cupit have changed several times over the attended. And of course, those showcase this horse-drawn carraige in their period at- years, it seems to me that the glue that of my generation remember when tire while showing guests through a 1865 Gothic Re- binds us all together is “passion.” How Memory Grove was a bit edgy— vival home on our 2008 Historic Homes Tour. many people are lucky enough to work when a “dare to drive through the in a situation they are passionate about? grove” was a risky teen-age activ- and stood atop the roof next to the carved ity. Of course, to this day, we see eagles. It is truly a treat to enjoy your our share of strange goings on, but own eagle’s eye view of Main Street from for the most part it is a “happy” that vantage point. Other activities and place with brides here daily having programs include touring the Salt Lake photos taken that they will cherish Tabernacle and Assembly Hall on Temple for a lifetime. Memory Grove has Square, the home and an unparalleled ambiance for work Wells Ward, the Park City Silver Star Mine that surrounds you. development, Granite Mill and Mt. Olivet Our volunteers just keep on Cemetery, just to name a few. These giving. After many hours devoted are some of the perks for your commit- to our very successful Preservation ted volunteer service with Utah Heritage Conference and Historic Homes Foundation. Of course the friendships Tour, many of you are now giving that are cultivated here are everlasting. Volunteers get an in-depth tour of Mediation Cha- tours to school children through And as Bob Hope used to say, “Thanks for pel, in Memory Grove, from William Love, author the Kearns (Utah Governor’s) the Memories.” I’ll see you soon. of “A History of Memory Grove” in the Spring Mansion and the City & County 2008 issue of Utah Historical Quarterly. Building. Still others will help us as we begin the free public tours Try naming fi ve and count me in. So, of those buildings as well as Medita- Join us as we celebrate while I will not be employed by Utah tion Chapel and Memorial House this Heritage Foundation after June 30, I will summer. Tours can be arranged (for a still be connected to all of you. This is small fee) to see the McCune Mansion, because I enjoy our friendship and share the David Keith Mansion and/or a walk Mary Lou a passion for preservation and archi- through the Marmalade District. These tecture. It truly is a form of art and it tours are all staffed by Utah Heritage affects us all. Foundation volunteers. Thank you in Have you walked in the grove lately? advance for your help and dedication. And her 28 years with UHF! If you have not, you will be pleasantly For the rest of this year our Guild surprised by our new and improved land- Board has planned an outstanding slate scaping around Memorial House. Salt of offerings; don’t miss out. In June, Lake Parks is helping us with the upkeep Floralie Millsaps will present the Walker June 30, 2008 of all the grounds around Memorial Brothers story at Memorial House and House and throughout the grove. Me- that will be followed up by a tour of at Memorial House morial House and Memory Grove are the Walker Bank Building in July. It’s a big part of my life and not just since been many years since we toured there 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

8 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 MARY LOU, RETIRE? BELIEVE IT! By Alison Flanders, UHF Public Outreach Director

Mary Lou Gottschall has been a fi xture Quayle House, out of the Quayle and part of Utah Heritage Foundation House and into Memorial House. staff for 20 years. She has worked long She saw a tornado ravage Memory hours as our Volunteer Director to make Grove and watched as the land- sure that Utah Heritage Foundation has scape, that had been here for so the support we need to accomplish our long, was gone in an instant. Not events and projects. Mary Lou is the to mention the damage to her car. key to our success as we strive to further She has worked for six differ- our mission in preservation. Mary Lou’s ent Executive Directors, been in dedication to Utah Heritage Foundation charge of over 3,000 volunteers is so powerful we thought that retirement and organized well over 2,500 would never enter her head. It wasn’t school tours. She has been the even an option. But with her sights set on organizing force behind pub- traveling and spending more time with her lic tours every summer for the Kearns (Utah’s Governor’s) Mansion and the City and County Building. That does not include the innumerable public tours that Mary Lou Mary Lou Gottschall and then Salt Lake herself has led. She has seen Utah City Mayor (above) and Heritage Foundation take many Mary Carter with Mary Lou at the Kearns leaps. There is no doubt in our (Utah Governor’s) Mansion (below). minds that Mary Lou and her dedicated troop of volunteers are the reason that when we take these leaps, we never go down. Instead, we suggest better ways of doing it next time. Mary Lou has the ability to connect with people in a way that builds camaraderie and Marilyn Heiner, Jane Anderson, Mary Lou friendship among our staff Gottschall, and Pat Jones on a Third Thursday tour and volunteers. She is always of the Maeser School. concerned about everyone she meets and has a way of commu- grandkids, she will be retiring at the end nicating with people that shows she of June. is interested and sincere. The con- Utah Heritage Foundation will not cern that Mary Lou shows toward be the same without Mary Lou. She has others does not go unnoticed. Her her retirement to make occasional appear- been the historian, both with photography “can-do” attitude is contagious and she ances at some of her favorite events. and with her keen ability to remember is always the fi rst to volunteer her own how things used to be. Mary Lou saw time to help her fellow staff members. WE WILL ALL MISS YOU!! Utah Heritage Foundation move into the We hope that Mary Lou will sideline

