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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. 150 N MAIN BEAVER HIGH SCHOOL BEAVER, BEAVER COUNTY Beaver MRA UTAH STATE HISTORY 111111111111111111111111111 11111111 1111111111111111 1111 11 1111111 3 9222 50018 1503 Department of Community and Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ.Evans Director UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City. Utah 84101·1182 (801) 533·3500 FAX: [phone] TOO: 533-:)502 [e-mail] http://history.utah.org March 28, 2001 Carol D. Shull National Register of Historic Places Mail Stop 2280, Suite NC 400 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Re: National Register Delisting; Dear Ms. Shull: Pursuant to 36 CFR 60.15, we are requesting the removal from the National Register of Historic Places the properties on the attached list. The reasm for removal is provided for each property on the list. Letters regfll"ding the pending action were sent to owners and local government officials; a perioo of at least thirty days was provided for any comment or rejection of the delisting No objections were received primarily because none of the building<; are extant (see enclosed copies of newspaper articles). Please contact Cory Jensen (801 533-3559, cjensen(a)history.state.ut.us) or Roger Roper (801 533-35361, rroper(o),history.state.uLus) for questions regarding the requested delisting;. Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely'!} v~j/~-?/ Wilson G. Martin Deputy State Histcric Preservation Officer enclosures Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future BUILDING ADDRESS REASON TO DELIST 150 N. Main Beaver Demolished May 1997 Lehi Fifth Ward Meetinghouse 121 N. 100 E. Lehi Demolished July 1995 Burch-Taylor Mill 4287 Riverdale Road Ogden Demolished November 1997 Silver King Ore Loading Station Park Avenue Park City Destroyed by fire 1981 Bullock, Benjamin Kimball, Fannhouse 1705 S. State Provo Demolished 1996 Technical High School 241 N. 300 W. Salt Lake City Demolished 1994 Jordan High School 9351 S. State Sandy Demolished 1997 i-Beaver High School I J Ii ~ (~t a t e ( )l,'" .'. ,-.. " .".. ~rT ;' ,~! '~ ".) n "1 Lelll I Department of Community and Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ.Evans Director II I 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City. Utah 84101·1182 (801) 533·3500 FAX: 533·3503 TOO: 533·3502 [e-mail],ut,us http://history.utah.org February 7,2001 JAMES E. ROBINSON MAYOR BEAVER CITY 60 WEST CENTER PO BOX 271 BEAVER UT 84713 Dear Mayor Robinson: This letter is to notify you of the pending petition to the National Register of Historic Places for the deli sting of historic Beaver High School, which was demolished in 1997. According to 36 CFR 60.15, properties may be removed from the National Register for a number of reasons, but primarily because of demolition or loss of historical integrity. Our office is required to notify owners of properties listed on the register and elected officials when a property is to be delisted. Although this letter has come to you several years late, we have discovered that no record was made of the demolition and the property has not officially been removed from the National Register. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Cory Jensen of the Historic Preservation Office at 801/533-3559 or at c;[e-mail]. Any comments should be received by our office within thirty days. /i;JJA Wilson G. Martin Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and Program Manager Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future Department of Community and Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor Max J. Evans Director 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101·1182 (80l) 533·3500 FAX: 533·3503 TDD: 533·3502 [e-mail] htlp:llhistory.utah.org January 2, 2001 BEAVER SCHOOL DISTRICT POBOX31 BEAVER, UT 84713 To Whom It May Concern: This letter is to notify you of the pending petition to the National Register of Historic Places for the deli sting of historic Beaver High School, which was demolished in 1997. According to 36 CFR 60.15, properties may be removed from the National Register for a number of reasons, but primarily because of demolition or loss of historical integrity. Our office is required to notify owners of properties listed on the register when a property is to be delisted. Although this letter has come to you several years late, we have discovered that no record was made of the demolition and the property has not officially been removed from the National Register. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact Cory Jensen of the Historic Preservation Office at 801/533-3559 or at [e-mail]. Any comments should be received by our office within thirty days. ~ sincere~Y'/J ~~V~/} Wilson O. Martin Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer and Program Manager Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future Department of Community and Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt (~o\'ernor MaxJ. Evans Director UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY :lOO Rio Grande Salt Lake Cit~·. l TWh 1l4101-11M2 ! xOll 533-31iOO FAX: ~3;j-:l!j0:J TDD: 53:1-:1502 [e-mail]. ut .us http://history.utah.arg July 12,2000 Carol D. Shull National Register of Historic Places Mail Stop 2280, Suite NC 400 1849 C Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Ms. Shull: We wish to infonn you that the following National Register properties have been demolished and should be removed from the Register: v-Beaver High School Technical High School Jordan High School Silver King Ore Loading Station Lehi Fifth Ward Meetinghouse Bullock, Benjamin Kimball, Farmhouse Burch-Taylor Mill Beaver, Beaver County Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Sandy, Salt Lake County Park City, Summit County Lehi, Utah County Provo, Utah County Ogden, Weber County The following demolished properties appear to have been removed from the Register, though we do not have evidence in our files as to the date of that action: Townsend-Palmer House Ferry Hall (Westminster College) Clayton Building LDS First Ward Meetinghouse Smith, Albert, House Sevier County Courthouse Talmage, James E. and Albert, House Bountiful, Davis County Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County Richfield, Sevier County Provo, Utah County Please contact Cory Jensen (801 533-3559, cjensen(tl),history.state.ut.us) or Roger Roper (801 533-35361, rroperCa)history.state.ut.us) for questions regarding these delistings. Thank you for your assistanc Wilson G. Martin Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future Beaver High School Carl Holmes, Superintendent Richard Albrecht, Principal Utah Historical Society 300 South Rio Grande Salt Lake City, UT 84101 Ladies and Gentlemen: How can you sleep nights robbing the students