Prompt: Community History Research
Choose an older building in your community to research. Find out as much as you can about the design of the building when it was first built.
Choose an older building in your community to research. Find out as much as you can about the design of the building when it was first built.
“Anita Winegar has a lot of great memories associated with her historic home, but her memories extend beyond the 35 years she's had the address on 800 West. Her grandparents owned the home for the 50 years prior.”
”She's made several changes to the home to better accommodate her needs. A 600 square foot family room was added to provide extra space for the family to spend time together. She opened up the two upstairs rooms that were closed off when Winegar bought the home; she surmises the rooms were too costly to heat. She transformed a back bedroom into a bathroom and laundry space. She raised the ceiling in one area and added a skylight. In one area, she uncovered a window; in another, converted a closet into a shower space. The stained glass found in many of the windows is the work of her son, Landes Holbrook.
As the oldest house in West Bountiful, Anita Winegar's home has a long history. It was built in 1854 by Jedidiah Morgan Grant who, according to www.lds.org, was the father of Heber J. Grant, seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jedidiah was a counselor to Brigham Young and was the first mayor of Salt Lake City, serving from 1851 until his death in 1856.
Winegar said she's always been interested in history and historical architecture. She's served in many different capacities on the West Bountiful Historic Commission and helped write many of the ordinances requiring compliance to build in the city's historic district. Winegar's biggest project yet is now underway; a 32-lot subdivision on the acreage behind her home. The Heritage Point subdivision, sold in association with Maple Hills Realtors, will consist of homes built to Historic Commission standards.
While owning an historic home that lacks the bells and whistles of new construction certainly has its challenges, Winegar said she doesn't mind.”
“During a yard sale, Winegar found out her home had even more history than she thought.
"A lady told me that she'd lived in the small building my grandfather built behind the house as a granary. She said many young couples lived in the building for the first year or so after they were married and it had become known as the 'Honeymoon Cottage of West Bountiful.”
(DJAMILA GROSSMAN/Standard-Examiner) The inside of the home features a spiral staircase. Much of the interior design has been changed.
Excerpts from “A lot of history behind the walls of West Bountiful's oldest home” (http://www.standard.net/topics/features/2010/04/07/lot-history-behind-walls-west-bountifuls-oldest-home)
Prompt: Native American Homes:
Explore one variety of Native American Housing. Create a handout that could be used in class or during a presentation to explain how Native American homes were made, what materials were used, and how the homes met cultural needs. Include the final result in your design portfolio.
Explore one variety of Native American Housing. Create a handout that could be used in class or during a presentation to explain how Native American homes were made, what materials were used, and how the homes met cultural needs. Include the final result in your design portfolio.
Pueblos
Pueblo people lived in adobe houses known as pueblos, which are multi-story house complexes made of adobe (clay and straw baked into hard bricks) and stone.
Each adobe unit was home to one family, like a modern apartment. Pueblo people used ladders to reach the upstairs apartments. A Pueblo adobe house can contain dozens of units and was often home to an entire extended clan.
Prompt: Early Settler
Imagine that you are an early settler in the region where you now live. You have to design and build a home, taking into account locally available materials, environmental conditions, climate, and so on. Assume you have a few basic tools to work with.
- Explore what construction materials were available in the early 1700s
- Design a home that could have been built at that time, and that meets our basic needs.
- Create sketches of your home, showing the exterior and interior.
- Write a brief description about your home, explaining the decision you made regarding its design and construction.1. Wood, stone, mud, brick
4. My home is a log cabin. Logan has/had plenty of trees to make a log cabin. I made a small cabin, one room with walls blocking the bedroom. The logs are chinked with mud to keep the wind out, the roof is made of wood slats and the floor is made from logs cut in half and dug into the earth to create a flat surface. The fireplace is made of stone and brick.