New Development Director, Lisa Poppleton, Joins UHF Staff.

Since my starting day on May 7, I have been engaged in learning about the projects and goals of Utah Heritage Foundation, while also diving into proposal writing and charting our fundraising goals for the com- ing year. I am thrilled to assist in the saving and preserving of Utah’s historic buildings and neighborhoods. Since moving to Utah in 1976, I have seen so many changes take place in our cities and towns – some of them great updates and additions, others, irreplaceable losses. My nonprofi t experience encompasses eleven years in the development and PR/marketing departments of the Utah Opera, the last year spent in the merged Utah Symphony & Opera. More recently, I served for three years as Advancement Director at The McGillis School, a position that included fundraising, marketing and volunteer coordination. I have Bachelor’s degrees in French and German from the University of Utah and a Master’s degree in German from the University of California-Berkeley. I look forward to meeting and working with you to fulfi ll the mission of Utah Heritage Foundation!

HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 9 HERITAGE INFORMATION BRIEF: DOWNTOWN CULTURAL BLOCKS By Kirk Huffaker, UHF Executive Director

MAIN STREET Address: 134 South Main Street Common Name: Tribune Building Construction Date: 1924 This building is signifi cant as one of Address: 102 South Main Street Original Use: Kearns Building Parking the few buildings in Utah that exhibit Construction Date: 1864 Garage the transition from the Original Use: Eagle Emporium The seldom seen mid-block parking high relief tendencies of The Eagle Emporium is where much garage that provides Beaux Arts & Classi- of Salt Lake City’s history and historic parking for the ten- cal Revival styles to the preservation starts. As the city’s only ants of the historic plainer Art Deco and remaining structure Kearns Building Art Moderne; because from the pre-railroad may be the only his- of its association with era, this is the oldest toric parking garage prominent Utah business- commercial building in in Utah. Designed by renowned architect man and politician Ezra downtown. The build- Walter Ware and built in 1924, the garage Thompson; and as the ing housed the fi rst home of what became could house 150 cars while providing headquarters of the Salt Zion’s Cooperative Mercantile Institution auto services such as washing, polishing, Lake Tribune newspaper. Ezra Thompson (ZCMI). The Eagle Emporium has been greasing, and brake relining. commissioned the building in 1924 but rehabilitated and reused for several busi- died before it was completed. It was leased nesses including many banks and is now a Address: 135 South Main Street until purchased it in branch of Zions Bank. Construction Date: 1948 1937. The Salt Lake Tribune still owns Original Use: Grayson’s Department the property. Address: 123-125 South Main Street Store Construction Date: c. 1913 Dates of Major Alterations: c. 1980 Address: 148 South Main Street Original Use: Farmers & Stock Growers According to the Sanborn maps, Construction Date: 1919 Bank restaurant and business colleges were Original Use: Pantages Theatre Dates of Major Alterations: 1946, 1958, early uses of this site. Bamberger Coal Built for an estimated cost of $2.25 1965, 1975, c. 2005 Company and Rich- million, the Pantages Theatre held this This classic, small bank building is em- ards Stayners Realty location on Main blematic of the type that sprouted up on may have been later Street for over 50 Main Street in the 20 years occupants. However, years. However, it following Utah’s statehood. Grayson’s Women’s changed its name to The building served as and Children’s store the Utah Theatre in home to numerous banking built a new structure 1937. By 1968, due companies and brokers, from on the site in 1948 to take the place of to declining attendance, the large space was Wells Fargo in 1889 to State the Beau Brummel Bakery building. The converted into a twin (upper and lower) Savings and Loan in 1980. NAC Corp. moved their sales offi ce into theater space for fi lms becoming known as Its architecture, especially on the building and remodeled it around the Utah I and II. Much of the entryway, the interior represents one 1980. lobby and upper theater spaces remain of the most important intact interiors that original to the Pantages Theatre era, which remain on Main Street. Address: 136 South Main Street make this an extremely attractive historic Construction Date: 1911 preservation and revitalization project. Address: 128 South Main Street Original Use: Kearns Building (offi ces) Construction Date: 1889 Former Governor Address: 151 South Main Street Original Use: Daft Block built the Kearns Building in a Sulli- Construction Date: 1916 Dates of Major Alterations: 2008 vanesque style of architecture and kept Original Use: Tracy Loan & Trust The Daft Block is the best surviving an offi ce in the building. The building is Company example of the work of E.L.T. Harrison ornately adorned on the Designations: National Register of of Harrison & Nichols, an important early exterior with terra cotta Historic Places & Salt Utah architectural fi rm. The elaborate ornamentation and a Lake City Register façade with the projecting two- complementary interior. The Tracy Loan & Trust Company is story bay window was a bold Housing many infl uential signifi cant as one of Utah’s early banking statement for the time. It was companies over the years, institutions; because of its association with also a bold step in history as the Kearns Building was the careers of Russel Lord Tracy Sarah Daft, a woman who built once known as “the real and James William Collins; as her inheritance into a mining Capitol of Utah.” an excellent example of Neo- and real estate fortune, built Classical architecture; and for the Daft Block. Thus, the Daft Address: 137 South Main Street its architect Walter J. Cooper. Block blends boldness with his- Construction Date: 1924 Cooper, one of the three most tory as a signifi cant structure on Original Use: Ezra Thompson Invest- prominent architects in New Main Street. ment Corporation York designed this structure.