of Beaver High School, Beaver, Utah, of their privileges and desperate needs as well as using state funds to do this? This is the situation confronting them: The students are attending school in a condemned building that is life threatening. A new, incomplete high school stands vacant because of no available funds. The present heat in the empty new high school is costing well over $1,000 per month. Yet, these uncaring "Friends of Old B.H.S." are raising funds to preserve a condemned, old building. They are not involved in present school activities, but only care about living in the past and will not allow the students to have equal opportunity to much needed growth to further their classroom activities. They do not care at all about what is needed for the new school. Reference is made to Paragraph 2 in the enclosed letter from BHSPC. The Athletic Program in all schools must never be over looked. BHS deserves a modem track, as the present track was constructed when the high school was built. The kids cannot compete with other schools when rocks and gravel penetrate through the soles of their shoes. The Alumni have all moved to better themselves professionally. They never notice the condition of the old school track when they come to visit. The old Beaver Court House has served John D. Lee and Butch Cassidy. The Opera House is built from pink rocks from our mountain quarry. They are historical buildings, but Beaver High School was not built in the same time era and is no architectural masterpiece. Yes, Beaver County is growing and with the Circle Four Farms Industry, our school population is increasing every day. Real estate prices are sky high, and this makes all property owned by past and future students necessary for future needs. These friends of BHSPC are all old and will soon pass on, but young people will continue to be educated and must have a chance to be heard. Students of Beaver High School have written many letters requesting the track be built for their regional track meets. If a vote were taken today, the vote would be for demolishing the old school, and in its place a much-needed athletic track could be built. Voice 801-438-2301 Beaver, Utah 84713-0071 Fax [phone] Utah Historical Society 2 February 1, 1996 There are not enough funds to even pay for tearing down the old school, but please let the kids have the chance to utilize the property, in lieu of graffiti-covered walls and broken windows, as all locks to the present old school are broken. Use the funds, if they can be made available, for what's needed now. ( The Utah State Historical Society has been persuaded to furnish funding to keep the students from having the property that is rightfully theirs by the Senior Group mentioned in the enclosed Alumni letter. We need your help! Please let us hear for you. Sincerely, '--m~7 A. rSho Marilee Y. Eyre l) '--'{f -Enclosures pc Governor Leavitt Who owns the land where Beaver High School presently stands? This land was originally designated for the youth of Beaver County to gain their education. Have any of the - Friends of Beaver High School- researched the clearance of deeds or titles to this land? Are all of the parcels of land school sections? Could some parcels still belong to private individuals? If our -friends- take the land from our students, the land could then belong to private land owners and no longer be available to our kids. Has anyone considered what these land owners may do with this prize piece of Main Street Frontage property? What if the new owners elect to build a saloon or massage parlor In the middle of our BHS campus? Yes, this may sound ridiculous, but is it any more ridiculous than the idea of our old school being turned into a mini mall, when several small businesses along Main Street have already been forced to close? Is this any more foolish than having Senior Citizens dimb 233 stairs daily doing maintenance work? Should our students forfeit their rubberized track, which is rightfully theirs, so our -friends- can misuse the students' property for a -profit yielding venture-? High school represents a time period. Friends, activities, teachers, and subjects bring back memones-notjust the building. We must not live In the past. The needs of the students now are not the same as in foregone generations. Do you know a swimming pool in the basement of BHS was condemned In 1923? Is it still there? I presently teach English in the same class room in which my grandmother used to teach. Last year a student leaned against what appears to be the back wall in my class room, and he fell completely through, striking his head against a desk in the opposite room. During Christmas vacation, I went to the school to get some essays to grade, and I had to wade through a river of water inside the building flowing from broken pipes. I called the maintenance person who asked my husband to help him tum off the water. My husband nearly fell through the ceiling because his hand went dear through a rotted beam holding up the auditorium. I love Beaver High School and appreciate the sentiment involved, but I also want what is best for the students. We cannot even hold a track meet at our school, because our graveled track is not up to Utah High School Activities Association's standards. The Milford citizens care enough about their students to have a rubberized track and don't stand in the way of progress. I want the students to have the best opportunities available. With the fast-pace changes in technology and future growth, we must put the students' needs first. Let the kids have the land our forefathers gave them. A concerned parent, teacher, property owner, and alumnus, Marilee Eyre BHSPC The Beaver High School Preservation Committee fiox 1174 Bellver, Utah 84713 "Friends of 0rd BAS" October 10, 1995 Dear Alumni and Friends of Old Beaver High School, Remember the Beaver High School Song? Remember how we all sang "Weill stand by you forever Beaver High School ready to defend?1I Well, here is your chance to really stand by our sch d really defend it. You mayor may not know that the future of our grand old Beaver High School building is very precarious. We have nine months to prevent its destruction. According to present plans (as near as we are able to ascertain) Beaver High School Is to be demolished, and in its place, facing Main Street will be an enlarged high school track and the west end of east-facing bleachers. It is said that the larger track is needed to accommodate regional trackmeets. o a agree with this decision. Consequently, some of the graduates in town and a few from nearby locations decided to do something about it. We decided to try and save the school for the following reasons. 1. We all love it. (Not a practical reason, but an important one.) 2. The,old Beaver High School building is a valued architectural and historical treasure. (It is listed on the National Register of Historical Buildings.) 