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Show OMB No. 1024-0018, NFS Form United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 8 Page 8 Bountiful Historic District, Bountiful, Davis County, UT Late-twentieth Century Development, 1956-Present In the late-twentieth century, the population of Bountiful has continued to increase from 27,853 in 1960 to 41,301 in 2000; In an example of just how quickly the population has grown, when a new LDS church was built in the 1970s within the historic district (a non-contributing building on 200 West), it was designed for the Bountiful 26th Ward. Today, the 26th Ward shares space with the Bountiful 58th Ward. However, most of the residential construction within the district has been low-density multi-family housing, which has not had a great impact on the historic character of the district. More disruptive has been commercial encroachment from the west after 1960 when the Interstate 15 freeway system was built along 600 West. Spreading commercial development from the ramps at 400 North, and especially 500 South, has had a significant impact on the historic city center [Photograph 9]. Large commercial blocks on Main Street and 200 West also detract from the character of the district. The sprawling South Davis Community Hospital complex at the corner of 400 East and 500 South has also impact that corner of the district. The new post office complex [Photograph 21], which takes up nearly an entire block at Main and Center, is somewhat intrusive; but it is also likely to draw more people to the downtown commercial district, which has survived economically with several long-time companies and newer specialty shops. The new fire station on 100 West, a brick structure, has been a more compatible sympathetic addition to the district [Photograph 7]. Most recently, the city has contemplated moving city hall from the complex at 700 South, where it has been since the early 1960s, back to the city center. Hopefully, the new complex will be sympathetic to the neighborhood, which was designated by the city as the Bountiful Fort Historic District in 2004. |
