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Preserving, promoting and protecting Utah's
historic built environment since 1966.
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Preservation ENEWSletter
May 21, 2009
If you are not yet a member of our organization, please consider becoming a
member. Online membership now available!
To join, please visit our web site at
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www.utahheritagefoundation.org/join.php.
Spring City Heritage Day Celebration
Saturday, May 23, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
A historic homes tour, fine art, and antiques highlight the annual
Spring City Heritage Day Celebration on Saturday, May 23 from 7:30 a.m.
until 4:00 p.m. Homes Tour tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for children
and are on sale at the Old Spring City School and the Old Firehouse.
Proceeds benefit preservation and restoration efforts in Spring City, which
is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While you are
touring Spring City, be sure to drop by the Utah Heritage Foundation table
at the Judge Jacob Johnson barn.
Antiques and artwork by well-known Spring City artists, including Osral
Allred, Lee Bennion, Susan Gallacher, M'Lisa Paulsen, Doug Fryer, Kathleen
Peterson, and Cassandria Parsons, among others, will be on sale at the Old
Spring City School and in local galleries.
Breakfast and lunch will be served at the Spring City bowery by the local
LDS ward. Breakfast is 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and lunch is 12 noon until 1:30
p.m.
The Spring City Heritage Day Celebration is presented by the Friends of
Spring City. For more detailed information on Spring City and the day's
events, please check out their website at
www.historicspringcity.org.
Spring City is located just off Highway 89 between Mt. Pleasant and Ephraim,
approximately a two-hour drive south of Salt Lake City.
Spring City Heritage Day includes historical buildings tour - Alicia
Greenleigh, The Salt Lake Tribune, May 20, 2009
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ALSO IN THIS EDITION:
SLC might buy Rio Grande Hotel - Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune,
May 11, 2009
Historic barn gets year reprieve - Christopher Smart, The Salt Lake
Tribune, May 13, 2009
Library Square cop shop getting resistance - Derek P. Jensen, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 12, 2009
Design guidelines have pluses and minuses - Ann Robinson and Annie
Vernon, Deseret News, May 17, 2009
Fort Douglas has been a survivor throughout its history - Marc Haddock,
Deseret News, May 10, 2009
New plan would dress up Pioneer Craft House - Rosemary Winters, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 13, 2009
ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION AROUND THE GLOBE
SAVE THESE DATES FOR UHF EVENTS
NEW FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Other Ways to Support Utah Heritage Foundation
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http://www.rei.com/> We are pleased to announce
REI as a new partner in our affiliate program.
When you shop at REI.com and REI-OUTLET via the link on our website,
Utah Heritage Foundation receives a 7% commission on your
purchases. REI has been a leader in the outdoor gear and casual clothing
industry since 1938 and is the Internet's largest outdoor retail store. It
offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee and free shipping to local stores, of
which there are two in the Salt Lake Valley.
Enjoyment of the outdoors is an intrinsic element of our Utah
lifestyle, and we hope this opportunity will benefit you, as well as support
the historic
preservation programs of Utah Heritage Foundation.
Trillium Realty Group
For every home bought or sold with Trillium Realty Group by a UHF donor,
member, volunteer, or person otherwise affiliated, Trillium will donate
$1,000 to Utah Heritage Foundation.
Please
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click here to read all about it.
We are grateful for this great idea and offer from Chris L. Browne of The
Trillium Realty Group!
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Do You Love to Throw a Party?
We invite you to join us in creating our 2009 Barn Party. This annual
fundraiser will take place on Friday evening, September 25, 2009 at Salt
Lake
City's Union Pacific Depot. The planning committee for the event holds
its first meeting on Tuesday, June 9, 6:00 p.m. at Memorial House in Memory
Grove Park. Subsequent meetings will take place every other Tuesday
throughout the summer. To participate in this fun and lively committee,
please contact our staff event planner Carolynn Bottino at 801-533-0858,
ext. 100 or email <mailto:carolynn@???>
carolynn@???.
LOCAL ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION
SLC might buy Rio Grande Hotel - Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake Tribune, May
11, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12346234?IADID
Historic barn gets year reprieve - Christopher Smart, The Salt Lake Tribune,
May 13, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12361090?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12361090?IADID
Library Square cop shop getting resistance - Derek P. Jensen, The Salt Lake
Tribune, May 12, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12356213?IADID>
http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12356213?IADID
Design guidelines have pluses and minuses - Ann Robinson and Annie Vernon,
Deseret News, May 17, 2009
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705304881,00.html>
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705304881,00.html
Fort Douglas has been a survivor throughout its history - Marc Haddock,
Deseret News, May 10, 2009
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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705302713,00.html>
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,705302713,00.html
New plan would dress up Pioneer Craft House - Rosemary Winters, The Salt
Lake Tribune, May 13, 2009
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http://www.sltrib.com/ci_12365535?IADID
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Utah's National Register is ONLINE!
Utah's National Register of Historic Places nominations have been digitized
and are now online.