3. The building is our identifying monument (New York has its Empire State Building, Salt Lake City has its Monnon Temple, Beaver has its High School Building.) It is the cornerstone of Beaver's Main Street. 4. Utah is growing by leaps and bounds. Beaver is growing also. Is it wise to demolish our largest, most outstanding building at a time when it might playa part in Beaver's future expansion. (Both the Old Courthouse and the Opera House are recognized as being wonderful community assets. 80th were saved from destruction.) 5. One architect estimated thano build a similar building today would cost around $}O million dollars. Ideally, the school would be used for a middle school or government center. If this proves to be impractical, perhaps we might arrive at some other solution which would benefit the town. Our research has confirmed that the first step in detennining the true worth of the building and the practicality of saving. itl' is to undertake an independent feasibility study. This first step is now in the process of being carried out by highly reputable architects and engineers. However, it is' necessary to raise additional money to continue with this process. May we ask for your fin·ancialcontribution in support of our efforts? Remember the other words to the song. "Fight boys (and girls) fight for blue and for white. Rally 'round our flag so honor bound." So come on, guys and gals, let's rally 'round. Let'ssave the school and contribute to Beaver's growth and progress. May we include YOli as a "Friends of Ord BAS"? Respectfully, The Old Beaver High School Preservation Committee P.S. Make checks payable to "The Beaver High School Preservation Committee II. Contrihutions are tax deductible. __-_.--_ ___ _ __,,..==-.t -_-.... . ,. _ - - . - , . . . . BHSPC Beaver Box 1174High School Preservation Comm. Beaver, Utah 84713 ... /J ~::-:--- , \',,'!EI?. -, ' ''I , r;i J,/.t.,.j 2;)h i" ;.14 \ . .. .. ." j~9o \ IJ j ---..-.~ , c(- 'm~ ~~ ..~ . , . . .. .. . . .. . . . . . . . 32 I • '-' ~ '~-"'~~ .~:;:=~________ '-.~~- -.. ~t7'f /t.1~ i3J..~ 1-zJ~ 11f7/3 S'bb\ 'L fl ~-~:-.=:.~--"...,,~. :.-::= ' USA '" ."-- "" \ 6'17 \ '\- , ---'-- ~ ~~ ..... . . .. ~ u.:I . -""""": """-'- .~ Ot!r~~ ~ ~~ . ,.It . ~ State of-Utah Department of Community & Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ. Evans Director , 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 (B01) 533-3500 • FAX: [phone]. TOo: 533-3502 [e-mail] February 13, 1996 Mrs. Marilee Y. Eyre Beaver High School Beaver, Utah 84713-0071 Dear Mrs. Eyre: We received your letter regarding the old Beaver High School and the issues surrounding its proposed demolition. Several other individuals and groups have contacted our office over the past year or so since the plans for demolition were first unveiled. Our role is to offer advice and assistance when asked. We do not take the lead in trying to preserve historic buildings, but instead rely on property owners, citizens, or elected officials. Perhaps the first issue that should be addressed is the historical significance of the building. Though it is not of pioneer vintage, the school is nevertheless significant in the town's history. In recognition of its importance it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 along with a number of other homes and buildings in Beaver. Contrary to popular opinion, National ~egister designation does not protect a building from demolition. Only local ordinances can provide that level of protection. Therefore no state or federal agencies have the authority to intervene in what is essentially a local process. As I mentioned previously, the role of our office is to assist local residents in preserving their historic buildings. We do this in a variety of ways, including offering professional advice, outlining options, and providing matching grants. We have not given a grant for the Beaver High School. The funding you may have been referring to in your letter was probably the $2,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation (a private, non-profit group) for conducting and architectural and engineering study of the building. A thorough study such as this is a necessary first step in determining the actual condition of the building and its potential for re-use. We have worked successfully with a number of cities who have preserved their older school buildings and rehabilitated them so they once again contribute to their communities. Examples include Spanish Fork, Park City, Manti, Sandy, Santaquin, and Payson. Though most older buildings have structural problems, the solutions are not always expensive. For example, the recently completed architectural feasibility study on the old Central School in Tooele revealed that the building could be refurbished for less than half the cost of a comparable new building. The feasibility study currently under way on the Beaver High School will provide solid facts upon which a decision about the school can be made. Most public entities, such as school Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future Mrs. Marilee Eyre February 13, 1996 Page Two districts, use these types of studies to demonstrate to the public that the decision to either keep or demolish a building is based on facts, not just emotion. You have raised a number of important points about the needs of the current students. Others have indicated that a new middle school will soon be needed and that this building could perhaps serve that purpose if it can be rehabilitated at a cost lower than a new building. It seems that these issues should be explored carefully before a final decision is made. We appreciate your concerns and efforts on behalf of the citizens of Beaver. Please feel free to call us if you have further questions about our role in this issue. Sincerely, / ' ) . ) } I' ) 4/l. , Wilson G. Martin Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer MAY Z1996 ["fAH PRESS ASSOtH no:\ Clippinx ,'Win'ice Phnnc: (!!OI) 32S-8678 BEAVER PRESS Architectural Study Of 30ld , SoHoSo". 