10 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 His partnership also designed the Keith John C. Craig designed the building for ing that remains on Regent Street, which O’Brien and the Walker Bank buildings the 35-year old paper and is also known was once known as Commercial Street. in downtown. In addition to forming one for his designs for the Salt Lake Stock of the state’s fi rst loan and trusts, Tracy Exchange and the demolished Eagle STATE STREET established the Tracy Aviary at Liberty Gate Apartments. Park and the Tracy Wigwam Boy Scout Address: 120 South State Street Camp in Millcreek Canyons. Address: 175 South Main Street Construction Date: 1947 Construction Date: 1912 Original Use: Federal Reserve Bank Address: 159 Main Street Original Use: Walker Bank & Trust The Federal Reserve Bank moved to Construction Date: c. 1915 Designations: National Register of this new building after giving up their Original Use: Hepworth-Carthy Historic Places and Salt Lake location on South Temple across from Building City Register . In 1915, the owner of this site was The structure is signifi cant as the fi rst This sleek Art Mr. Rothwell. Starting in 1934, the bank in Utah territory and one of the fi rst Moderne style building was known as the Hepworth- to be established between building carries Carthy Building and housed several small the Missouri River and a classical form businesses, including George W. Shipler’s the Pacifi c coast. It was and symmetry photography busi- the tallest structure in the but uses period materials that are main- ness, a fl orist, and a region when constructed tained in original condition, from its tones shoe shop. Furnished and remained so for sev- of brown to its designed metal window rooms were also avail- eral decades. Designed protection. Its massive form and presence able and managed by by Evans and Young, of architecture distinctively represent its Sara Carthy. it was featured in the use. American Architect of February 1914. According to the survey 140 South State Street 159 South Main Stret (left) & 163 South Address: form of 1978, “The Walker Bank refl ects Construction Date: c. 1900 Main Street (right) pictured above. a post-Sullivan recessiveness in which Original Use: Cooperative Wagon and Address: 163 South Main Street the application of traditional decoration Machinery Company Construction Date: 1871-72 was viewed as a means of disguising the Initially organized by the LDS Church, Original Use: First National Bank starkness of modern monolithic form”. the Cooperative Wagon and Machinery Dates of Major Alterations: An 1875 Company was one fi re caused the removal of the original REGENT STREET of the largest deal- fourth fl oor. ers of equipment, Designations: National Register of His Address: 136-150 Regent Street machinery, tools, oric Places and Salt Lake City Register Construction Date: c. 1940 and supplies in Utah. This structure is signifi cant for having Original Use: Salt Lake Tribune News The company’s bitter the oldest known cast-iron storefront in boys Headquarters rival, the Consoli- the Intermountain West; as a cast iron The site of the Salt Lake Tribune’s dated Implement Company, was located in storefront design by Richard M. Upjohn; former printing facility is adorned with a store just to the south and for many years as one of only two relatively intact com- terra cotta panels and newsboy symbols, they operated as neighbors. The two com- mercial buildings erected in Salt Lake creating a lively panies merged in 1902 to form the Consoli- City before Brigham Young’s death in façade on Regent dated Wagon and Machinery Company, 1877; as the fi rst chartered bank in Utah; Street. The printing operating in the building until 1943 when and as the earliest meeting place for the facility grew over they only sold army surplus merchandise. Masonic lodges. time but did not Zions Securities and Crawford & Day continue to use the Furniture also have owned the building. It Address: 165 South Main Street same materials, thus this unique build- is currently a Zim’s craft store. Construction Date: 1905 ing stands out as one of the fi nest that Original Use: Herald Building remains on Regent Street and as part of Address: 158 South State Street Dates of Major Alterations: c. 1913 the NAC complex. Construction Date: 1906 remodeled into a hotel Original Use: Empire Theater Designations: National Register of Address: 165 Regent Street The Empire Theater was the premiere Historic Places Construction Date: c. 1900 silent movie venue in Salt Lake City for The building is signifi cant as the home Original Use: Felt Electric Building over twenty years. of the Salt Lake Herald. The paper’s This three story Even adding sound in fi fty year history played a crucial role in historic building the twenties kept the the Mormon-Gentile once served as the Empire going until confl ict. It was instru- home for the Felt 1950 when it became mental in the establish- Electric Company. a health food store. ment of the American It currently serves Today the same size political party system as law offi ces and is and openness of the building can still be in Utah. Architect the only intact commercial offi ce build- seen. (continued