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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Utah MSlMlrd 4.0 (Mac) Format (Revised Nov. 1995) OMB Approval No. 10024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number_8_ Page _4_ Crescent Elementary School, Sandy, Salt Lake County, UT Nelson. The school building and surrounding land adjoined his farm. Nelson's farm was located on the east side of State Street at 10300 South . Nelson "liked to buy land.. He owned more land in Crescent than any other perso~"~ He and his family eventually moved in to the North School building after their house burned down_ According to Encyclopedic History,by Andrew Jenson, in 1890,a brick meeting house was built for the newly established Crescent Ward of the LOS Church. In 1900)a "modern brick meeting house" was built in crescent~and "the older structure was acquired by the school trustees of the distric~13 Several sources indicate that the land for the new school building was not secured until 1905, when LOS Church Bishop James P. Jensen arranged for the school board to purchase the land ~ ee from Frederick Jaynes . 14 These same sources indicate that the new brick school was built in 1906. The new school building contained four large classrooms, a hallway, and a storage room in the attic. The building was symmetrical, with a tripartite fa9ade, rectangular footprint and a hipped roof. The center section of the fa9ade was slightly projected; it had a gable roof of Greek Revival style. Atop this gable roof was the school bell enclosed in a wood frame cupola. In 1907, the Crescent School became part of the Jordan School District. In the 1920s. the school building was retrofitted with modern plumbing and heating facilities which required an addition to the rear [west] of the building. The restrooms were located on the main level of the addition, with the boiler on the lower level. In early 1930 a committee, consisting of H.W. Jorgensen, Bishop Edward Fairbourn, Arzie Jaynes, Jos. R. Jensen and Geo . Beckstead; , all of whom were citizens and residents of Crescent, appeared before the Board of Education regarding building a new school house and/or auditorium. Mr. Jorgensen explained that the residents of Crescent had held a mass meeting~and unanimously agreed that the committee make a formal request to the Board of Education for a new school building to be constructed immediately. He further explained that the school was "badly in need of room, especially for recreational activitie~15 School Superintendent Jensen stated that the Board agreed) and that Crescent would be next in line for a building. On June 6, 1930, the School Board met in a special session to open the bids for the proposed new Crescent School and Auditorium. I8ISee continuation sheet(s) for Section 8 12 13 14 15 A History of Crescent, DUP. 1962-64 . Jenson , Andrew. EnCyclopedic History. 1941. Abstract of Title; A History of Crescent, DUP, 1962-64. Minutes of Board of Education Meetings, book 5 . |