1 [) . Complete . Tllellnal dral of a ~ , hlfllllve ' 41 page archIec:IuraI study of the Old Be...... HIgh School bulldmg Is now complete and copies have been lNIde available to the School EkNIrd and BeaYll' City cOunclln was commissioned by. the Ojd Beaver High School ' Preservation Committee' and funded In part by a grant tom The NatIonal Trust For Historic PreservatIon. TIle study was done by the san Lake Architectural firm, CooperJRoberts. Mr. David TrtppIet. a associate In the linn, ected as the pt1nc:IpIe consultant and wrote the study. It also contalna a 12 page section pr. pared by Kenneth W. Karren, S.E., of Kanen & Assodates, P.C., a c:MI and sttuduraI englnlllfng ftrm located In Provo. Both CooperJRoberts and Karren & Assoclatas have UlenIIVI bac:l!grounds In the pnIIIrvatIon and restoration of old and historic buildings. And boIiI are recognized among the outstanding tInns of this type In the State. Mr. T1tpplet allo had access too, and usad engineering studIes provided by the eea1/8r County School dIstItct. He stat.ad that he and his partners were famIIar with the lndMduals who prepared these studys, and have had pre~ professional assoclallon with them and their · companies, .net had nol8lSOn · to doubt the objectivity and accuracy of their content. In the study, Mr. TrIppIet disCUSIIS the "physical dlSCllpllon and Ildstlng condlUon ~f the buldlng, " beglMIng wIh a general OYll' view. He then dewtas several pages to discussing buldlng code Issuas, Is struc> turaI condIIon, and the plumbIng, mechanical and eleCtrIcal systaml. He points out that "In general the struc:IuraI .systems appear to be In fair to good condlllln. -~.Howewr,.III .suggests .. ·thit do to the ool'lltl'llCtlon techniques and materials used In buIdIng the 1Iructura, ~ ItepI """ be taken to raInIorce ...................... frIImIM . rft()l , loy.Q. """.,U,U"'., a,.u ""101 tJ'UIIILr lng, mechanical and electl1cal systems. He points out that "In general the structural systems appear to be In fair to goodoon- . dl\!oo; - ~.How_,-Ile_suggilS\S:. that do to the constructlori ted):' nlques and materfals used In building the structure, significant steps must be taken to reinforce and Ue the wood framing; structures and masonry Willis together, so that they will meet current seismic and safety codes. TM unbraced parapets which form the tops Of.the east · walls of the north and south wings of the building and "appear to have broken their bond with the supporting masonry at the roof lever are of particular concern, 'as Is ·the susceptibility of the east wing which houses tlie audltorfum and gym to damage or Collapse In the event of an earthquake. . Mr. Trfpplet then provides a break down and dollar estimates, based on current construction costs, to restore the building. These range ' from $39,100.00 to replace and reinforce the roofs,to $1 ,174,320.00 . to correct structural problems, exlenslvely upgrade the Interfor lind make It at least parUally accessible to the. handicapped In compllanca with the A.DA Act. In summarizing this section he slates that the final 'cost of restoration will depend on the actual use of the building. This, he suggests, could be as low as $2,000,000.00 to as much as $4,000,000.00; with $3,100,000. 00 being a reasonable middle figure. However, he does point out elsewhere In the study, that all of the work does not have to be done at once, though It would be more cost effective If It were. The study also address and makes recommendations as to how the work can be accomplished and lists possible uses for the building. These range from use as a city/county complex, to senior citizen housing, a business development center; to use as a middle ' school. Though the architect points out that use as a middle school would be considerably 'more expensive than other uses; approxlmaUng that of new con~ structlon. Mr. Trfpplet concludes the study by pointing out the buildIngs hlstorfcal and architectural' Importance to the community, . and states that H,IU~. tI)e :moit . significant example ,of' ,.arlY lWentleth CenturY', 'irch~­ ture In 'Southem Utah; ' anlt one of the ' best examples':Of Institutional or Scholaitlc Prairie Style architecture ' ln the State." Copies of the compiete study are ' available for irisJl!lPtionat the; Beaver City om:~s;:', the Library and Beaver p.r:eSS:;'; The superfntendent andSl?ri~I';'1 Board president, and memblllS'''. Of the city council ali: IliIW,', copies, as well. roof -----_......... ,: WISCONSIN, Dane Countv, Madison, Ott, John George, House, 754 Jenifer St. (09/23/82) WISCONSIN, Outagamie County, Greenville, Greenville State Bank, 252 Municipal Dr. (09/23/82) WISCONSIN, Waukesha County, Waukesha, Putney Block, 301 W. Main St., 816 and 802 Grand Ave. (09/23/82) The following properties were also entered in the National Register but were excluded from a previous notice: G~G~G~, ClCl1 ~c CCJUI1~ Yz ~ ~jJCI"', r (h"l", Calv.ill ~l-., i~CJu::»c, 41'1 biuulltfi~io .:;~. \uiJiu:'/oij GEORGIA~ ~ulton County, GEOR~Raban .C canty,Moantain CityviebtitJ't York ligase. N of Mountain City off US 23/441 . " Atlan~, Fairiie-Popiar HIstorIc DIstrIct, Koughly bounded by Peachtree, ~~,....-i ~ .:;iD. -;';;'/;';'/o!~ (09/09/82) .' . . . INDIANA, Cass County,'Logan&pOrt,Kedriek-Baldwin l{ouse~"06E. Market St. (09/09/82) · INDIANA, berbOrft Cotmtx,Lavrreneeburg, RamUne ChftQ!k United Methodist Chureh, High and Vine Sts. (09/09/82 ' ' . . .. . . T . IOWA, IOWA, IOWA, IOWA, Cedar County, West Branch, Gruwell and Crew General Store, 109 W. Main St. (09/09/82) Cerro Gordo County, Clear Lake, Rogers-Knutson House, 315 N. 3rd St. (09/09/82) Johnson County, Iowa City, Carson, Thomas C., House, 906 E. College St. (09/09/82) Linn County, Cedar Rapids, Douglas, George B~, House, 800 2nd Ave. SEe (09/09/82) MISSOURI, Jackson County, Kansas City, West Eleventh Street Historie District, Central and W. 11th Sts. (09/09/82) ' . ' NEBRASKA, Washington County, Fontanelle, Fontanelle Township Hall, Orf NE 91 (09/09/82) TEXAS, Bee County, Beeville, Praeger Building, 110 W. Corpus Christi St. (09/09/82) TEXAS, Medina County, Quihi, Saathoff House, Quihi-8tormhill Rd. (09/09/82) TEXAS, Orange County, Orange, Lutcher Memorial Church Building, 902 W. Green Ave. (09/09/82) T~XAS, Somervell County, Glen Rose, Barnard's Mill, 307 S. W. Barnard St. (09/09/82) .UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Atkin, James, House (Beaver MRA), 260 W. 300 North (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Barton z William, House (Beaver MRA), 295 N. 300 East (09/17/82) . UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Beaver Hi h School (Beaver MRA), 150 N. Main St. (09/17/82) ·UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Black, John, House Beaver MRA, 595 N.100 West (09/17/82) " UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Bohn, Joseph, House (Beaver MRA), 355 S. 200 West (09/17/82) " UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Cowdell, Enoch E., House (Beaver MRA), 595 N. 4th West (09/17/82) . UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Dalten, Charles A., House (Beaver MRA), 270 S. 1st West (09/17/82) · UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Dean, James Heber, House (Beaver MRA), 390 W. 500 North (09/17/82) · UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Erickson House (Beaver MRA), 290 N. 300 West (09/17/82) ,UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Farnsworth, Julia P. M., Barn (Beaver MRA), 180 W. Center St. (rear) (09/17/82) . UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Farnsworth, Julia, House (Beaver MRA), 180 W. Center St. (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Fotheringham, Caroline, House (Beaver MRA), 290 N. 600 East . (09/17/82) . UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Greenwood, William, House (Beaver MRA), 190 S. 1st West (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Grimshaw, John, House (Beavel' MRA), 290 N. 200 East (09/17/82) .·UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Harris, Louis W., Flour Mill (Beaver MRA), 915 E. 200 North (09/17/82) · UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Jones, Thomas, House (Beaver MRA), 635 N. 400 West (09/17/82) · UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Lee, John Ruphard, House (Beaver MRA), 195 N. 1st West (09/17/82) " UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Limb, Lester, House (Beaver MRA), 495 N. 400 West (09/17/82) · UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Meeting Hall (Beaver MRA), 1st N. and 3rd E. (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver County, Beaver, Morris, Andrew James, House (Beaver MRA), 110 N. 400 East (09/17/82) UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, UTAH, Beaver Beaver Beaver Beaver (09/17/82) County, County, County, County, Beaver, Robinson, James E., House (Beaver MRA), 415 E. 400 North (09/17/82) Beaver, Smith, Seth W., House (Beaver MRA), 190 N. 600 East (09/17/82) Beaver, Stoney, Robert, House (Beaver MRA), 295 N. 400 West (09/17/82) Beaver, Structure at 490 E. 200 North (Beaver MRA), 490 E. 200 North UTAH, Beaver Countv, Beaver, Tattersall, Joseph, House (Beaver MRA), 195 N. 400 West (09/17/82) -.......... y........ . ..., . ' "... ,_, . . _. ". ''!' ,- '" ""'" !,.. ... ' .... In ...... \. V ~A~'" vetil,,:::. VVt,uu.y, UCClv.:a', ~ I1v"'1..10:>"'11, " . v., .UVUi3t::: \1J<;;""V~l" lU .... r.l.J, 'z.£,v .... "t:vv h i!::H. \VOl/.L 1/ u~, ~ ~ ~ ~~,. T~ .. ~ '..... _ . . ' ,. ... ~ ,. \ T ...... ,~1.. County, Beaver,. Tnomoson, William, House (Beaver MRA), 160 E.Center St. (09/17/82) .U'I:'AH, . . . . . . -.Beaver .......-.. ., =. -'. . . . . . . ..'. ., . . . '\.' .. '0 ') '-- . u.-..., V I. .d.s~ ~ ~~t.aa.&.:;,. , .....;~~.oa~. .1 ~,,- . #I .. - ",~ ."1-'" •.- .... ........ .ivh'&teoe., ~. ~z .,; .. ., ~L~ ~ ..'t;a .~~ ~.., -~ ,.., ..- .~. .- . ~ ..... . (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver Coontv, Beave!',Toltt;m, Edward, House (BeaverMRA), 110 W... 400 North (09/17/82) UTAH, Beaver cotU1tt,Beaver, Willden, Charle;s; House (Beaver MRA),186E.300 South (rear) (09/11/82) ' . . VIRGINIA, Albemarle County, Shadwell vieinity, Edgehill, N of Shadwell on VA 22 (OS/09/82) VIRGINIA, Campbell Countv, Forest vicinity, Federal Hill,S of Forest on VA 623 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Franklin (Independent City), Elms, The, Clay St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Giles County, Pearisburg, Giles County Courthouse, VA 100 and US 460 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lexington (Independent City), Mulberrv Hill, Liberty Hall Rd. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lynchburg (Independent City), First Baptist Church, 1100 Court St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Lynchburg (Independent City, St. Paul's Church, 605 Clay St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Richmond (Independent City), St. Alban's Hall, 300-302 E. Main St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Roanoke (Independent City), Harrison School, 523 Harrison Ave., NW (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Spotsylvania County, Mineral vicinity, Prospect Hill, N of Mineral on VA 612 (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Stlmnton (Independent City, Michie, Thomas J., House, 324 E. Beverley St. (09/09/82) VIRGINIA, Waynesboro (Independent City), Fairfax Hall (Brandon Hotel/Fairfax Hall Schoo!), Winchester Ave. (09/09/82) Multiple Resource Areas are identified by MRA Thematic Resources are identified by TR U H C S " E N 'C 0 "0 I N G FOR M To be Cbnpleted' for All Sites Sent to the Natimal F2gister , or as a Ebllow-up to the Block Survey UPDATED 10/17/84 1. 14 ,9Its,\J 1¢,It I~I ¢:~bf21¢,lf3 @ ST. P. CO. CI. ,2 .fiJ 3.1 SITE BLOCK S. 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RANGE EASl'ING ?nNE ! , I INDIVIDUALS 38. Il!il S.OIlG. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 123456789JiJ ASSOC. ORGAN. SCOTT'~ October 14~ 1982 MATHESO" GOVERNOR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF UTAI-! OEPA'nM~NT O. COMMUNITY ECONOMICOEvEtOPM~M MELVIN T. SMITH. DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 601101 TELEPHONE [phone] Board of Education Beaver~ Utah 84713 Dear Si rs: It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that on September 9~ 1982 the Beaver High School at 150 N. Main~ nominated by the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee and the Utah State Historic Preservation Officer, was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service and Ms. Carol Shull, Acting Keeper of the National Register. The National Register of Historic places is the official list of historic properties recognized by the Federal Government as worthy of preservation for their significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering and culture. Located in the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, the program is part of a national policy to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our cultural and natural resources~ and is maintained by the Secretary of the Interior under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. Listing in the National Register provides the following benefits to historic properties: -Consideration in the planning for federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 provides that the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation be given an opportunity to comment on projects affecting such properties. -Eligibility for Federal tax benefits for rehabilitations of certain historic commercial, industrial and residential rental buildings. -Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977. State History Board: Milton C. Abrams, Chairman • Theron H. Luke • Ted J. Warner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G. Alexander Delio G. D<>yton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikolas • DaVid S Monson • Ehzabelh Grifllth • William D. Owens ANC -Qualification for Federal grants for historic preservation when funds are available. Listing does not mean that the Federal Government wants to acquire the property, place restrictive convenants on the land, or dictate the color or materials used on individual buildings. State and local ordinances or laws establishing restrictive zoning, special design review committees, or review of exterior alterations, are not a part of the National Register program and should be clearly separated from the function of