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This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. -·R'O·C~k·W·o·O~d~}~F·a~i·rb·a·n·k·s~H!lo·u·s·e·····" approx. 2850 Blue Spruce Drive Holliday, Salt Lake County UTAH STATE HISTORY 111111111111111111111111111 1111 111111 111111111111111111111111111 3 9222005355651 CERTIFIED : American Board Of Surlery CERTIFIED : American Board Of Pla.tic SUI'lery PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. SURGERY OF THE HAND NO. 34 SOUTH 5th EAST. SUITE 102 • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84102 TELEPHONE (801) 521·9358 8 August 1979 Mr. Kent Powell P reservation Division Utah State Historical Society 307 West 200 South Salt Lake City. Utah 84101 He: Cottage-studio of J. B. Fairbanks Dear Mr. Powell: T his letter is written to request the support of the Utah State Historical Society on moving the cottage-studio of noted early Utah artist J. B. Fairbanks from it's present location in Sugarhouse. to a selected location in Holladay. As you may be awa r e. J. B. Fairbanks was my grandfather and the Father of Utah sculptor Avard T. Fairbanks. The building was one of the earliest buildings by Superintendant A. P. Rockwood on the site of an early fish hatchery which had multiple surrounding ponds. springs. and lakes. This small building was the odginal dwelling of A. P. Rockwood and after his second home was constructed it was used for other purposes. In 1932 it was remodled by my father into a Cottage art studio for his father (J. B. Fairbanks) and was used by him until the time of his death. It has subsequently been used as an art studio by other members of the family and it has a great deal of historic interest to the family tradition. When my F ather sold the property, he had arranged in the contract to maintain a Life's Estate on the property however the progress of condominium development led to conflict as the intended area was being utilized by the developer. Mr. Nagle the condominium developer. was desirous to remove the other structures included in the Life's Estate. A lawsuit ensued which was settled with the agreement that the studio be removed and funds held in escrow for the remodeling of it and the other two structures to b location. e ~cation is in Holladay. __ Driv! J A copy of his Ie er We wish your support; we realize that the historical status of the studio is significantly decreased by moving it. however we feel that itl s Kent Powell Page Two 8 August 1979 historic status is already jeopardized by the total change of it's environment. The studio has been the subject of vandalism in it's present location and although we have gone to efforts to repflir it insitu, in order to preserve it we feel it would be best to have it moved to a safer location. If you would give us a letter of support we would be most appreciative. Sincerely yours, Grant R. Fairbanks, M. D. GRF* lje Enclosure /~ This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. August 28, 1978 Rr. Grant R. Fairbanks, M.D. No. 34 South Fffth East Suite 102 Salt Lake City, lIT 84102 Dear Dr. Fal rhanks : In response to your letter of August 8, regarding the J. B. Fairbanks House and Cottage-Studio) we are interested in the history of the property and would appreciate your assistance in completing the National Registrr or Historic Places fom for the property. May we wish you success in your efforts to insure their preservation. Sincerely, A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator sdw EnclosurES - - -....- --- --- -::-----::::::.:-~- --- - -----:::::.--. . -----~~-:=:::~.:::-":'-------- ..- --.'---- - --. ~ ~ . -- -~ -. :-: :.:.. --..:...-- ----:=. -- =::.:-- - - ~-=-.::':"'::~ ! - -.-:. -= ~.:::.:---- =--::-= - - -::------- ~--- - -. ,----. .:"'"'-'- - --:--~-::::. --- "--" ' - -~ -. - CERTIFIED : American Board Ot Surlery CERTIFIED: American Board Of Plastic SWlery PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. SURGERY OF THE HAND NO. 34 SOUTH 5th EAST • SUITE 102 • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84102 TELEPHONE (801) 521·9358 August 8, 1978 Utah State Historical Society 307 West Second South Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Re: Threatened demolition of home of noted early Utah Artist, J. B. Fairbanks Dear Sirs: A t the present time, the cottage-studio and home of noted early Utah artist J. B. Fairbanks located in Forest Dale, are imperiled despite a Life's Estate guaranteed by contract to protect them. My Father, Avard T. Fairbanks sold his Forest Dale property only with the agreement that a Memorial Sculpture Gardens would be developed in the area of the buildings and springs and ponds and that three structures specified would be rennovated. This area was contained in what was to be a Lifels Estate for the auration of he and his wifels life and that of their family. The developer who purchased the contract did not recognize this and walked rough-shod over my Fatherls rights which has resulted in a lawsuit. It became apparent quite early that the developer did not intend to preserve the structures as called for, in fact he had the tenants evicted which then allowed the structures to fall into dis-repair and become the object of vandalism. Subsequently the developer called the city in to condemn the buildings despite the fact that it is his responsibility to repair them. We are presently appealing the condemnation order. If the State is interested in considering the studio, the house, or both for the historical register, kindly let us know. Your consideration would be helpful in the appeal to avoid demolition. GRF*ljs Enclosure Cottage Studio of early Utah Artis t J. B. Fairbanks in Forest Dale v [ .1932. .