on next page) 11 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 WEST TEMPLE windows on each fl oor of the building. and Glass held in Salt Lake City business, The building’s original owner, Francis and its association with the Bennett family. Address: 165 South West Temple Armstrong, became owner of the fi rst Construction Date: 1888-90 electric streetcar system west of Chi- Address: 67 West 100 South Original Use: Printing Press cago when he converted a former LDS Construction Date: 1896 Three buildings remain from an Church street railway system to electric Original Use: Kimball Black original complex of as many as six that power. This builing now houses Mari- This building was designed by Richard formed a bustling tine Restaurant, O’Shucks Private Club, K.A. Kletting. Res- area of downtown as well as several offi ces. taurants occupied Salt Lake City that the fi rst fl oor since hummed with print- Address: 37 West 100 South the building’s con- ing presses. The orig- Construction Date: c. 1870 struction including inal home of the Salt Original Use: Dinwoodey Furniture Utah Lunch (1918), Lake Tribune was Dates of Major Alterations: 1890, Bon Ton Café (1925), and Seventh Day Ad- a neighbor to the south of these build- c.1960 ventist Nickel Lunch (1933), and currently ings on this block. In one of the early Henry Dinwoodey became the larg- the Mikado Restaurant. historic preservation projects, developers est furniture maker in Utah and one rehabilitated the buildings and renamed of the largest in the Address: 75-79 West 100 South the area Arrow Press Square fi lling the Intermountain West, Construction Date: 1896 buildings with unique shops, restaurants, producing pieces from Original Use: Saloon nightclubs, and offi ces to revitalize the his factory behind this Various saloons, liquor establishments, area. The signifi cance of this complex of storefront location. A cigar stores, and buildings is heavily tied to the growth of smaller original build- barber shops oc- commerce and independent opinion in ing he constructed was cupied this one story Salt Lake City and the state. enlarged with three building for its fi rst stories above it in 1890 50 years years. It was Address: 121 South West Temple and added a decorative cornice. This fa- later commonly known as White Owl Drug Construction Date: 1910 çade was covered sometime before 1960 and curretly is an offi ce builing. Original Use: Hotel Albert with the current covering. The building Designations: National Register of currently houses offi ces for Zions Bank. 200 SOUTH Historic Places The Hotel Albert opened in 1910 with Address: 53-59 West 100 South Address: 46 West 200 South rooms from $1.00 to $2.50. The build- Construction Date: 1895 Construction Date: 1912-13 ing was constructed Original Use: The Nauvoo Building Original Use: Orpheum (Capitol) Theatre on the exterior of Built originally Designations: National Register of Sanpete sandstone and for the Brigham Historic Places on the interior fi nished Young Trust Com- Built as the second venue for vaude- with marble wainscot- pany, this building ville performances in Salt Lake City, ing and bird’s eye, was established to the Orpheum Theatre included modern mahogany, and maple provide income design features for a new theater such as wood trim. The Second Renaissance for Young’s widows. The second fl oor all fi reproof Revival style building was constructed by of the building was a hotel or room- construction, air Albert Fisher of Fisher Brewing Com- ing house during its fi rst 50 years. The conditioning, a pany for $100,000 at a time when Fisher Bennett and Paint Glass fi lled additional “plenum system,” also owned several other buildings includ- space in the building after 1946. and the “water ing the Hotel Plandome at 400 South and curtain.” The State Street. Address: 63-65 West 100 South decorative, new, Italian Renaissance style Construction Date: 1896, 1921 of the exterior façade was thought to have 100 SOUTH Original Use: Sears/Bennett Paint created an aesthetically pleasing entrance to & Glass the new theater. Now named the Capitol Address: 22 East 100 South The fi rst section of this building was Theatre, this design by Albert Lansbaugh is Construction Date: 1889-1890 completed for Sears and Liddle’s paint believed to be one of his fi nest from among Original Use: Utah Commercial & and glass company in 1895. John F. the many Orpheum’s he designed across Savings Bank Bennett was named secretary of the new the country. Designations: National Register of company and eventually purchased it in Historic Places 1901. The company grew and expanded The Salt Lake City Planning Division This is one of the few the building in 1921. The building’s contributed information for this article. Romanesque Revival style signifi cance is tied Historic photos courtesy of Utah State buildings in Utah. It was to the turn-of-the- Historical Society. Other research derived designed by Richard K.A. century architecture, from the Utah Heritage Foundation Down- Kletting and features the prominent place town Walking Tour brochure and fi les at a unique treatment of that Bennett Paint the Division of State History. different size and style

