Utah Main Street (UMS) is excited to announce that approximately $250,000 in funding has been awarded to five historic buildings from communities throughout Utah. These properties have been selected to receive Round 2 of UMS’s Rural Revive & Reside grants. The owners are taking important steps to bring new life to their historic downtowns by revitalizing beloved buildings that were sitting vacant or underutilized, and rehabilitating them to create new spaces for both businesses and much-needed housing. Learn more about the awarded buildings below.
Ericksen’s Meat and Grocery Building
The Ericksen Grocery building is one of the outstanding examples of Victorian commercial architecture on Main Street in Mount Pleasant and sets the general visual character of the street. Built in 1892 as Ericksen’s Grocery, the firm was started in 1885 by Henry Ericksen and his brother Alif. Henry managed the store and Alif ran the farm and livestock ranch in connection with the store. In 1915, they installed refrigeration equipment and began manufacturing ice until the advent of electric refrigeration. With the help of the Rural Revive & Reside grant, the new store owners will be giving the building a new life by transforming the ground floor into the CuriosiTea Bookshop and cafe.
Knudson Brothers’ Building
The Knudson Brothers’ Building was built in 1914 by brothers Charles W. and Jonathan C. Knudson. It was designed in the Chicago school style, with Neoclassical features. Originally it housed a successful hardware and agricultural implement business important to the local, rural farming community. The business supplied implements for the Knudson family’s successful fruit and produce firm which was headquartered next door in the Union Block. Subsequent uses of the building include a grocery store, the Coronet “five and dime,” professional offices, an appliance store, and clothing manufacturing. The current building owners will use the Rural Revive & Reside grant to rehabilitate the upper floor for five residential apartments, bringing much-needed housing to Brigham City’s historic main street.
North Sanpete Bank Building
The North Sanpete Bank is the only Romanesque commercial style building on Main Street in Mount Pleasant. Building records indicate this structure was erected sometime between 1899 and 1906. The North Sanpete Bank occupied this building until 1933 when the Fairview Bank took over. Eventually, the bank building was turned into a cafe that served Mount Pleasant’s main street for many years. It has had several different tenants since. Now, with the assistance of Utah Main Street’s Rural Revive & Reside grant, the interior is being transformed into an art gallery by artist and building owner, Ron Richmond. Keep an eye on our website and social media channels to see the interior of this historic building come to life!
Eddy Drug Building
The Eddy Drug Building was originally constructed from 1907-08. D.L. Eddy purchased the Brigham City property in 1898. The building had previously housed the Box Elder Wagon & Hardware Co. In the summer of 1907, D.L. Eddy announced that a new two- story and basement brick building would replace the wooden structure on their property. While the Eddy Drug operated on the first floor, the second floor was leased as offices for physicians and dentists. Throughout the building’s life it also spent time as the Hamilton Drug Center, then as a fabric business in the 1980s. Now the building houses the 3 Goats Gruff bookstore. With the help of the Rural Revive & Reside grant,the owners will finish rehabilitating the upper floor into housing.
Hollywood Candy Kitchen Building
Where 46 South Main Street Brigham City stands now was originally part of a large parcel of land deeded in 1870 to Lorenzo Snow by Mayor Chester Loveland. The south wing of the large Snow family home was built on this section of the property. In 1907 the building currently on Brigham City’s main street was constructed for businessman P.J. Larsen. Larsen ran a meat and grocery business, P.J. Larsen & Sons, in this building for many years. The building also spent time as an office supply store, children’s clothing store, jewelry store, and a dress shop. It is now owned by The Print Shop. With the assistance of Utah Main Street’s Rural Revive & Reside grant, the owners of this historic building will be rehabilitating the ground floor of the building, which has experienced significant water damage. This work will ensure the historic building stays a livable, vibrant part of Brigham City’s historic main street.