By: Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D., Utah State Historic Preservation Officer and Skylar Schulzke, Public GIS Specialist Taking a spin on Madonna’s hit, “Material Girl”, it is clear that in the 21st century we need to use new technologies, “‘cause we are living in a geospatial world, and I’m a geospatial human”. Okay, maybe not the most eloquent entrance to discuss the topic, …
125 Years Later: What You Can Do to Help Preserve the Past
By: Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D., Utah State Historic Preservation Officer As Utahns continue to celebrate the 125th Anniversary of Statehood, we thought it would be good to highlight how the historic preservation community continues to work to preserve these and other significant places. Continued partnership is key for Utahns to continue to engage and invest in historic preservation whether as …
Residential Architecture at 125 Years Old
By: Christopher W. Merritt, Ph.D. and Cory Jensen, Utah State Historic Preservation Office As Utah marches through its celebration of 125 years of Statehood, the State Historic Preservation Office wants to invite you to put on your top hat and bustle and go visiting your historic neighbors! The 1890s were seen as the pinnacle of Victorian architecture and visiting one …
Utah’s 125th Statehood Anniversary in Architecture
By: Christopher W. Merritt, Utah State Historic Preservation Officer This year, 2021, Utah is celebrating its 125th anniversary of statehood. But we at the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) wondered what remains of the momentous year of 1896 besides photos and history books. The SHPO, within the Department of Heritage & Arts and the Division of State History, manages over …