Preservation Round-Up Blog
Preservationists needed to give webinars
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 14:56
Lynn Taylor is a personal friend of UHF. She's a passioniate preservationist and we've seen her great work firsthand in Nashville. She's seeking preservation professional to help give these webinars to a national audience. Here's what she recently wrote to us: We are looking…
Insiders Tour of Granite High School
Tuesday, 13 September 2011 14:42
Thursday September 15th 7:00 - 8:00 pm Meet at the 500 East Entrance to the “S” (main classroom) building Join the City of South Salt Lake in a tour of historic Granite High School. South Salt Lake City is working to purchase historic Granite High…
Demolition of 17 buildings proposed in Pleasant Grove - UHF position statement
Friday, 02 September 2011 11:49
Proposed Development Plan for Pleasant Grove Civic Center Position Statement September 2, 2011 Utah Heritage Foundation strongly believes that the proposed Pleasant Grove civic center development plan has the potential to immensely impact the Pleasant Grove National Register Historic District through the demolition of fourteen…
SL Tribune building demolition - UHF position statement
Friday, 02 September 2011 11:34
As you may recall, the Salt Lake Tribune reported back on August 7, 2011 that city officials, led by Mayor Becker, and the design and development team were looking at options for the Utah Performance Center (new broadway-style theater) that would demolish the historic Salt Lake…
Design Matters film series starts on Sept. 20 with My Playground
Thursday, 01 September 2011 15:09
Presented by Salt Lake City Film Center in partnership with the Utah Heritage Foundation, University of Utah College of Architecture + Planning, AIA Utah, and APA Utah. Sponsored by 3form. This new series celebrates the creative spirit of architecture and design. Our first selections explore how important…
Labor Day weekend celebration at Camp Floyd in Fairfield
Wednesday, 31 August 2011 13:35
Camp Floyd State Park is hosting Camp Floyd Days on Labor Day Weekend, September 3 and 5, 2011. The event will allow visitors to experience camp life and participate in several activities performed by soldiers of Johnston’s Army. Events include reenactments, encampments, stagecoach rides (Monday…
Granite Rocks - First annual arts festival at Granite HS
Friday, 26 August 2011 11:07
South Salt Lake is pleased to announce its first annual arts festival at Granite High School. Saturday, September 10, 9 am - 4 pm This event combines the work of artists and crafts people, dancers and musicians, classic car artists and a reunion picnic for Granite…
SLC supports small business in historic buildings with new policy
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 14:09
This came from the city after the most recent Planning Commission meeting. "On August 10, 2011 The Planning Commission voted unanimously on the Small Neighborhood Business Amendment to forward a favorable recommendation of the proposed ordinance to the City Council. Additional issues for discussion include;…
Tour of Ogden's East Bench featuring homes by Georgius Y. Cannon
Wednesday, 24 August 2011 13:50
Eight of the Ogden East Bench’s most beautiful historic estate homes will be open to the public for a rare glimpse. The Weber County Heritage Foundation will host its 32nd Annual Historic House Tour, “Cannon and Colonial,” September 10, 2011 from 10 a.m. – 4…