12 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 FITCH FOUNDATION AWARDS RESEARCH GRANT TO KIRK HUFFAKER

On May 1, 2008, the James Marston the grant funded re- Fitch Charitable Foundation of New search with the hope This bank branch on Van York City announced in Manhattan that this will lead to Nuys Street was built in that it had awarded their 2007-2008 future research into 1957 and is one of about a Mid-Career Research Grant to Kirk his design, preserva- dozen built by Sarmiento Huffaker. Dr. Fitch advanced the fi eld tion of Sarmiento- in the Los Angeles area. of preservation through his writing, designed buildings, teaching, and architectural practice. He and the preservation also created the nation's fi rst program of similar mid- the BBC, the First Security in historic preservation at Columbia century modern architecture in local Bank faced imminent demolition or severe University in 1964. He was a pioneer communities. alteration. Preservation decisions became and a catalyst in the preservation fi eld Wenceslao A. Sarmiento landed a “conversion moments” for elected offi cials for more than fi ve decades. Fitch served job as architectural designer with the and the general public in understanding as the fi rst conservator of Central Park Bank Building and Equipment Corpo- the prominence of this twelve-story build- from 1974-75. Later (1979) he became a ration (BBC) in 1951 and moved to St. ing that was once the modern hallmark of partner and director of historic preserva- Louis. As Director of Design at BBC downtown Salt Lake City. The National (1954-1965), Sarmiento helped the BBC Trust for Historic Preservation recognized become the largest national designer of the level of effort in the rehabilitation of banks in the U.S. They contributed to the First Security Bank Building with a hundreds of buildings throughout the National Honor Award in 2006. states, Mexico, Cuba, and Honduras. The Fitch Charitable Foundation shares His innovative design strategies and use Dr. Fitch’s vision and reminds us that the of cutting-edge building technologies built world is a functional whole - one in brought the best of mid-century mod- which buildings of past and present must This building is a Federal Western Savings ern architecture to Main Street, USA, coexist as the foundation for the future. Bank built in Tucson, Arizona by W.A. including character-defi ning structures Sarmiento. in Salt Lake City and Glendale, Cali- tion in the architectural fi rm of Beyer, fornia. After leaving the BBC in 1965, Blinder, Belle and some of his projects Sarmiento opened his own private with this fi rm include: the restoration of practice with offi ces in St. Louis, San three bridges and arches in Central Park, Francisco and Phoenix. the Ellis Island National Monument; A strong historical context, includ- and the restoration of the Cathedral of ing information regarding Sarmiento the Madeleine here in Salt Lake City. and his designs were crucial to pres- The grant will fund a year of research ervationists, architects, and develop- for Huffaker’s topic, “The Architecture ers in making decisions regarding the of W.A. Sarmiento: Defi ning Downtown preservation of the First Security Bank Banks at Mid-Century.” A website fea- Building in Salt Lake City. Designed in The Phoenix Financial Certer (above) was turing the work of Sarmiento’s archi- 1955 by Sarmiento under the aegis of built in 1968 by W.A. Sarmiento. tecture will be the resulting product of UHF REVOLVING FUND LOAN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES By Elizabeth Bradley-Wilson, UHF Assistant Director