The following link is to the National Register search page:
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http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome>
http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreghome.do?searchtype=natreghome
UTAH, CACHE COUNTY,
Crockett House,
82 Crockett Ave.,
Logan, 09000017,
LISTED, 4/27/09
UTAH, SALT LAKE COUNTY,
Utah-Idaho Sugar Factory,
2140 W. Sugar Factory Rd.,
West Jordan, 09000018,
LISTED, 2/13/09
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ARCHITECTURE AND PRESERVATION AROUND THE GLOBE
Mt. Vernon, where Washington the homeowner strutted his stuff - Blair Kamin
and Barbara Mahany, Chicago Tribune, May 17, 2009
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-mt.-vernon-0512-0517may17,
0,3580369.story>
http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/chi-tc-trav-mt.-vernon-0512-0517may17,0
,3580369.story
Spiralling Upward - Celebrating fifty years of Frank Lloyd Wright's
Guggenheim - Paul Goldberger, The New Yorker, May 25, 2005
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http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/skyline/2009/05/25/090525crsk_skyline
_goldberger>
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/skyline/2009/05/25/090525crsk_skyline_
goldberger
D.C.: Modernist church can be demolished - Associated Press, USA Today, May
18, 2009
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http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-05-18-washington-church_N.htm>
http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2009-05-18-washington-church_N.htm
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UHF AND OTHER PRESERVATION EVENTS
May 23, 2009
Spring City Heritage Days and Homes Tour
7:30AM - 4PM
Spring City, UT
Stop by and see us at the home of Chris and Alison Anderson
September 25, 2009
Barn Party
At the Union Pacific Depot at the Gateway
Click here to find out how to join the planning committee
October 13 - 17, 2009
National Preservation Conference
Nashville, Tennessee
Click Here for Scholarship information!
Traditional Building Skills Institute Workshops - Ephraim, UT
For full calendar, visit their website:
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http://www.snow.edu/tbsi/class-schedule.html>
http://www.snow.edu/tbsi/class-schedule.html
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NEW FROM THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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National Preservation Conference Scholarships Available - Apply Today!
Diversity Scholarship Program
Since 1992, the Diversity Scholarship Program (DSP) has provided financial
assistance (which can covers registration and shared lodging) to more than
1,100 individuals from diverse racial, ethnic, economic and cultural
backgrounds. The goal of the Diversity Scholarship Program is to increase
the diversity of participants at the annual National Preservation Conference
and in the preservation Diversity Scholarship Program - Tulsa 2008movement.
The Program provides financial assistance to approximately 60 community
leaders from diverse social, economic, racial, ethnic and cultural
backgrounds to attend the National Preservation Conference. Through
interactive sessions, presentations, informal gatherings, and tours of the
host city and surrounding areas, participants will learn the necessary tools
to strengthen their commitment and effectiveness in preserving historic
places and revitalizing communities.
The National Trust seeks culturally diverse applicants whose attendance at
the Conference will benefit their communities and whose commitment to
historic preservation will be reinforced by their participation. Recipients
will have an opportunity to express their perspectives during the Conference
and to take advantage of National Trust programs after the Conference.
Applications for the 2009 conference are available now!
Apply online here for either the
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http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/training/npc/Tennessee-Scholars
hip-Application.pdf> Tennessee or
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http://my.preservationnation.org/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USE
R_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=9042> Diversity Scholarships.
Applications need to be submitted electronically by Monday, June 15, 2009.
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_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=9042
Story of the Week
Beyond Lincoln - A Vermont House Museum Reinvents Itself
By Kathleen James | Online Only | May 4, 2009
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ncoln-hildene.html>
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/beyond-lin
coln-hildene.html
The Wright Way - Frank Lloyd Wright's Unbuilt Designs Spark Debate
By Deborah Huso | Online Only | May 11, 2009
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http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/the-wrigh
t-way.html>
http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/story-of-the-week/2009/the-wright
-way.html
Public Policy Weekly Bulletin
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http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/newsletters/public-policy-weekl
y-bulletin/PPWB_05-15-09_FINAL-web.pdf> May 15, 2009, Vol. 4, Issue 16 -
Read about the House Energy and Commerce Committee's unveiling of its
compromise climate-change/energy bill and its possible impact on historic
preservation; the first set of hearings in the House on the FY'10
appropriations for cultural resource management and historic preservation
under the Department of Interior; the Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Committee first formal mark up of a draft bill addressing the siting of
transmission power corridors and their impact on historic and cultural
resources; the passage in the House of a 'green schools' bill that will
provide $6.4 billion for renovating and repairing existing schools; and the
Department of Transportation's announcement of $1.5 billion in economic
stimulus grants for the states that also promote 'livable communities.'
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http://www.preservationnation.org/resources/newsletters/public-policy-weekl
y-bulletin/PPWB_05-08-09_FINAL_web.pdf> May 8, 2009, Vol. 4, Issue 15 -
Obama's FY 2010 Budget Boosts Historic Preservation Funding President Obama
released his entire FY2010 budget on Thursday and provided overall funding
of $12 billion for the Department of the Interior, including $77.675 million
for the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) and $20 million for the Save
America's Treasures (SAT) program. The proposed increase for the HPF is
$8.691 million over FY'09 enacted levels and also includes an increased of
+$4.315 million to $46.5 million for the States as well as an increase of
+$1.052 million to the Tribes to $8.0 million. Preserve America received
$3.175 million after being zeroed out of the FY'09 omnibus spending bill
earlier this year.
Seeking funds for planning your preservation project or to hire a consultant
to get that project off the ground? Apply for a grant from the Utah
Preservation Initiatives Fund (UPIF) by contacting Amy Cole at the National
Trust for Historic Preservation at <mailto:amy_cole@???>
amy_cole@??? or (303) 623-1504. Grants are available in three rounds
per year - February 1, June 1 and October 1 - and awarded on a competitive
basis!
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Mutual Benefits
Utah Heritage Foundation is seeking to enhance our membership program
with additional benefits. If you are a business owner, and wish to extend a
discount or other special offer to our membership, please contact Lisa
Poppleton at 801-533-0858, ext. 102 or
<mailto:lisa@???> lisa@???.
Your participation will provide you with free publicity in our membership
materials throughout the year.
Current UHF member benefits include: a 10% discount on purchases at
The King's English Bookshop, a 20% discount on purchases at Utah State
Parks Museum Stores, a $5 discount per ticket to our annual Historic Homes
Tour, and a $100 discount on event rental at Memorial House in Memory
Grove Park.
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