Abbey of our Lady of the Holy Trinity
Ashton & Evans designed the well-known Quonset-hut style Abbey of the Holy Trinity and outbuildings for the Cistercian monks in 1947-8. That Abbey was meant to be temporary but lasted for over 70 years until it was demolished in 2019. Even during the planning and construction of the Quonset hut Abbey, a more elaborate monastery…
Carver Sheet Metal
Carver Sheet Metal was incorporated in 1908 (as Liberty Sheet Metal Works) at 231 West S Temple. They focused on manufacturing furnace ducts and architectural trim. Business was good, and not long afterwards (1915) they moved to 49 Post Office Place. Soon thereafter they began producing ‘red and green semaphore lights’ invented by C. J….
Fisher Brewing Company Brewhouse & Grain Storage
Fisher Brewery was one of Utah’s first breweries, founded by Albert Fisher on the banks of the Jordan River in 1884. The river, more pristine than it is today, was the source of water for the brewery. The architect of the original buildings is unknown, but by late 1885, Richard Kletting, the architect of the…
Hotel Vernal
In the 1940s, there were two ways to cross Utah on a transcontinental trip: on the Lincoln Highway (US 30) through northern Utah or on US 40 through Vernal Utah. Vernal at that time had few accommodations. In fact, the Vernal newspaper reported about a national (?) broadcast recommending that tourists travel US 30, rather…
Kennecott Copper Research Center
For University of Utah President Ray Olpin, a post-war university had an obligation to more directly demonstrate its value to society. He believed that goal could be accomplished by transforming the university from a purely academic institution to one actively pursuing research that could impact the state’s economy. This vision materialized in the form of…
Monastery of the Holy Trinity
In January 1947, Right Rev. Abbot M. Frederic Dunne, the abbot of a Trappist (Cistercian) monastery in Kentucky visited Utah to purchase a 1,640 site about five miles southeast of Huntsville. That tract was considered “the prettiest and most lucrative farm section in Huntsville” (Newly). From the beginning the monastery was envisioned as a home…
Redman Van & Storage Company Warehouse & Office
The Redman Van and Storage Company Building is part of the Sugar House neighborhood about four-and-a-half miles southeast of central Salt Lake City. Construction was begun in 1945 and needed approval by the Civilian Production Administration (recently transitioned from the War Production Board) (New Redman warehouse). When built, Redman Van and Storage fronted the national…
Sterling W. Sill Home Living Center
Traditionalist styles dominated US university architecture in the first half of the 20th Century. However, by mid-century, Modernism was embraced as a preferred style of campus architecture as these designs were simple and relatively inexpensive to construct. At the University of Utah, an additional factor favoring Modernism was the establishment of the School of Architecture…