#41 Kearns St-Anns Orphanage

Located in the heart of South Salt Lake the Kearns St-Anns Orphanage stands proud as one of the most beautiful buildings in the valley.  It was designed by the same architect the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Carl M. Neuhausen. Construction took place in 1899 by the Roman Catholic Church, but it required a donation from the widow of Senator Thomas Kearns in the amount of $55,000 to pay for much of the land and construction costs. In 1954 it was converted into a school and remains so to this day.

#35 Fairfield District School

The Fairfield District School is a fine example of a historical building that was saved and restored after falling into disrepair. The school was designed by the architect Richard Watkins who also designed the Maeser School in Provo. It was competed in 1897 and eventually a gymnasium was added followed by restrooms later on.  The town of Fairfield began to shrink in the early 1900s and in 1937 the school shut down. The town used the building for meetings for some time and in 1977 the gymnasium was taken down and the building donated to the Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation.  Finally in 2005 the school was restored and is once again used for town meetings.

#29 St. Mary's Catholic Church

St. Mary's Catholic Church is situated at the southern end of downtown Park City. It was built in 1883 and is the oldest Catholic Church and School Building in Utah still in use to this day.  Irish immigrants who worked the coal mines made up a large portion of the population back then and almost all of whom were Catholic. A fire significantly damaged much of the building in 1951, but it was rebuilt by miners who were out of jobs. 

#24 Brigham Young Academy

The Brigham Young Academy building was designed by the son of Brigham Young, Don Carlos Young.  It was designed to serve 1,000 students and dedicated on January 4, 1882.  The building has gone through a few different names throughout the years:

1882 - Brigham Young Academy
1888 - High School Building
1922 - Education Building

In 1968 the building was closed and remained empty for several years.  It was very close to being demolished when finally in 1997 a $16 million bond was passed and $5.8 million was raised by the Brigham Young Academy Foundation to restore and convert the building into the Provo City Library.

#12 Ogden High School

Designed by the same firm that did the Ben Lomond Hotel, Hodgson and McClenehan, Ogden High School was completed in 1937.  The construction was one of many federal work projects that provided jobs during the Great Depression to locals who were in desperate need of them. This is one of the best examples of art-decco design in Utah and is considered Leslie S. Hodgson's masterpiece.

The school is currently going through an extensive renovation project to modernize a few things including removing asbestos from the walls. A job that when completed will cost over $70 million dollars.

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#1 Old Main

Located in Logan, the town I currently live in, Old Main stands as the oldest still-functioning education building in Utah.  Built in 1890 by the architect C.L. Thompson at a cost of $20,305. The south wing was the first chunk to be completed and the building in its entirety was completed in 1902.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
I walked passed this building nearly everyday in the two years I attended school at Utah State.

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