\ ,] .McCune Students Plan &iiii&i-"i'---i-iiiiii Benefit Dance Recital' 'I Ides! 'Artist InlState .Choruses To Sing At Ogden BeneFit Funds Will be Given to City For Unemployed Relief Maestro Artist Group IW IDE variety will mark th. Plans Program For benefit dance recital to bEt given Wednesday ewning, May 18, May 20 bv pupils of Margaret Burton. Instructor (It dancing at the McCun. :-1 may 20 the Maestro Arlist school or mu sic and a rt in the South group (If Salt Lalte will ap- high aUditorium. 1575 south Stat. street, commenCing at 8 p.m. p ear 1n a benefit concert at the The income from the recital will Ogden Tabernacl e. This organizabe donated to the fund maintained tion sang a benefit concert tor by the city board of education f or, the unemployed of Sait Lake rethe bencfit of the local unem pioy .. cently and were succes.sful in rals- ed. Tickets may be obtained at th .. ing a relict tund o f $1,000 which McCu n e schOOl or at the Beesley WIUI distribu ted through varlou3 Music company. churches and relict organizaUons. Tap routines. waltzes. ~~jonal dances. RPecial music 1(~;7'eta­ The procee ds trom the Ogden lions, and an examplo of thYnew: concert will al~o be d evote d to German "free" dancing, are incharitablo purposes. cluded in the 38 numbers conA -fealure oC 1110 Ogden progl'am s tlutingth e prognllll . "Water: will be the Initial appoarance of a Study," a Dori s Humphrey creaLadi es' chorus wilich has receutly lion, is an espe c Ially interesti ng become ~ ffili a ted with the Ma es tro dance po r traying tl)e movement oC group. The climax of tho concert the waves. The 11 nU'mbers of the wIll be the tinale (If a ct one of senior class dance this number, Wagn e r's Lohengrin which prob- without music accompan iment, givably will be its tirst presentation iog a silen t impression ot surt. In this lo cality. Ellzabeth Hayes The "German 1"ree Movement ExSimpson, Blossom Ness Gray, H o w - pression" and a music Visualization ard N . Frazee, Lewis D . Stearns, or Beethoven's 'Sonata Pathetlque'~ a.nd Gc;>rdon N. Cope wiU sing the should also prove exceptionally in .. parta of Elsa., Ortrud, Lohengrln, reresting. the King and Frederic, respectlvePiano accompaniment. for th • ly. dances will be played by BecJro7 Francis Jr. Taylor 111 musical di- Almond, GladYti Knapp . and :r...a... rector and Jesse Seamon. Taylor Rena Crow, . is pianist. Following are the daneere wh. The program follow.!: wl11 pertorm: . Song or th e Sea •• . ..•. . ...• Stebbins Leone Papworth, Frances Berkle1," ~Iee" Roldler lilocp ...... .. .. Schube,.t .Joan Malin. Janet Woodruff, ' Marylya PrJ son Suelle rrom II Trovator. '" Verdi Gabbott, Adele Pete .. s'W, Marjorie Jen Art oso de Benvenuto •.....• • .•.• Dlaz ~ e n. D etty Lou Deck e r. BeverlY Beck. Gordon N. Cope. \-eca Baker, Jean DuWn, BIll Dunrteld, 0 .John B. Fairbanks In front of his recently comnleted studio near Suanrhouse. The studio was desianed and remodeled bv his son Avard. the sculntor. last summer. John B. Fairbanks, Father of Avard and Leo, Con. tinues Energetic Practice of His Art at Se venty-Six T seventy-six, Jo·hn B. Fairbanks is slill engaged with his A palcLLe and brushes and knife, lIe is lhe oldest living arli sl in Prison cone frOUl 11 Trovatore • •.. Ve r di German }4"olk Song .• •.•• Arr. Brahms Forest Se·renad o . .....• " Mycr.Helmunl1 Habanera (Jtro m Carmen) ...... BIzet Bloss om Nes s Gray Rhap.ody G Minor . . . . . .. .. ... Brahms Jese:le Seamons Taylor A Dream OretK Sa<loko 'l'lakirogi. No rm a J .. eel, Annabelle 'Vhlte, f;;uzanne WrllZ'ht, Ba.rban"'~ Moss, Carolyn Shurtleff, Marte Conoelos, H ella. Leonard. Louile Hunter, Fiorenci Jensen. Tes s Packard, Matt Ju retich. Betty Hampshire. Catherln. V.. ughn, DorothY Done, Anna. MRS Anderaon. Jea.n r.n. Ba rg e , J oyC& Beck. Margaret AnD. Utah, and one of the mos l energelic, sure of him self, enlhusiastic, Harp 11·n.rC·~·~il· 'i';' il;~' N~~th':'" r.ele Hewlett, ShIrley Stelter, Barbara ParIah, Dutterfly Waltz troln COPI""~" .... ~~a~~,?, t~rP'"~':at~r~:·~I%.h~!mTCI~kl;::t pain ling steadily and consislenlly according lo his own id eals. We ............ ... . ... . ....... . Dellbe. Shlzuko Kobayashi; Mnry Jean Ba ckS ilvio a QuIst ora. troln Pagllac~ I .. mun , Lyle Co rnwa.ll., Mar!1;yn Dun can. vi s iled him litis week, oUl al his n ew sludio n car Sugarhouse. • •....... .. . . . . ..... . , .. Leonca.val1o fjArbarA. White, Jda.n Morrison, J Ole- Dow n o\' e l' n. s harp rise , wooded with boxe lder tl'ees just now at the Clill climax of thelt· green slwing glory, bursling with shimmoring slInllght and fire, the studio might .be miles from city life instead of blocks. A dirt road that runs off obliqu ely throug h the trees after Ihe pavement is left, le.a ds down the rise and ovel' a sturdy country KII7.n b l"th JIny clI 8lm.pson phlne Hardy, Bell • • Fr8.nl~Jln Leac h, nrd N. Fraze. 