Preservation Round-Up Blog
Vacant school finds reuse
Friday, 16 December 2011 14:34
Announced in the December 15th Sugar House Journal, the former Rosslyn Heights Elementary School is reopening as the Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts. Located at 2291 South 2000 East in Salt Lake City, the 1950 school building was vacated about six years ago…
Mark Your Calendar for Bicycle Barnstorming
Tuesday, 22 November 2011 16:57
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…
NPS provides great updates to preservation website
Monday, 07 November 2011 13:38
Technical Preservation Services is pleased to announce the launch of our expanded and redesigned website at www.nps.gov/tps. In the new site, you will find the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines; information about the historic preservation tax incentives; all of our publications, including the Preservation Briefs and…
Great deal for Park City Museum this Friday
Monday, 07 November 2011 13:30
As part of The Park City Foundation's Live PC Give PC campaign, the park City Museum is offerering a 2 for 1 special! Donate $10 to the Park City Museum on 11.11.11 at Live PC Give PC and receive TWO ADMISSIONS to the Park City Museum…
Rockhill Cheese brings home national preservation award to Utah
Thursday, 27 October 2011 14:14
UHF adds it’s congratulations to Rockhill Cheese for the National Honor Award they received from the National Trust for Historic Preservationlast Thursday, October 20, in Buffalo, New York. UHF presented Rockhill Cheese with a Heritage Award in 2007 for the preservation of the original Burnham…
Design Matters film series on Wednesday - The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
Tuesday, 18 October 2011 08:12
Design Matters Film Series The Pruitt-Igoe Myth Wednesday, October 19, 7:00 p.m. City Library Auditorium Plan to stay after for the discussion panel. Watch the preview. It began as a housing marvel. Two decades later, it ended in rubble. But what happened to those caught…
Five preservation stories you don't want to miss
Monday, 17 October 2011 14:31
There's been lots of news in the world of Utah historic preservation lately, so I thought a summary would be in order. Yes to Granite On Monday, October 17, The Salt Lake Tribune endorsed the bond election in South Salt Lake to buy and rehabilitate Granite High…
Former Douglas School achieves LEED Gold status
Monday, 17 October 2011 09:28
Salt Lake City's McGillis School at 1300 East and 700 South is now a model for sustainable teaching. As reported by The Salt Lake Tribune over the weekend. completion of the recent addition has resulted in certification for the building as LEED Gold, the first such…
Join in to support saving Granite High
Friday, 14 October 2011 16:24
Utah Heritage Foundation has officially provided their support for the upcoming bond to save and rehabilitate Granite High School in South Salt Lake. This would be a fabulous project that not only conserves an important historic structure, but could provide much needed flexible community space…
