Category «Old»

War Memorial Fieldhouse

The War Memorial Fieldhouse was opened in 1950 and was razed in 1986 following the completion of the Centrum. Basketball was played in the fieldhouse and it was located north of the Sherratt Library and just west of the business building, where the east side of the Sharwan Smith Center is today.

El Escalante Hotel

The El Escalante Hotel was located on the corner of main street and 200 north where Sizzler is located today. The purchase and completion of Hotel El Escalante cost $265,000. The El Escalante Hotel had its best year ever in 1941 and still lost $14,000. The Utah Parks Company owned the hotel. Visitors intending to take the …

Cedar City Train Depot

The Cedar City Train Depot was located on the corner of main street and 200 N (where the Depot Grill is located today). The Union Pacific Railroad Company reached Cedar City in 1923. This contributed greatly to Cedar City’s growth in mining and agriculture, providing an outlet for the products of the iron mines as well …

Ward Hall

The Ward Hall was built on the site of the old Social Hall (which is just north of the old Rock Church). It was rushed to completion in the fall of 1897 and deeded to the State of Utah so the Branch Normal School of the University of Utah could be legally operated for its …

Social Hall

On January 6, 1861, a committee was appointed, composed of Samuel Leigh, John M. Higbee and Isaac C. Haight, who recommeded building a social hall. With materials scarce and labor plentiful, the schoolhouse in the Old Fort was dismantled, brick by brick, and reassembled in the new location (Block 37 Lot 18) to become known …