1"101'" Oosana, Phyill. Lon&" Re ne. Ep. at 35 with a wire and six children Prayer I'\nrlHow FInale to Aot One or person, Kenneth Keate, Ja.yne Cozzen8, at h Olllc, ho w e llt abroad , ~tudled, Lohcngrln .. ......•• ••• • •.•. Wagner Non&. Dean, decIded to dev ote himself to la ndBns~ 8010 sung hy IJ6wt:-l D. Stearns sCRpe worlt, and returnIng, f ound a place for himselt In Utah a rt ranks. }o~ or a time he was' at Ogden 0.8 supervlsor of art In the schools, then teachlns- at other 8chools, and In 1900 w e nt with the Clutr expedlUon to South Am e rica. a~ artist and Orpheus Club Plan. Concert Wednesday At Hawthorne Ward Cottonwood Stake Chorus Arrange~·. th e - righ t . ~ Program. -Sund,( ~ o n e of se veral scattered buHdings, or so l a l l'1', he d ecI d ed fo d evote hl8 Mc mbers ot' the Ovpheus '"club -hollses. b ar n s, garages. To one ent.ire lime to creative painting, will present a conce rt in the Hawchapel Wednesday. T liE s id e is the \voode d kllOll slltlttlng and so he has b ee n doing slnco. He thorlle war·d out the houses on the n ~arbY city has two sons gaIning national rep- May 18, at 8 p.m., with Albert J. Cottonwood stake c~ort.. h .!· idg e. 1' he ~tucffo , jA ~- () streets and shading a t its base near the stUdio 0. spring where watercress grows. Th e studi o itself, with its lon g , sloping roof and ' cun' ed ea ves, its stu cc o and rock front, hfU. I all o ld w orld all' about it, as if It h a d bee n transplan t e d there from ~~o mo 1"ron'cll vill age . In reality . 1 M ,.. Fait'ban k s explains it was dedid b . d d 31g n e a n r c m o e e y his noted son , Avard. -the s c ulptor, trom a building whic h at one time w as p robably used to house ha.rnesse:. and chicken feed. Now it houses a hundred or more sketches and completed canvasses, and an ease l on Which, wh e n we a rrived, was a }artly (Inl'sh ~ d palntl'og of Zion's I canyon'/l Gr~ at ,""hite Throne. Mr. IrllIJ'bnnks hllll s<" lf wn.~ scnted n e nr th e do o r, meditating the ios8 of a rec e n t iy compl e t ed oil "~10unt Timpanogo s," whi c h some one ap pa"cntly h a d stolen. "Any way," s"l d the artist, .. it shows p e ople al'e t k' n -lllg more Int e r es t in art." nVhen t r.a. li'ttlrb a nk " . aooraise d n' I 1;... plro t·og J' u phe-T . .RR~I{ In .JJ tah I.l. YOR" utntl ons In creative fIelds, Av!'-rd, sculptor, now at Ann Arbor, MiCh., and J. Leo, ' a painter, teachIng at the Oregon Agrlcultrual college. Of tho numerous canvases we saw fiv e particularly impr essed us' ' . , . • a South Am e llca n jungle. scene, l emarl<ablo for Its patterning and a diffused li s- ht h o hilS created in the backgTound; "Li g ht and Rhadow." a co urageous st ud y In color and light, In whI ch the splash of his s unlight f\.gal n Is a rem a rkable feature a riv er Bcone "Down on the Mor~ls nIver," painted In 'New Jersoy; another New Jersey scene, a ske t ch of a water acqueduct; and Iho fifth, n, study In blue moonlight In which a two-story house figures nic el y.-W. C. G. Southwick as directo and V , r era Frey Beason as a<:companist. The program Ifollows: Morning .... .. .. ... . . , .. .. Oley Speal" Home on the Range ..••.. Cowboy Song Ed. :1IfcKenna, Solo 0 Sol. Mlo N."po'l ltan ..... . Folk S n Lift TIl ine I"ye . . ... " .. .......... Lo~a~ TrIo (V;tn.cnse ) ..... , ........... Mil es GeorG'~ Gowen~ . vl o!l n : Stell" F'rl.by. Cello: Ellen Connor. Piano Southern M e rno rle~ Plant atio n MelodIes J ohn Pe~1 .. ... . }<;ngIl8h Hunting Song Stea·1 A\\ay ... . . . ...... No!>ro SI>lrltual ~u~t~l t Flower .•• , .. Campbell-Tipton So-Ienn. In Quest'ora (Swear In Thl. Hour) from "Ia Fiona del Des " tln o" .. . ........ . .... .... .. .. VerdI ~,<l . McKenna and Alb.rt .J. Sout hw Ick r Drire,\~, o]rr aIJeanie With the Li ght a 11 r , , ., •••. ,Stophen Foster +. _-+ We' lI Nevcr Let the 01<1 Flag Fall Mo~ ,; i l;:'ht ·~~·(i·n~.~~;· ::: : :::: .. ~t.o.\~arl -f ... .. . ........ .I..cIl1" 1'0. fliu"k. Moret -+ . n. A. WIII<1no--Solo. · At Newho use .hotel gall ery. Miss \ lolln 80108Virl a. Birre ll, Irvillg junior high art 1'Ioralloll ................... Bnrow.kl teacher, Is being given h er flr. t~"t Dawning ...... . ........... Cndm •.n OnC-J11n n show. consisting chic-f ly of .. oR. x Ll o yd, MelhR. Lloyd I\c' co mJ"):lnl~t Iho r.llughln" Ronii\' .............. Abt water colors. n l,l GlOng or 1IIIno Modloy Ar. Southwick • _ __ .. .... nnln' 1-1"........ ..... I Current Shows I of 100 voices, selected trom f C k e ward!! 0 ottonwood sta. und e r the direction of Leonard C, Neilson, stake musical din:ctor, will will give the musical programs h i t f for t e regu a r qual' er ly con ere nce In t he stak e tabernacl e, corner 'l'hirty ~t hird Sou t h and State street, Sunday. May 1 5, at 10 a.m . d ., P n Th 'h oi ,' il '- ac a n w . ' I. e c . r \\ l "" co,!,pa~\l ed by an olchestra of .16 s tnng m s truments and a8slsted bY the following soloists: Leo D. Paime r, tenor, Leonard Nelson. tenor, Lilly R eeder and Emmlll Biorn, ' sopranos, Bla nche Olsen. co ntralt o Mrs J essie Rode ll 01'ganist al;d Ju~e Ballard piano ac. c ompanist. The (olowmg programs will be giVen: lo A, M, Cong regallo nal IlYll1n ....... .... ". ';'1'11. ulJC'nln<: H ~ (l8 oC typ rlnltim . ·· Cllorus "lid Cillll; .. egation Selection "SprlnClimo" ............. . .... ............... By Joh ann ::;trau •• G h o ru~ a.nd OrChp.H tl'a. Ladle" f;horllo ......Th. St.. r or P eace" Sol o put by .:1\ Leon a I'd Ne lson. Teno r, • • n;,.", .. th TO _~4--1_ _ _ __ Time r 13.