80 P Street, Salt Lake City The Utah Heritage Foundation Historic Properties Committee recently approved a low-interest loan for the property located at 80 P Street, Salt Lake City (left). The PAST Fund Loan will fund a new roof for this one-story Victorian home. Built in 1904, by Hugh and Rose McKay, this home is probably of pattern-book design and features a hip roof and a gabled front porch. 205 North 100 East, Bountiful Built in 1875, this Greek Revival home is eligible to be listed on the National Register of historic places. The Stoker / Atkinson home (right) is one of the earliest example’s of Boun- tiful’s brick homes built on a stone foundation and features a dentiled fascia of brick and brick cornice returns. A STATEWIDE Fund low-interest loan from Utah Heritage Founda- tion will help fund a new roof, repair to the soffi t and fascia, repair to the masonry, upgrades to the electrical system and exterior painting.

HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 13 UTAH’S PRESERVATION HEROES

Only through membership dues and generous contributions is Utah Heritage Foundation able to preserve, protect, and promote Utah’s historic built environment through public education, advocacy, and active preservation. The following partners in preservation have recently contrib- uted to Utah Heritage Foundation. The Board of Trustees, volunteers, and staff sincerely thank these Preservation Heroes.

PRESERVATION COUNCIL Utah Heritage Foundation’s Preservation Council recognizes annual donors at the $1,000 level and above. We extend our thanks to the members of the Preservation Council for their generous support. $5,000+ Lisa Eccles, SLC Individual $2,500+ Ceri Jones, SLC Biograss Sod Farms, Sue Anderson Ball, SLC Corporate Foundation Peter and Maryellyn Lar- Sandy C. Comstock Clayton Muffy and Michael Capitol Hill Construction, com, SLC Construction Control Foundation, SLC Ferro, SLC SLC Cooper Roberts Simonsen Tina Lewis, Park City Corporation, SLC Downtown Alliance, SLC Warren and Ginny Gillies Stransky Brems Fieldstone Foundation, Corporate Associates, SLC McOmber, SLC Smith Architects, SLC Newport Beach, CA Big-D Construction, SLC InterNet Properties, SLC Lynn and Ruth Morgan, Home-Tech, Inc, SLC Governor's Mansion Foun- Key Bank, SLC Rocky Mountain Power, SLC Howa Capital, SLC dation, SLC National Trust for Histor- SLC Denise Sobel, New York, Kennecott Land Company, Nebeker Family Founda- ic Preservation XMission, SLC NY Murray tion, Ogden Mountain Plains Offi ce, Foundation Don Stromquist and Re- Kennecott Utah Copper Park City Historical Denver, CO Church of Jesus Christ of gina Rosenthal, SLC Corporation, Magna Society and Museum, O.C. Tanner Company, Latter-day Saints Foun- Stephen Thompson and Lowell Construction, SLC Park City SLC dation, SLC Tamara Pluth, Logan Metro National Title, SLC Patterson Family Memo- Utah State Historical M Lazy M Foundation, Rob and Connie White, MJSA Architects, SLC rial Foundation, Ogden Society, SLC SLC SLC Morgan Stanley, SLC The PI Foundation, SLC Zions Bank, SLC George Q. Morris Founda- tion, Holladay JJ Wizoly, Henderson, NV Okland Construction, SLC Salt Lake County, SLC Alan Wood, Alpine University of Utah College Weber County Heritage Foundation of Architecture and Foundation, Ogden Lawrence T. & Janet T. $1,000+ Planning, SLC Wheeler Foundation, SLC Dee Foundation, SLC Individual Corporate Abstract Masonry Restora- VanCott, Bagley, Corn Wilcox-Smith Charitable George S. & Dolores Robert and Kate Ander- son, SLC tion, SLC wall, and