Kaysville City Hall
In November of 1940, Kaysville Mayor Thornley K. Swan announced construction of a $55,000 city hall building. Funding was originally split between a 1941 city bond and $20,000 of WPA (Works Project Administrations) funds. The original building design included city offices, library, kitchen, assembly hall and a vault for records (Old rock building). The exterior…
Rich County Court House
The 1941 Rich County courthouse replaced an 1888 courthouse that was torn down for the new construction (Rich County dates). Discussion began in May 1940 when Raymond Ashton – at the county commissioners’ request – presented a drawing for a new Rich County courthouse. He proposed a one-story concrete building built with “W.P.A. labor, salvage…
Summit County Hospital
Prior to the building of the Summit County Hospital, surgeries in Coalville were done on kitchen tables, in a room over the mercantile, or on a portable operating table. Thus, the local doctors were motivated to work with the County Commissioners to build a hospital in Summit County. The building was started in Dec 1938…