Do you like cycling? Love old barns? Want to know why there’s an angel on this barn? Planning is underway for the Mormon Pioneer National Heritage Area Bicycle Barnstorming tour June 2012.
The purpose of the event is to update and extend a barn guide done in conjunction with the national Barn Again! program in 1998. Photos and text will be posted to a Facebook page on the fly to create a dynamic barn guide that will be made into a smartphone app and a printable PDF.
UHF presented Rockhill Cheese with a Heritage Award in 2007 for the preservation of the original Burnham House and Farmstead (1895-1950). Besides its primary function as a working artisan cheese farm, Rockhill has also become a community gathering place for local events and Saturday markets during the summer. The Rockhill brand, which incorporates the historic granary in its logo, has become known for its quality cheeses throughout Utah and the region through their involvement in farmers’ markets and from sales in grocery and specialty stores.
As only the fourth National Honor Award for Utah in the last 20 years, this occasion is reason to celebrate why preservation works in Utah. It’s all happened without millions of dollars, big government subsidies, or even expert craftsmen as the owners have done the vast majority of the work themselves to national preservation standards. The other three National Honor Awards have been given to First Security Bank Building (Ken Garff Building) in 2004, Gastronomy, Inc. in 2001, and Cathedral of the Madeleine in 1996.
And it’s not just big news here in Utah. The story was picked up by the Associated Press and run in media as far away as Clevelend, Ohio, Columbus, Indiana, and Washington, D.C.
Preserving, protecting and promoting Utah’s historic built environment.
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