Preservation Round-Up Blog
Summer only: Exchange Place tours start Saturday
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 14:00
Samuel Newhouse was one of Salt Lake City's most wealthy mining moguls. He had aspirations to build the "Wall Street of the West" right here in Salt Lake City, and it was called Exchange Place. Newhouse donated the land to build several commercial buildings including…
Your votes for Yalecrest could net a $25,000 prize!
Wednesday, 08 June 2011 13:50
Historic Yalecrest National Register District Up For $25,000 Prize With Enough Votes Neighborhood Can Win Money for Education and Marketing Salt Lake’s Yalecrest neighborhood, with one of the finest collections of Period Revival homes in the state, has an opportunity to win a $25,000 prize…
Announcement regarding Save America's Treasures
Friday, 20 May 2011 14:52
For the past twelve years, Save America’s Treasures has been one of the country’s most important and effective historic preservation efforts, bringing hundreds of millions of dollars for restoration to nationally significant historic sites and special collections in all parts of the U.S. The National…
Open House to Celebrate Taylor House Rehab, May 25
Friday, 20 May 2011 10:57
We hope you will join us at the opening celebration for the Dr. Stanley Taylor House, a project recently completed by the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City.
Free Seismic Retrofit for Historic Buildings Workshop, Sat. 5/21, Murray
Friday, 20 May 2011 10:50
The seismic retrofit workshop offered by UHF a few weeks ago will be reprised on Saturday, May 21 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at Murray City Hall, 5025 S. State St., in the Council Chambers. Structural engineer Barry Welliver (Welliver Engineering) and architect Charles Shepherd (MJSA Architects)…
Event will celebrate new art amongst built landscape
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:34
OPENING NIGHT Fluid Adagio - 20 May Please join us to celebrate a new paradigm in the way we see space in our city. 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City. Click here to buy tickets: Dinner tickets 7:00-…
Classical architecture highlighted by new event, group
Wednesday, 18 May 2011 16:16
Salt Lake City has a wealth of Classical style architecture from the Moss Federal Courthouse, to the Brownstone Building (historic Utah Commercial & Savings Bank) that houses Martine and Oh Shucks as well as offices, to the interior of the Utah Theatre. The classical styles…
Tours courtesy of the SL Sustainable Bldg. conference
Monday, 09 May 2011 17:02
The Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference is offering free self guided tours that do not require conference registration, including a tour of the rehabilitated historic sites at Tracy Aviary at Liberty Park which have won Heritage Awards from UHF.The Salt Lake Sustainable Building Conference tours…
Garfield County Courthouse to be rehabilitated
Wednesday, 04 May 2011 10:37
The Salt Lake Tribune has reported that the historic Garfield County Courthouse in Panguitch will under a rehabilitation that includes a seismic upgrade. This is great news for Panguitch, an amazingly intact historic town, as well as the Wayne County region which has several small…
