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Education Building (Provo, Utah)

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Administrative History

The Education Building (1892- ) originally housed Brigham Young Academy. It now houses the Provo City Library.

The Academy Building was completed in 1892 to house Brigham Young Academy. Housing one thousand students, it was one of the largest schools in the west. It was renamed the Education Building in 1922. It housed the Brigham Young High School until the school closed in 1968. It then stood vacant for nearly thirty years. It was slated for demolition, but a library bond passed in 1997 and it was renovated to house the Provo City Library.

Citation:
Provo City Library at Academy Square, August 8, 2014 (Academy History; completed 1892; one of the largest schools in the west; accommodated one thousand students; originally called Academy Building, then High School Building; renamed Education Building in 1922; used until Brigham Young High School closed in 1968; remained vacant for almost thirty years; slated for demolition; library bond passed in 1997; now houses Provo City Library)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

P. Bradford Westwood collection of Brigham Young Academy Foundation correspondence, 1985-1994

 Series — Box 2: Series 1; Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197231013282], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 6796 Series 4
Scope and Contents note Contains correspondence between the Brigham Young Academy Foundation and those with proposals for the building and notes and newsclippings with possible ideas for the building from 1985-1994. Much of the correspondence is with indiviudals and groups outside of Utah and focus on ways to protect the Brigham Young Academy buildings as well as discussing ideas for their future use. Correspondence inside of Utah focus on the relationship between the Brigham Young Academy Foundation, the Provo...
Dates: 1985-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 6796, P. Bradford Westwood collection on the Brigham Young Academy Foundation

P. Bradford Westwood collection on the Brigham Young Academy Foundation

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6796
Scope and Contents note Collection includes minutes and proposals from 1985-1995 for the redevelopment and preservation of the Brigham Young Academy buildings by the Brigham Young Academy Foundation (1985-2001). The Academy Square block, except for the original 1892 Academy building, was razed in a compromise proposal that saw Provo's municipal library placed on the site in 1997. Includes structural reviews of the floor plans for the buildings, and correspondence and planning material related to the Brigham Young...
Dates: 1984-1995
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / P. Bradford Westwood collection on the Brigham Young Academy Foundation

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