Brickerhaven Corporation
Dates
- Usage: 1950 - 2001
- Usage: 1926 - 1950
Administrative History
Brickerhaven Corporation (1917-2001) was first created as a club by a fraternity for male college students at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and later became a resort for outdoor enjoyment in Provo canyon.
Brickerhaven Corporation was first formed as the "Goldbrickers" club in 1917 at Brigham Young University in Utah. It was discontinued in 1923 and restored in 1928. In 1928, the club was renamed "The Nuggets," and later renamed again to "Goldbrickers" in 1934. All social units were banned from BYU in 1961, but the Goldbrickers club was quickly restored under the name of the "Samuel Hall Society."
The Brickerhaven Corporation was established in May of 1926 with the purchase by Lynn Dixon Taylor, William J. Snow Jr., and Victor R. Taylor from the North Fork Investment Co. of 25 acres of property behind Mount Timpanogos in order to build summer homes for Alumni and a lodge for unmarried school members of the club. The motivation behind the purchase was to continue the club's tradition of spending weekends in the canyon together. In 1928, the Brickerhaven Country Club, a non-profit organization, was created. Due to the Great Depression, the first cabin wasn't built until 1939. Slowly more were built, and the Brickerhaven Country Club became the Brickerhaven Corporation in 1950. This site later became surrounded by Sundance Resort. Lynn Dixon Taylor was a founding member, leader, and later president of Brickerhaven Corporation.
Citation:
Taylor Family collection of Brickerhaven historical documents and Bonneville Development Company historical documents, 1920-2001, (Originally formed in 1917 as "The Goldbrickers" the club was discontinued in 1923 and restored in 1928. They were renamed the nuggets at this time and latter again to "Goldbrickers" in 1934. All social units were banned from BYU in 1961 but this club was quickly restored under the name of the "Samuel Hall Society." Brickerhaven itself was purchased by some of the founding members of the club to serve as a retreat location somewhere in North Fork along the trail to Stewart Falls. This developed into the Brickerhaven Country Club and later became the Brickerhaven Corporation. Lynn Taylor was a founding member, leader, and later president of the club)My Folks the Dixons Volume II compiled by Clarence D. Taylor, via WWWW, January 13, 2022 (The Brickerhaven Corporation was established in May of 1926 with the purchase by Lynn Dixon Taylor, William J. Snow Jr., and Victor R. Taylor from the North Fork Investment Co. of 25 acres of property behind Mount Timpanogos in order to build summer homes for Alumni and a lodge for unmarried school members of the club. The motivation behind the purchase was to continue the club's tradition of spending weekends in the canyon together.In 1928, the Brickerhaven Country Club, a non-profit organization, was created. Due to the Great Depression, the first cabin wasn't built until 1939. Slowly more were built, and the Brickerhaven Country Club became the Brickerhaven Corporation in 1950)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Taylor family collection on Brickerhaven Corporation, 1920-2001
Contains multiple narrative histories on the Brickerhaven Corporation, as well as historical documents kept by the Taylor family related to the corporation, such as financial documents, correspondence, tax reports, and payment ledgers. Also contains emails, webpage printouts, budgets, and meeting notes from the town of Sundance, community meetings, and North Fork residents about zoning and incorporating the North Fork Community. Dated 1920 to 2001.