Utah Heritage preservation award winners

Eight projects and one person will receive awards for historic preservation from the Utah Heritage Foundation this year. In addition to the old Bogue Supply Co., the winners are:

Verdell Hinton, who retired to his hometown of Hurricane in 1985 and learned, to his horror, that the town's Depression-era library was about to be torn down. He helped save that building (it became a pioneer museum) and went on to help restore several homes and the original Hurricane Fort.

After the tornado of 1999, Memory Grove Park was a mess. Salt Lake City Corporation was in charge of the two-year restoration effort, but many regular citizens helped out, too. They planted several hundred trees, built three new plazas and restored the historic staircase to Capitol Hill.

Richard and Daisy Carlson recently bought an Arts and Craft-style home in Federal Heights and set about rejuvenating the original hardwoods and fireplaces. Known as the Goodrich House, the residence now sports hand-rolled wallpaper in traditional patterns and a historically accurate picket fence in the front yard.

The Alta Club is one of the few old private clubs in Salt Lake City that is still used as a club. Its members recently invested to restore and update the building. The heating and mechanical systems hadn't had a major overhaul since the club was built in 1898. The third-floor hotel-like rooms hadn't been used since a fire in the 1950s. In order to protect the building, members also formed a nonprofit group to hold a preservation easement on the club. The Savage House in Park City was built in 1896 by Herbert Savage. His daughter, Cathleen, lives there now. Living on a fixed income, she was unable to keep up with repairs. Luckily, Savage's neighbor, Tim Lee, is a carpenter specializing in historic buildings. He volunteered to oversee the fix-up and dozens of Park City residents offered free labor and money for supplies. Lee also applied for a Historic District grant. Through the neighbors' efforts, a missing front porch was restored, original siding was repaired, and the roof and wiring and plumbing were replaced.