the National Register as a tool in the Federal planning process. We would like to send you an 1111 x 1111 parchment certificate with the gold seal of Utah. It contains the name of the site, the nature of its significance, the date of listing, and the signatures of Governor Matheson, Milton Abrams, Chairman of the Historic and Cultural Sites Review Committee, and t~elvin T. Smith, Director of the Utah State Historical Society and Utah's State Historic Preservation Officer. There is no charge. If you would like the certificate, please let us know by mail or call 533-6017. Our congratulations on the honor given you and the State of Utah. Sincerely, )f~~V t·1e 1vi n 1. Smith Director and State Historic Preservation Officer AKP/ch Enclosure -:-{" *'..0:::> February 23, 1982 Board of Education Beaver, Utah 84713 scon M MATHESON GOVERN OR Division of State History (UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) STATE OF UTAH DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .MELVIN T_SMITH _DIRECTOR 300 RIO GRANDE SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84101 TELEPHONE [phone] Dear Sirs: Shortly after completion of the review meetings and comment deadlines for consideration of the nomination of those buildings in Beaver which appear eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places, Congress passed ammendments to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966. One of the ammendments formalized a procedure that had already been in effect here in Utah--providing the owners of properties under consideration for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places, the opportunity to object to the listing. Yo ur property, the Beaver High School at 150 North Main St., has been recommended for nomination. If listed in the National Register of Historic Places there are no restrictions placed on you as a property owner. You are still able to sell, renovate, demolish or alter your property just the same as if it were not listed in the---Nationa1 Register. The purpose of the listing is to document and identify those buildings, houses and sites and structures, which help us understand the past history and development of communities, the state, or the nation. There are some tax benefits for rehabilitation work on commercial buildings and one tax penalty if you demolish a listed building. The tax penalty is that you are not able to write off as an allowable expense the demolition costs. If you wish to object to the listing of your property in the National Register you must submit to us a notarized statement that you are the owner of the property and that you object to its listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The notarized letter will insure that your property will not be listed in the Register and only a determination of the property's eligibility for the National Register \'}ill be made. The notarized statement objecting to the nomination must be submitted before May 1st of this year at which time the nomination will be forwarded to the National Register Office for final action. ~Je \"ould also appreciate any letters in support of the nomination of your property. I \'Iill be in Beaver on Tuesday March 16th at the Beaver County Courthouse in the Commision Chambers from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to answer any questions about the nomination and any other questions you may have. Sta te History Board: Millon C. Abrams. Chairman • Theron .H. Luke • Ted J. Warner • Elizabeth Montague • Thomas G_Alexander Delio G. Dayton • Wayne K. Hinton • Helen Z. Papanikolas • David S Monson • Elizabeth Griffith • William D. Owens One final note, the Utah State Historical Society has received funds to ·pub1 ish the study of Beaver compiled by linda Bonar which led to this nomination of Beaver's historic properties. The publication is patterned after a book published in 1980, The Avenues of Salt Lake City, which has been received with great enthusiasm by residents of the Avenues and others interested in Utah history. The publication on Beaver will include an historical overview, section on Beaver's architectural history, and a photograph and short history of each of the historic buildings in the community. I am enclosing a copy of the structure/site information form which will be used in preparing the history of your property. Please read it and if you have any additional information or corrections please send them to me, or stop by the courthouse on March 16th. I will have a copy of the Avenues book with me so that you can see the format for the Beaver pub1 ication which we hope to have out the end of this year or early in 1983. Inclusion of your property in the National Register or in the proposed publication does not mean that tourists and visitors have any right to tour your house or trespass on your property. We have not had reports with this being a problem. It is always a pleasure for me to be in Beaver--your community is unique in the state and your efforts at preserving the historical resources of your community will . be greatly appreciated by future generations. · Please send any comments to me at the Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, or call me at 533-6017. If you are in Salt Lake City please stop by our offices in the Denver and RiQ .. Grande Rail road Depot 10acted at 450 West on 300 South. tl'~(l A. Kent Powell Preservation Research Coordinator AKP/ch Enclosure Ulan "lale MISlUrlGC11 ;:)O(;lery . Property Type: BV-04-240 Site No. _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .s \c..t-J. Sa ~ Historic Preservation Research Office ~,. ~ Structure/Site Information Form . 1 Street Address: 150 North Main St ~ Name of Structure: Beaver High School u: Present Owner: Board of Education z o < u ~ z w o ,j Beaver, UT Owner Address: T. 84713 Construction Date: c .1920 Original Owner: school o o o o 3 z o i= < ~ .z w :!E ::> u oo Good Site Ruins Deteriorated Photography: Views: ):{Front o Abstract of Title o ),Iat Records/Map r£ Tax Card & Photo o o Building Permit Sewer Permit Integrity: Preliminary Evaluation: Final Register Status: o Unaltered ~Minor Alterations o MaJOr Alterations ~ignificant o o o Date of Slides: Research Sources: o o o o o Demolition Date: public school Preseflt Use: Building Condition: KExcelient Tax#: B-145-B Effective Age: Kind of Building: Year Built (Tax Record): Legal Description Original Use.: S. R. 0 Side o o o Contributory Not Contributory Slide No.: 0 Rear 0 Other Sanborn Maps City Directories Biographical Encyclopedias Obiturary Index County & City Histories Not of the Historic Period National Landmark 0 District National Register 0 State Register 0 Thematic Date of Photographs: Ml:llti. Resourc~ , Photo No.: Views: 0 Front 0 Side D ' Rear 0 Other o o Newspapers Utah State Historical Society ~ersonallnterviews o o LOS Church Arch ives LOS