( Date i/- :2 0" 7 <? M, ~n~u of tfU ~J'7LJ;,,;,2, WERE OUT OfF Phone _ _ _ __ _ _ __ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ ~RETURNED CALL o CALLED TO SEE YOU o WANTS T O SEE YOU ~LEASE CALL HIM o PLEASE CALL HER o WILL CALL AGAIN Message _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ Opera t o r . ..... . ... ~ , . .- , ~, • I ~ :: ;I -.a-., ......... I fI 'f Il\erJr'Cf.::r~t --....... 1 t.; . ~ '.1 , - "! j ' f, , II , . . . . . . 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" ""II'" I~ _____... ~-·----a.w.---..__--~}~~~~~~~~~~~~ti 1 ------------------=-1~~------------~~~--- I .\' r· ( .......... -~- .... }- ~ ... auv . r. ft""," ......... . b.~ ...- ... - - * ...,........... .. " .. ~ i ~' ij f i· •! "!- .. ~~ ~ f·~~ • .- ..... l-'--:-- -, I I I. . rt ,i ; WARNOl ~.' 2 . :, '.' .... ~ '. , ... ,::. ...... , " "'t .f . " WHITLOCI1 A.P.Roc~wood/ Fairbanks site Research and documentation has not been completed on this site located at (approx.) lIll ~'1'hitlock in Salt lake C01L."1ty. However, preliwinary work reveals the following. The property in question President Brigham Yoimg. l>."aS i!1cluded in the "Forest Farm estate of A.P. Rockwood, an early employee of Brigham Young, appears to have lived here as a tenant during the period. he acted as Preside:1t Young's nurse:rynan, ~r_.l!!I!1!r' as ~fell as later when he served as superintendent of the Territorial Prison and also as Superintendent of the Piscatorial Interests of Utah. The latter title meant th2t he was the !f1.amger of Zion's Cooperative Fish Farm, an iI'l..l1ovative and moderately succesful effort by Brigham Young to introduce fish protein into tr,e year tround diet of territorial Ut3h. Rockwood was simultaneo1lLsly a territorial legislator and cO!1straction supervisor of portions of the >-lork on the Salt lake Temple. Tne tiny house en t~e site was almost certainly not his only residence as he was a poly:gamist, and in view of his increasing importance in the commuclty. Following Brigham Young's death the proper~~es part of Susie Young's inheritance, and ~..a3 sold by her to A.P. Rockwood on 21 Decamcer liiiii 1878. Subsequently it 't-l'aS s old to ~~oroni Call am then to the Fairbanks family. The srnall house Has remodelled by Avard Fajrban't<..s to accom:nodate his Ri! , fath~r, :';;0: artist John B. Fairbanks, and the larger 35FjWir Victorian style cottage standing adjacent to the cottage (and possibly built by Horoni Call) vias propbably the residence of the elder Fairbanks. In rerr.odelling the A. P. Rockwood adobe, a structure of fantasy. ~;i!iiiiit..t Fairb3nks created a S!fF j1 DE The roof and styling of the adobe were designed to look like a Black Forest cottage out of a B4p~el and Gretel fai~J tale illustration. The widow of . - muralist Lynn. Faucett :iL_.!!!itd has said that her husband" bought adjacent property in this h'32vily:u ?airbanks had toyed idyllic setting. ~dth ?, i Hooded area "because he and the idea of creating a J tah artis~s colo~ in this The recent condominium developnent has removed all traces of the cham that attracted these artists to this locali~. The significance of the Rockwood/Fairtanks adobe ~ lies in its WE ! 'Yas sociations with lilFznW"x i it" ¥ vigorously creative individuals, i ~cotta8e yseveral of Utah's most X from Brigham Young's agricultural and entrepreneurial exoeriments as conducted by Fairbanks family. ¥; J , 8 A.F. Rocktvood up to and including the The site has undoubted importance, and the relT'.aining as remodelled by Fairbanks, is a splended physical reminder of all that creative effort. ~ However, the removal of the cot.tage to another site would significantly reduce its associat.ive value. continued for The question of" eligibility _"the National R.egister or State Register :in the event of removal can only be resolved by further study . The position of the P reservation Office must be tha t sites reta in their !Ai!!C:; i ttt only in their origirAl location. full integrity "THE FAIRBANKS STUDIO" 1111 Whitlor.k Avpnue AV<'-;d Fai'banks Avard Fairbanks was born in Utah, March 2nd, 1897 e~n , Jor~~ af B. In his lifetime, he has become one of the wo,lds .-no~~~d and Lily Fairbanks sculpto r s Pr~v ' , Classic examplp.s of his talent are exhibited allover th@ wo , ld. Avard w;os a student at thl? Art Students League of New Yo!"k, '!91 '~-~942. and a student of the Ecole National'" des Beaux A:ts in Paris in 191"2_191h . He "Tap also in La Grande Chaumil?re Academie Colarossi, Paris. wh""re he st-..Jdi..c under G. Rossi, A.E. Zardom and Dante Sodini. He also ~tudi~ uncle, J -hn B. & Lp .., Fairban.1<:s. James Fr-a1"e:r , Charl.os Knight, anc" Jpan Antiont'! rngalbprt . He receiv~d a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at Yale Master of Fine Arts Deg.,-ee at tho University of Acts Dogrep at thl? Univ~ rsity at the Univprsity of Mic~an of Michigan in Washingt~n a 193~, from the Linroln Collpge. He was the of Oregon from 1920-1927. In 1927, the Associatp in Doct:")!"at~ Prof~8sor in Pin~ of Art at the bec~m'" the Resi~ent on campus, -eplacing Robert Frost. who had been the Reddent Poet . h ~ im Philo~onh7 Arts Cn!