Preservation Round-Up

HPF Full Funding Tops Advocacy Week Agenda

Susan Crook — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Full funding for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) was at the top of the agenda at National Historic Preservation Advocacy Week, with a slant toward job creation and energy efficiency. Utah Heritage Foundation (UHF) is among tRead More...

CASINO STAR THEATRE: World-Class Local Talent to benefit Historic Theater

Kirk Huffaker — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:39:20 +0100

Look for plenty of action at the historic Casino Star Theatre in Gunnison this spring. With outstanding audiences for previous concerts this season, the Casino Star is preparing for its second not-quite-annual (because of the gasoline leak) World-Class Local Talent event on March 11. Curtain time is 7:3Read More...

Study results are first step for Fisher Mansion

Kirk Huffaker — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:45:08 +0100

Does it seem like a long time since the city bought the Fisher Mansion and opened it up for a tour? It hasn’t been idle time where nothing’s been happening. The long awaited historic structures report has been completed by CRSA, providing much needed information to future users about what may be nRead More...

Diversity scholarships available for Austin National Preservation Conference

Kirk Huffaker — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:07:26 +0100

The world is becoming more diverse each passing day, changing the professional atmosphere and shifting the focus of many organizations.

This movement is what led to the creation of the National Trust's Diversity Scholarship Program (DSP).

Since 1992, the DSP has focused on providing financial and educational assistance to approxRead More...

Attend Summit: Make Sugar House better

Kirk Huffaker — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:07:27 +0100

Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Westminster College

Eccles Health, Wellness and Athletic Center, Special Events Room

Connected by Design, Dr. Gary Daynes and Kathleen Hill

Pedestrian Pathways, Mark Morris

Local Business, Betsy Burton

Position on the NuSkin Expansion in Provo

Kirk Huffaker — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:23:59 +0100

Utah Heritage Foundation supports NuSkin’s proposed expansion in downtown Provo, but not at the expense of five historic buildings and breaking up the historic Plat of Zion. What makes any downtown area exciting and economically viable is adding more people to the environment. The other key factor that commonly makes downtown areas unique and enticing is historic preservation.

Therefore, demolition within the Center Street Historic District should not bear the cost of consRead More...

Recent listings on the National Register in Utah

Kirk Huffaker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:13:34 +0100

UTAH, SALT LAKE COUNTY,
Altadena Apartments,
310 S. 300 E.,
Salt Lake City, 09001291,
LISTED, 1/27/10

UTAH, SALT LAKE COUNTY,
Sampson Apartments,
276 E. 300 S.,
Salt Lake City, 09001292,
LISTED, 1/27/10

UTAH, SAN JUAN COUNTY,
Neck and Cabin Springs Grazing Area,
Grand View Point Rd.
Moab, 09001108,
LISTED, 12/18/09

Reflections on Ski Competition by Two Utah Skiing Legends

Kirk Huffaker — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:05:20 +0100

2/23/2010 7:00 PM

Over the past century, Utah has produced a number of skiers who excelled at the highest levels of national and international skiing competition. Two of those highlighted in Utah's skiing history are Jim Gaddis and Alan Engen. Both began skiing together in the early 1950s as junior racers and were stand-outs in local and IntermountaRead More...

Landscape Preservation Workshop

Kirk Huffaker — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:16:25 +0100

The National Preservation Institute, a nonprofit organization founded in 1980, educates those involved in the management, preservation, and stewardship of our cultural heritage. The 2010 National Preservation Institute seminar schedule is available online at www.npi.org. The 2010 NPI News Release includes the calendar and seminar descriptions www.npi.org/NewsRelease2010.pdf.

Advance registration rate available through March 17, 2010

Landscape Preservation: An IntroRead More...

SWATC Team Takes Over Hunter House Rehabilitation

Susan Crook — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100

The Hunter House restoration has been taken over by a SWATC team. High school students enrolled in the Southwest Applied Technology College (SWATC) building construction class are repairing plaster, restoring a fireplace, and stripping and refinishing wood trim as part of the