McCarthy, Foundation, Kaysville Dore Eccles Founda- SLC tion, SLC James Christopher, SLC February 28 - May23 Rufus and Judy Lohmueller, Linda Bowman, Park City Janice Jardine, SLC Joanne Burnett, SLC Jeffery Johnson, SLC Corporate - $500+ Government/Organiza- Ogden Paulsen Construction, tion - $50 William and Terri Love, Liza Carter, American Patricia Johnson, SLC SLC Ogden City Landmarks Sunset Fork Ellie Leydsman-McGinty, University of Utah Honors Commission, Ogden Dean and Marian Martin, Jen Colby, SLC Logan College, SLC Salt Lake County Records SLC Patricia Comarell, SLC Susan Loving, Stansbury Management and Ar John and Geneva Maxwell, Karen Cox, SLC Park Phyllis Crookston, Ameri- Jennifer Lund, Murray Sponsor - $250 chives, West Valley SLC Barbara Bradley, SLC Union Station Foundation, Ralph and Sandra Morrison, can Fork Joyce Man, SLC Joe and Dorothy Palmer, Ogden Park City Allison Dahlin, St. Paul, Kena Jo Mathews, Spring SLC Western Heritage Mu Marianne O’Brien, SLC MN ville Marc and Cindy Russon, seum, Vernal Katie and Phil Shell, Draper Michael Davis, SLC Mark McGrath, Taylors- SLC Homer and Patricia Smith, Allen Dodworth, SLC ville Family - $50 SLC Joy Emory, SLC Lucille McPhee, Taylors- Elaine England, SLC ville Donor - $100 Burtch and Susan Beall, Nick and Jill Thomas, SLC Shane Carlson and Joan SLC Sharon Walkington, SLC Julie Enslin, SLC Amanda Moore, SLC Andrews, SLC Paul and Mary Beckstrom, Jane Whitworth, SLC John Firmage III, SLC Mary Peterson, SLC Roger and Susan Horn, Spanish Fork Iantha Folkman, Brigham Judy Price, American Fork SLC Jim and Judy Dykman, Individual - $35 City David Purdie, SLC Richard and Cynthia SLC Dan Adams, American Fork Lewis Francis, SLC Jan Rawlins, Bountiful Nigro, SLC Susan Fisher, SLC Theresa Beyerlein, SLC Jan Garbett, SLC Brenda Rees, Roseburg, Ralph and Susan Smart, Jeff Geisler and Marla Bonnie Athas, SLC Ralph Gatherum, Layton OR SLC Stegen, SLC Bonnie Barker, SLC Jack Godwin, Ogden Elinor Sargent, SLC Jeniel Smith, SLC Ken Hartner and Michelle Louise Barnes, Escalante Jeff Hansen, SLC James Schindler, SLC Jerald and Edna Taylor, Taylor, SLC Juel Belmont, American Fork Forrest Hardy, SLC Douglas Smoot, Provo SLC Dixie and Robert Huefner, Michael Bigelow, American Brad Hart, SLC Sherri Sohm, Holladay SLC Fork Denise Hytonen, Coalville Emily Utt, SLC

14 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 Kody Wallace, SLC Join Utah Heritage Foundation Today Shawn Warnke, Moab Joanne Yaffe, SLC Ken Young, Pleasant Grove MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

Senior/Student - $25 Unrestricted Donations • Four issues of Heritage, UHF’s newsletter. Pat Achter, Farmington Robert and Anna Bliss, SLC • Invitations to all UHF events, including the Heritage Awards celebration, annual Nancy Allen, Midvale Chevron Matching Gift meeting, holiday event, and special tours and programs. Gail Bock, Layton Program, Princeton, NJ • Discount tickets to Utah Heritage Foundation’s annual Historic Homes Tour and Boone Colegrove, SLC Martha Fetzer, SLC Rehab it Right! Workshops. Janice Dawson, Layton Millie Kay Francis, Farm- • 10% discount at The King’s English Bookstore. Kermit DuBois, Bountiful ington Mary Ellen Elggren, SLC Ken Hartner and Michele Members at the Benefactor level and above receive these additional benefi ts: Lorna Flickinger, Orem Taylor, SLC • Membership in the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Millie Kay Francis, Farm- Jeffery Johnson, SLC • Membership in UHF’s Preservation Council. ington Sam Passey, Vernal