~~,3ity Foundation made a large gr:"nt Ca~negie to the University of Michigan to finanr.e him to in 1929. a MltstP· of Do~torate in 19':6, and , an Honorary in 1925. a Univ~!"~ity Memor'al Foundation gave him a grant to go to Italy t~ study Sculpto- . The Guegen- SCU~p~J!"~. He i 8 n0w a fp l' O~·T of that foundati.on While on the c-'ntine:1t, he was made a member ·,:,f the "Society of Fine Arts "f Fl"rencE', Itely" . He is also an honorary citizen of Sp"rta. G~ec@ S@ ....."'. given the Medal of Lycurgus fr"m the mayoe of Sparta, after the unv"'i.lf:-:g of h:s statue . . f Lycurgus, the great laHgi'!e:. with the King Paul -f Gr'O'ece Medal of the Knights of The:mopolae. n::ti"'nal Inpt;tute of Arts & Letters of Zurich, He ~ ' _8 h~r..o~ed h::n a ff:>lbw of the Int°:-- membE'r of the In"'ecnati:ln~l Bi . . g~:>ph1cal Institute of Cambride. England, a membpr 'c f the A::--chi+ectural L~aguc of New Yo~k, a mRmber of the National Sculnture Society, has be~n 2 nominated ta the N"tional 1-Tho' s Who ' nf Intel leetu"'ls in Cambr" dg~, England. and ip listed in Mr ~fuo' ~ Fairbank~ fram 1927_1947. "Tho i.n Amedee . was the Resi dent Simultaneous1.y, he Motor Comp?ny in 1944 and 1945. wa~ Public Fin~ ta Abrah~m Linain in the state of Illinois. Lincoln in Foyd Th~atre, a a lawyer, and as Pr"sident . fF1nti('r~an, Relation~ Washington, D.C. He has D:irret0r 0f Fo ~ d He was commissioned to rO ~rected five monuments He has four marb1.e headl:' - of They include as a youth, Lin~oln For hi:" work, pr"pentee on th - Sc :'qu cnt o nial of Lincoln:=: Bi,thday, th!> cong r ess of hi m a meral Mi~hig~n He established the Uni~er~ity of Utah C~l'egp Arts in 1947, and was its first Dpan . of of the Univc , s "ty nf SeulDto~ th~ United States a'lra,cpr three monumpnts in Statua ~ y Hall in Washingt:n, D.C. The state of Waphington commissioned him to do .: ) st;!tu p of Marcus J h...'1 Whitm~n. Bur~,:e. MorTis . The of North ~tatr Dak~ta commispinned him to C0 a statu" of Th" pt::>te of i-TY"ming cnrnmissioned him t-- do " statue of Ester The state af Idaho commissioned him to ca-vn "The Doughboy of Idpho", a s . . ate Hemor'; a' and TrailmarkE"T to the Veterans of \.forld Har One. th "91st Divisi!)n Memorial" to th" soldiers of the 91Ft Dividon Artillf'ry who sacr"ficed their lives in World War One. th~ Commpnding Officer's He2dquarters Mr . Fairba':"ks is als" ? g-i the Automot'!. ve Golden Jubilee . the DeSoto maid radi"to 'r ~tatue stand~ in frant of at Foyt LPwip; Washington. recipient of the CEft-:n Award Man - His Mind, and His Work", :m~ The t "The Genius or ven to the Pionepr:" of the Au"'o Indust ... y at He de~igned the Dodge Ram radiata-- ornament. orn~ment. He built 8 fountain on ''Me -fowbr"'ok''. "he Horace Dodgp Es"'ate, for Mrs. Alfred G. Wilson, in Rocheste-- , Michigan. He ('anced "Padrl!> Epcalante" in Sp-nish Fork, UtC'!h, and thF Monumer-t fo'!' the American PI""ce Garden He al~., curing in the International Pe'Olce Garop.ns in Salt Lake City - nainted a portr"it of Williem L. MacKpnzie, Prime Minist.e'" of H" ~ ld Wa~ ~. Canad~ 3 O'l~r the year~, k,rerd FPirbanks has given unselfi~hl. y of his time, h:i:s <mo his Y'epou, ces f -' r the bet.LernFnt ') f mankind . As a diJ::lect talrnt~. If his effo ' ts, his l:ng havd arcomplishments YP.:>!· S 'i f pers-nal sac - if~ c~E' and re~ult humanitarian thousands of pe1'srms h"ve been en'. igh+r=·nr:d. educa t ed, and honoY''''d. He ha!" done c ·'luntle-=-s things for mankind . and it' s time we did something f ~, r him . 11 ~ 1 Whitlock Avenup is thp home wheTe his par"'ntf" Ii '."ed a studio 7'he-. e f:"lr his fa the:!" . and assisted i.n thp c'lnstrurtbn of tho hom"'. The studio ';s the only c-xamplc --f thi.s type of arch.i.tecturo in the Vallpy. Sa~t Lp.ke It lo,ks like- pomething you would stumble on after -.;yandering deop into the Black Forest of Germany in the ray 1400. The homp is st~ucturally sound, and would require only minor restoration to be livable. recond~tion~d anc made Mr. FaicbAn.l{s "'l'Juld like to see these buildi.ngs restored, as would many 'lthe r people. They sit in what was called "Forest Dale", after ,,,,hich the golf course wef" namec . Recently, Mr. Fairban.l{s sold th- property t ;) Rideout Realty with the c')nd';.t i on 'that these two and one other bu-:lding on th " property bp. restored ma't.nta i ned tmt-il both he and his wife, Beatrice Maude. passed aT;oTay. ings2 c e actually his p Y0perty lmtil agreement 'tV.<IS h~s consumated, the RidE"ut Realty Compl:!ny Nagle Construc Tion Company. r ~ mplexes 0" he and his wi.fe die . th <- prope~ty. Thpy have proceedP.d to They h?'l.re "lre~dy ~nd The build- Since the nr~. gin('!l, s'ld the prone-:-ty to bui.ld cond ;)m:n~ cut d,:,'Ym. m'lst of the urn "'pa'tm p :1-: tree~ which were tho FO"est Dale, and pla:1 the demi.se of at least tw0 of the three buildings, which is directly in conflict with the terms of Mys . Avard Fairban.