Genealogical Society o o o o U of U Library BYU Library USU Library SLC Library ~Other Bibliographical References (books, articles, records, interviews, old photographs and maps, etc.): Mr. Arlo Messinger, interviewed 8/31/79 in Beaver by L.L. Bonar Researcher: Linda ' L. Bonar Date:lO/4/78 Street Address: 150 North Main St 4w Architect/ Builder: Cannon and Fetzer ::> Building Materials: brick ex: t- o w !:: :r o c: « c.1920 Site No: Building Type/Style: Prairie school Description of physical appearance & significant architectural features: (Include additions, alterations, ancillary structures, and landscaping if applicable) This high school, finished in 1920, was built and designed by the architectural firm of Cannon and Fetzer, prominent Salt Lake City architects during that period. The building is constructed in a Prairie School style and contains many of the characteristics of that style: it has long, low lines; the central part rises higher than the flanking wings; horizontal bands of windows; coping and string courses create long bands to emphasize horizontal lines. The building derives a large portion of its effect from shadow' patterns, created in part by pilaster-like mullions. These mullions also provide the verticle emphasis necessary to help balance the horizontal lines. OVer the main entry are three huge, stylized flowers with decorative, herring-boned brickwork to each side in panels. The rest of the building's decoration is done in brickwork, a diamond pattern being the most commonly recurring motif. Also at the entry are two large columns with eight sides and capitals with a geometric pattern. Inside there are more of these octagonal columns, while hardwood floors line the long hallways. In the old gym, the open, steel truss work is visible. Some of the interior has recently been remodelled, a cheap wood paneling being the main element. 5 Statement of Historical Significance: Construction Date: The building is significant because of its Prairie School design and its prominent architects, Cannon and Fet"zer. Fortunately, the buildings appearance has not been modernized and it remains in its original condition. The school was built by the Utah Board of Education when the Beaver Schools fell under state control. Prior to this time, high school students went to Murdock Academy, an LDS Church School, located at the mouth of the Beaver River Canyon. . The school is one of the few architect-designed bui"ldings ill Beaver and unfortunately, the plans have been lost. However, there is a photograph of the blue prints somewhere at the Utah State Capital Building. April 3, 1995 Utah State Historical Society 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 ATTENTION: Everyone Dear Friends, We need your advise, counsel, gutdance-~--how many words are there for~? We need it soon, immediately, at once----how many words are there for now? We citizens of Beaver have a beautiful old high school building. (Construction beginning in 1917, school beginning in 1920) The building has beautiful lines, unity, and proportion. It is still the best-looking public building in Beaver. However, it has about one month to live. A new high school i's- being built nearby and is almost completed. At the end of May the old building is to be demolished to make way for a school race track. The loss of the butlding is terrible, and what it will do to the appearance of the town is tragic. As is almost always the case, there was some manuvering (finagling) in getti ng this project underway. A new school was needed (we guess), and a new superi'fltendent wanted to get thing underway. A 1arge porti on of the popul ati'OrJ i'S- sUll ups-et about the whol e thing. Just Saturday we came upon pages copied from a book which lists Beaver High School among the I!Sites Listed on the National Register We don't know what the book t-s. We don't know if this could stop the action at this late date. If so what procedure should be followed? We are in the process of establi'shtng a legal Beaver Historical Committee. It will be firmly in place byMay. ll • Would the inclusion of Beaver High School on the National Register be sufficient grounds to stop the demolition. The School district had to borrow another $400,000 for the demolition job. They can use this to procure and develop land for a high school track and football field at another location. IS THERE ANY HELP FOR US? Your~ truly, ~ .- ja -zg77 --' -~/Y? _ n A () n /" _ . ~~~~~t /U,{;VJIW~ Shirley ard/Lucille ftr~%-Z92i - .{ " Beaver Citizens, OUP members, soon ... to-be members of BeaVer Historical Committee Address: Shirley M. Howard Box 1198 Beaver, Utah 84713 SITES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER BEAVER COUNTY; Beaver County Courthouse (MRA) Beaver Multiple Resource Area Ashworth. John. House 11 Ashworth. John. House #2 Atkin. J ames House Atkins & Smith House Baldwin. Caleb. House Barton. William. House Beaver City Library Beaver County Courthouse(NR) Beaver High School Beaver Relief Society Hall Bird. Edward. House Black. John. House Bohn. Joseph. House Boyter. Alexander. House Boyter. J ames. House Boyter. James. Shop Bradshaw. George Albert. House Burt. William. House Cowdell. Enoch E .• House Cox. Silas. House Crosby. Alma. House (Beaver MRA) Dalten. Charles A.• House Dean. James Heber. House Erickson House Farnsworth. Julia P. M.• Bam Farnsworth. Julia. House Fennemore. Dr. George. House(NR) Fennemore. James, House Fernley. Edward, House Fernley. William. House Fotheringham. Caroline. House Fotheringham. William. House Frazer, David 1., House Frazer, Thomas House (NR) Gale, Henry C .• House #1 Gale, Henry C .• House #2 Greenwood. William. House Grimshaw, Duckworth House (NR) Grimshaw, John, House Harris, Louis W., Flour Mill HarriS, Louis W.• House Harris, Sarah Eliza, House Hawkins, William & Eliza, House House at 110. south 30.0. West House at 325 South Main Ho.use at 490. East 20.0. North Huntington, Joseph, House 90. East Ceqter 155 South 20.0 West 110. South 100. West 260. West 30.0. North 390. North 40.0. West 195 South 40.0. East 295 North 30.0. East 50. West Center Center and ~QQ East 150. North Main 35 North 10.0. East Center and ~OQ East 595 North 190. West 355 South 2QQ West 590. North 290. West 90. West 2QQ;North 50. West 20.0. North 265 North 200. West 515 East Ce~ter Street 595 North 400 West 10.0. South &:40.0. East 115 East 10.0 North 270. South 1QQ West 390. West 50.0 North 290. North 390. West 180. West Center 180. West C~ter 90. South 10.0. West ~ 95 North 290. East 215 East 20.0., North 10.45 Eas~ 2QQ North 290. North 60.0. East 190. WestlOQ North 817 East 20.0. North . 