| What makes it historical? |
Built between 1936 and 1937, this Art Deco and Prairie School style library was the work of contractor, M.W. Breinholt, and the Works Progress Administration (WPA)! Construction was part of a large grant of federal money to Utah during the Great Depression. See, Utah had a 36% unemployment rate, so the state got a lot of federal assistance, the ninth most in the whole country!
232 local municipal buildings were built during this time, while only 133 are still standing today. Salina’s library is one of only five remaining in Sevier County! It was built at a cost of $18,407.34 ($341,392.59 today) and not only served as a library and town hall but also as the administrative HQ of “Zone Five,” a region in Utah made up of six different counties! |