~s. th~ agreement with Mr & The master blue print does not include these bUildings, and the workers have not exhibited enough care fo y these buildings to keep them fr-:)m being vandalized and damagP.d;' . We respectfully request that you assist us in the restoration of these valuable historic structures in the form of a grant . . 4 This would make it possible f '1 r the history And hp.,..i tage th<oy c ~ nt ; ibu ti. on t o our c ~ mmunity of John B., J.Leo, and Ava ~ d the~e bui.ldtngs to be p-:--ese",red alor:g with rep~esent . "He w--" lld in retu ~ n makp a yaluab""!.e by creating a rrr.l1:'etlm, a monument to the w"' Tk~ Fairbanks. It is our desire to restore the home to its or igi nal condition. with the exceptj.on that th~ ~of should be reconstructed t ,., match theCr:Jof of the studio . The studio should be restored and used as a museum, where the works of the Fairbanks will be made available for th ~ public to appreciate. It would also be possible to use some of the space in the studio for displaying the works of aspiring local artists and sculptors, on a temporary basi~. Pr~fits from the sale of any of the items displaypd by such local artists and sculptors could be sharpd by the provider( s) of the funds for the rpstoration y.Tork. It is our desire that Mr. Stephen Silver should be the caretaker and live at the restored Fairbanks home . It is our beli ef that this projPct "lO~lld accomplish at l ~ ast thr!"e major things that would improve the community: 1. Mr. Nagle's condomini.ums y.Tould be more desireable to persons \-Tho apprpciate the fine arts and our heritage . 2 . The Utah State Historical Soci4?ty and thp Utah Heritage Foundation Hould gain from the acclaim they wO',l.ld receive from having saved a valuable work of art and a historical home from almost certain demise, .just in th~ nick of time. ). The Utah State Historical Society and the Utah Heritage Fotmdation could eventually profit from this endeavor through the donations of persons who \~sit the museum, and from persons who hear about the restoration of the studio as a museum. 4. Potentially great art';sts and sculptors cOll.ld exhibit their work in the Fairban.l{s Studio, which would attract artisans and tourists, and would be a potentially valuable mode of bringing Utah Artists and sculptors recognition. 5 5 . Publ i c awarenp.ss of this pro j ect pTiOT' to and dur".ng its c':lmpBtion could easily make Utan."1s ma re conscious of preserving our hen tage. an~ w"'uld impr ove the public image of the Utah State Histotical Society and the Utah Heritage Foundation. In conclusion, let us cnnsider the fact that the possibility exists her e for us to partially repay an aging man who has done so much for art end education, by helping him to see a dream come true that could have become a nightmare. Let us also consider the fact that the opportunity exists here f or us to preserve a valuable work of art in danger of destruction, and improve thp potential def'lireabil..ity of a new neighbo r hood . . We resp"ctf'ully solicit your support through this preliminary r ~oupst. Fairbanks Studio Restoration Committee Stt'phen Silvpr ~s -tfl-l<; 51+~ \V\ fR, r;Ja l'rha nhs, CER TIFIEO : American Board Of Suraery CERTI F IED : Am erica n Board Of Plastic Sur.elY 76. ~ ~ ...--, ~III detl <.... {}rant (:.u s~ · \ ' ;->,I--~ s~ ~j rrn fD. PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY. SURGERY OF THE HAND NO. 34 SOUTH 5th EAST. SUITE 102 • SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84102 TELEPHONE (801) 521·9358 11 August 1979 Salt Lake County Board of Appeals Salt Lake County Complex State Street & 21st South Salt Lake City. Utah 84105 RE: J. B. Fairbanks' Cottage Studio Dear Sirs: T his appeal is made to request that you consider the special circumstances surrounding the proposed moving of the little cottage studio of noted early Utah artist. J. B. Fairbanks from it's present location to a safer location. We submit this a ppeal requ esting vari ance ~o tha t the ntructure will not r e cluire multiple major construction changcs not cha ractcrintic of the times during which it wa s built. Such alterations will completely destroy it's historic significance. T he studio of J. B. Fairbanks was built on an original structure of pioneer construction. A . P. Rockwood was the State's first Fish Commissioner who was appointed by Brigham Young to develop an alternate s ource of protein food for the people in this area (see attached letter). The building was originally surrounded by natural springs and ponds which were used in the early experimentations with fresh water oysters. eels and various types of fish. Recently the springs, ponds and surrounding dense forestation has been essentially destroyed by the present condominium development. After having passed into my father's hands this structure was redesigned into a beautiful cottage studio for my grandfa ther and completed in 1932 to it's pre.sent appearance. It is a small two room structure with an attic. In this structure many of my grandfather's historic paintings were created. Enclosed is a clipping from a 1932 newspaper regarding his studio. It also represents the only existing example of architecture by my father. noted sculptor Avard T. Fairbanks. The C'ottage studio was planned to