590. North 3QO. West 95 East 50.0. ~orth 495 North 1QQ East 190. South lOp West 95 North 4Qq West 290. North 20.0. East 915 East 20.0.; North 55 East 20.0. North 375 East 20.0.;North 95 East 20.0. North 110. South 3Qb West 325 South Main Street 490. East 20.0. North 215 South 20pWest Beaver Beaver BEAVER COUNTY (continued) Beaver Multiple Resource Area Cont. Jackson. Samuel. House Jones. Thomas. House Lee. John Ruphard. House Limb. Lester. House Low Hotel' ;, . Maeser. Reinhard. House Mansfield. Mtlrdock & Co. Store McEvan. Mathew, House Meeting Hall' Morgan, William. House Morris. Andrew J ames. House Moyes, William. Jr., House Muir. David, House (NR) Murdock, Almira Lott. House Murdock, John R., & Mae B.• Hse Murdock, John R. & Mary B.W.Hsc Nowers. Wilson G., House Odd Fellows Hall Olcott, Frances A., House Orwin. J essie, House P()well, David, House Puff er, Ephraim Orvel, House Reeves, Sylvester H.• House Robinson. James E.• House Robinson, William, House 1# 1 Robinson, William, House 1#2 School House Shepherd, Dr. Warren House Shepherd. Harriet House (NR) Skinner, Horace A.• House Smith, Ellen, House Smith, Seth W.• House Smith. William P .• House Stephens. Mitchell M.• House Stoney, Robert. House Stoney, Robert W., House Tanner. Henry M., House Tanner, Jake, House Tanner, Sidney. House Tattersall, Joseph, House Thompson, Mary 1., House TI10mpson. W.O., House Thompson, William, House Thompson, William Jr .• House Tolton, Edward, House Tolton, J. F. Grocery Tolton, Walter S.• House Twitchell. Ancil. House Tyler. Daniel. House Whitaker. James. House White. Charles, D.. House (NR) White, Maggie Gillies, House 215 South 200 East 635 North 400 West 195 North 190 West 495 North 400 West 95 North Main Street 295 Bast 20Q North West Center and North Main Streets 205 North IPO West 100 North 300 East 110 West 600 North 110 North 400 East 395 North 100 West 295 North 390 West 85 West 100 North 94 West Center Street 90 West 100 .North 195 East 10q North 33-35 Morth Main Street 590 East 100 North 390 West 60Q North 115 North 400 West 195 South 204 East 90 North 200 West 415 East 400North 95 North 300.West East of Beav~r on UT 153 325 North 200 West 50 West 100 North 190 North 20Q East 185 South Ma,in Street 395 North 300 West 190 North 600 East 190 East Cen~er Street 495 North 200 East 295 North 400 West 305 West 300 North 390 North 300 East 580 South 20Q West 195 East 200 North 195 North 4CO West 25 North 400 East 415 North 40Q West 160 East Center 10 West 400 ~orth 210 West 400 North 25 North Mairi Street 195 West 500 North 100 South 200 East 310 North Main Street 395 North 300 East 410 North 100 East 200 North St ate of Utah Department of Community & Economic Development Division of State History Utah State Historical Society Michael O. Leavitt Governor MaxJ.Evans Director 300 Rio Grande Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1182 [phone] • FAX: [phone] • TOO: 533-3502 [e-mail] Julyl1,1996 Mr. Joseph F. Gentry 190 W. 100 North Richfield, UT 84701-2532 Dear Mr. Gentry: Thank you for your letter of concern regarding the old Beaver High School Building. We, too, are concerned for the future of this historic building. Several other individuals and groups have contacted our office over the past year or so since the plans for demolition were first unveiled. The school was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 along with a number of other homes and buildings in Beaver. Contrary to popular opinion, National Register designation does not protect a building from demolition. Only local ordinances-not state or federallaw-can provide that level of protection. Unfortunately, the city of Beaver does not have an ordinance that protects historic buildings from demolition. As a state agency, we cannot take the lead in what is essentially a local decision-making process. We can, however, provide advice and assistance about what steps can be taken. We have been working with Dell Hollingshead and others with the local preservation group to try to preserve the building. One of the first steps we recommended was to have a thorough feasibility study completed by an architect and engineer. A feasibility study provides solid facts about the actual condition of the building and its potential for re-use. The local preservation group obtained a grant to help pay for the study, and it has either been completed recently or will be in the near future. Dell Hollingshead (438-297n can bring you up to date on the study and other efforts they have undertaken. Still, the decision regarding the building rests almost solely with the school district. If they are intent on tearing down the building, little can be done to stop them. Hopefully, the cost of demolishing the building will keep them from proceding in the near future, thereby buying time for other options to be explored. You may wish to let the school board know how you feel; if enough people contact them with the same message they may change their minds. I wish we could offer more towards this cause. We feel the building is an asset to the community, 'both historically and economically. Hopefully, the efforts of you and others will help save this important architectural landmark. We will continue to do all we can to bolster the effort. Sincerely, Ci~~ Historic Preservation Coordinator cc: Dell Hollingshead, 711 N. Main, Beaver, UT 84713 Preserving and Sharing Utah's Past for the Present and Future 190 W. 100 North Richfield, Utah 84701 July 9, 1996 Uta. State Hi s t0rical Soci e ty 300 Rie Grande Salt Lake City, Utah To I E,(EI 'V ED JUt 1 1 1996 Wkom It May Concern: Chances are, you have already been notified that plans are underway to demolish the old Beaver High School Buildi ng. I don't know if t h is b ~ ild i ng i s listed as a hi s torical building. Anyway, is there anyt h ing you ca n do t o prevent this splendid build i ng, pa rt of the heart and soul of Beaver City from being torn do wn ? demolish t h is splendid old bui l ding is tak ing someth ing dear from t h e city. It stands as a proud monument to Beaver as one travels along Beaver's Ma l n Street. Is it listed on your registry as a historical build i ng? To A valiant effort to save ttl e building by the Preservation Committ e e to Sav e t h e Old Beaver High School was initiated and I contributed to this organization and I felt that the build i ng would be spared. But wh en I recently read in the minutes of the School Board that bid s for t h e demolition of the building is underway , I have never been more upset in all my life. ) I guess I am "grasping at straws" but if your society can prevent t hi s fine old building from being demolished, it wou l d be greatly appr e ciated by ever so many who attend~d t h is high school. Incidentally, I am a member of t he Class of 1935. SinCerelY ~ ~. 'Cr- J.F. Gentry MR. JOSEPH F. GENTRY 190 W. 1ST N. '.'. ---- . .""'"' "...,.."....-~-~ ~ RICHFIELD, UT. 84701-2532 .~ -- - -- Utah Stat e ~istorical ~ ...- ....." .... ' ''''' '': ... .I. -'~ .... ... . 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JULy 11.1997 150 N Main Beaver, Beaver County. 22