Doris Gras, SLC Adele Weiler, SLC Sandra Herrera, Farmington New Member Renewal Dean Holbrook, Bountiful Everett Cooley Fund Vivian Jensen, SLC Nancy Young, SLC ANNUAL DONOR CATEGORIES Jolyn Jonsson, SLC Preservation Circle ($5,000 +) Gail Meakins, SLC In-Kind Services Heritage Fellow ($2,500) Carol Oestreich, SLC Calyx Design, SLC Preservation Council($1,000) Anne Palmer Peterson, SLC Griffi n Photodesign, Ogden Advocate ($500) Adele Parkinson, SLC Dorothy Preece, Bountiful Corporate ($500) Deborah Rounds, SLC Sponsor ($250) Blanche Schantol, SLC Donor ($100) Institution/Government ($50) In Memory of Nancy Devenport Family ($50) Jane Anderson, SLC Individual ($35) Becker for Mayor, SLC Senior/Student ($25) Offi ce of Mayor Ralph Becker, SLC Twinkle Chisholm, SLC Check or Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover) James and Beverley Cooper, SLC Edward Cusick, SLC Friends of Gilgal Garden, SLC Credit Card #: ______Gastronomy, SLC Lawrence Hancock, SLC Exp. Date: ______Lois Harris, SLC Signature (as it appears on card): Boyer and Pat Jarvis, SLC Rod and Paula Julander, SLC Linda Kruse, SLC ______La Vone Liddle, SLC Leslie Peterson, SLC Anne Polinsky, SLC Gibbs and Catherine Smith, Kaysville Name:______Kay Sundberg and Brent Ward, SLC

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Phone #:______UHF’s Salt Lake County programs supported in part by the Salt Lake County E-mail: ______Zoo, Arts, and Parks Utah Heritage Foundation P.O. Box 28 Salt Lake City, UT 84110 -0028 program. www.utahheritagefoundation.org 15 HERITAGE NEWSLETTER OF THE UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION SPRING 2008 UHF SUMMER HISTORIC BUILDING TOUR SCHEDULE Please note that no tours will be offered on holidays or holiday weekends. KEARNS (UTAH GOVERNOR’S) MANSION MARMALADE HISTORIC DISTRICT WALKING TOUR 603 E. South Temple, SLC Between 300 and 500 North, West of the State Capitol, SLC UHF offers free guided tours UHF offers a guided, one hour, walking tour of Marmalade Hill. of the Kearns Mansion every Best known for its steep, narrow streets it is one of the city’s oldest Tuesday and Thursday from and most architecturally diverse neighborhoods. Groups of 10-20 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., June through people can be accommodated. Please make a reservation at least August. The tours feature living two weeks in advance of your desired tour date. The cost is $3 per spaces on the fi rst fl oor includ- person. For more information, call (801) 533-0858 ext. 104. ing the Grand Hall, Front Parlor, Formal Dining Room, SALT LAKE CITY & COUNTY BUILDING Library, First Family’s Room, 451 South State Street, SLC and Kitchen. Since these tours UHF offers free guided tours of the Salt Lake City & County last at least one-half hour, please Building every Tuesday at noon and 1:00 p.m., June through Au- arrive by 3:30 p.m. gust. Groups of 10-20 can be arranged by calling (801) 533-0858 ext. 104 at least two weeks in advance of your tour date. Special DAVID KEITH MANSION groups cost $3 per person. 529 E. South Temple, SLC The David and Mary Keith Mansion is the result of Keith’s work MEDITATION CHAPEL IN MEMORY GROVE PARK in the Park City Silver Mines. Keith Mansion tours must be ar- 400 N. Canyon Road, SLC ranged two weeks in advance and cost $3 per person. Groups of UHF offers free tours of the Meditation Chapel in Salt Lake 10-20 people can be accommodated. For more information, call City’s Memory Grove Park. Join us in paying tribute to the men (801)533-0858 ext. 104. and women who have lost their lives fi ghting for this country. The Chapel tours are given every Wednesday and on the fi rst MCCUNE MANSION Saturday of the month from noon 200 N. Main Street, SLC to 2:00 p.m., June through Sep- Alfred William and Elizabeth Claridge McCune built this Gothic/ tember. Come be inspired by the East Asian style home, in 1901, after two years of researching chapel’s stunning stained glass, European architecture. McCune Mansion tours must be arranged marble fl oors, and contemplative two weeks in advance and cost $3 per person. Groups of 10-25 atmosphere. A tour of Memorial people can be accommodated. For more information, call (801) House is included on this tour when 533-0858 ext. 104. available.

UTAH HERITAGE FOUNDATION Memorial House in Memory Grove Park P.O. Box 28 Salt Lake City UT 84110-0028 (801) 533-0858 www.utahheritagefoundation.org