be the central theme of the Avard T. Fairbanks Memorial Sculpture Gardens which was supposed to have been created in a "Life Estate" when my father sold the property; however the construction of the condominium development over~apped cons'iderably the property of the life estate which resulted in a lawsuit. T he settlement of the lawsuit included provisions for moving of the historic studio. Because of it's historic significance. the Salt Lake City Board of A djustment has required that we obtain letters from Utah Heritage Foundation and the Utah State Historical Society. A copy of a recent letter from the Heritage Foundation and letters from the Historical Society and State Parks will be presented at the hearing. We have been advised that the building should not be changed when it is moved ancf 'therefore our plans have been continued Salt Lake County Board of Appeals 11 August 1979 page two RE: J. B. Fairbanks' Cottage Studio to make a basement with the proper modern facilities, but leave the studio in it's original status and form above. For this reason we re-appeal to you and request a variance so that the building can be moved without reducing it's historic value. Engineering drawings of the proposed new construction will be submitted. The building in it's present location is subject to vandalism and deterioration. It has already been officially threatened with demolition. We fear that it will suffer the same fate as the other historic structures which were on the property. For this and other valid reasons we wish to move it to a protected onel third acre lot with adjacent mature forestation to put it into an appropriate setting more like it's original environment. Irrespective of whether the building is presently on the Historic Register, it is in fact, a Historic structure. I therefore request that you allow this building to be moved without significantly altering it's structure. GRF lIb Enclosures cc: Kent Powell, Utah State Historical Society Stephanie Churchill, Utah Heritage Foundation Michael E. Christensen, Historian, Pioneer T rail State Park rf!rom the desk of ~ JOHN S. H. SMITH Stephanie Churchill wanted a statement on the Rockwoodpairbanks s::l te. provided I have .ne that includes a position on its eligibility'. You may wish to review this or discuss i t with Mel. A.P.Rockwood/ Fairbanks site Research and documentation has not been completed on this site located at (approx.) 1111 Whitlock in Salt lake County. However, preliminary work reveals the following. The property in question was included in the President Brigham Yolimg. ~Forest Farm estate of A.P. Rockwood, an early employee of Brigham Young, appears to have lived here as a tenant during the period he acted as President Young's nurser,yman, as well as later when he served as superintendent of the Territorial Prison and also as Superintendent of the Piscatorial Interests of Utah . The latter title meant that he was the manager of Zion's Cooperative Fish Farm, an innovative and moderately succesful effort by Brigham Young to introduce fish protein into the year around diet of territorial Utah. Rockwood was simultaneonsly a territorial legis1ator and construction supervisor of portions of the work on the Salt Lake Temple. The tiny house en the site was almost certainly not his only residence as he was a po1,gamist, and in view of his increasing importance in the community. Following Brigham Young's death the property'tGs part of Susie Young's inheritance, and was sold by her to A.P. Rockwood on 21 December JII 1878. Subsequently it was sold to Moroni Call and then to the Fairbanks family. The synall house was remodelled by Avard Fa j rbanks to accommodate his fath er, 4 L artist John B. Fairbanks, and the larger rVPE Victorian style cottage standing adjacent to the cottage (and possibly built by Moroni Call) was propbably the residence of the elder Fairbanks. In remodelling the A.P. Rockwood adobe, a structure of fantasy. Fairbanks created a .- . '~ ~ - .-=-- . The roof and styling of the adobe were designed to look like a Black Forest cottage out of a Hansel and Gretel fair,y tale illustration. The widow of . . muralist Lynn Faucett L ' has said that her husband'" bought adjacent property in this heavily a?? a wooded area because he and Fairbanks had toyed with the idea of creating a Utah idyllic setting. colony in this artis~s The recent condominium development has removed all traces of the charm that attracted these artists to t his locality. The significance of the Rockwood/Fairbanks adobe ~ lies in its ..mil l _a'L!xassociations with wmVEfJ'" "'h .. la vigorously creative individuals, yseveral of Utah's most X from Brigham Young's agricultural and entrepreneurial experiments as conducted by A.~ . Rockwood up to and including the Fairbanks family. ~cotta8e The 5i te has undoubted importance, and the remaining as remodelled by Fairbanks, is a splended ,\ --, ~ -- physical reminder of all that creative effort. ':" - -.::: ... -, . However, the removal of the cot.tage to another site would significantly reduce its associative value. continued for The question of eligibility I I the National Register or State Register in the event of removal can only be resolved by further stuQy. Preservation Office must be that sites retain their only in their original location. The position of the aug 'I full integrity THE ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS, INC. 21 June 1979 Vernon Jorgensen. Planning Director Salt Lake County Planning Board Room 414 City & County Building Salt Lake City. Utah 84110 R e: C ottage-S tudio of J. B. Fairbanks. Artist Case No. 7523 Dear Mr. Jorgensen: T his letter is written at the request of Mr. Barney to delineate the reasons why the Cottage-Studio of noted early Utah artist. J. B. Fairbanks should be moved from it's present location. We recognize the historic importance of this building and our wish is to preserve it and restore it to it's previous status. . As you know. this building wa s origina lly feature ill the 1\. v a ru T. 1" c ont(~ mpl " t e d (1 ;-1 n ce ntr' " l ClidJ<..l111~::; SculpLurl! G ClnJcw-; wllidl wa H to Il:lv(~ lJC l! rt located on the Life's F: s tnt e of 1\ v[lrd T. l"[lirh ::ml< s :-Inri hmily. lT owev e r, under the terms of the settlement between Fairbanks and Nagle. the Life's Estate is dissolved and provisions are made for moving the Cottage-Studio to a new location. The reasons for moving this histo r ic structure a re a ::; follows: 1) Avard T. and Maude Fairbanks have re~designated the location of the Avard T. Fairbanks Sculpture Gardens. We have designated the property surrounding the home.of our son, Dr. Grant R. Fairbanks as the Avard T. Fairbanks Memorial Sculpture Gardens. Work is underway and statuary already placed in a number of locations. 2) The Cottage -S tudio of J. B. Fairbanks is a central theme of the art heritage of the Fairbanks family; it's preservation within the family holds important signific a nce. 3) T he building has been subjected to a high degree of vandalism in it's present location. T he move would bring it into close proximity of presently occupied structures and would be protected in a fenced one- third acre lot with limited access. 4) The studio was originally in an area of dense forestation. The move will bring it into close proximity with an amount of mature forestation and surroundings suitable to the architecture of the studio. Vernon Jorgensen Page Two 21 June 1979 5) The role of the art studio will be essentially the same as it's original purpose; the cottage-studio will be restored as it was originally and artwork of J. B. Fairbanks will be displayed there. It will however be placed on a larger basement which will house a studio work area as well as modern plumbing facilities which the studio at the present time lacks. 6) Historic status will be sought after the restoration is complete. Public access to the studio will eventually be made on a periodic basis. 7 ) T he studio will become a focal point for family gatherings and for the Avard T. Fairbanks Academy of Fine Arts which has been established to preserve and perpetuate the artworks of Avard Fairbanks and hin father J w B. Fairhanks. 8) The studio and it's basement will become a rcpositor'y for a collection of the works of both J. B. Fairbanks and Avard T. Fairbanks. These works will be made available on loan for exhibit to the various art galleries as call ·arises. As you know. J. B. Fairbanks was one of the first four early Utah artists. His close friend and colleague. John Hafen was responsible for the city of Springville developing an art gallery and becoming the "A rt City" of Utah. John Hafen's home in Springville should similarly be preserved. With the settlement agreement. the home of JoB. Fairbanks has been demolished. We seek however to preserve his studio and we make this request to the Planning Board that this appeal may be granted and allow the moving of the studio to a location which is more appropriate than the present location. Landscape surrounding the studio has to such an extent changed. that the little studio is out of context with it's present surroundings. We request that you approve the proposed changes and allow the move of this historic structure. AvardT. Fair~allks. Ph.D. Sculptor STATE OF UTAH Scott M. Matheson, Governor DEP.\RT\IENT OF DE n~ LOP\IEA T SERVICES J. August 10, 1979 Phillip Keene III Executive Director 104 State. Capitol Salt Lake City, Utah 84114 Telephone: [phone] Grant R. Fairbanks No. 34 South 5th East Suite 102 Salt Lake City, ur 84102 Dear Dr. Fairbanks: In response to your request of support by the Utah State Historical Society for the 1lDVe of the J. B. Fairbanks Cottage-Studio, I have discussed the matter with other staff llEIbers and feel that the IlDve would be in the best interests of the building. I. : Nonmlly we are opposed to the IOOVing of historic buildings because of· the loss of site integrity and historical context. However, since these factors have been destroyed as a result of the developments around the studio and because of the plans to use the studio as part of a plan to interpret the role and contributions of the Fairbanks Family to a cultural heritage, we support the proposed rove. Sincere~~ . ~· t +l~ [/ A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator SIn OIVISIO,," OF : INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION • TRAVEL DEVELOP:\IENT . 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