Brigham Young Academy Building, Restoration Of The Brigham Young Academy Building

Temporary accommodations including a zcmi warehouse served until a new academy building on university avenue was dedicated in 1892.

Brigham young menace to society. Other structures were added on this block before the maeser building was built in. At his own expense smoot built a new two story facility for the academy. Brigham young academy was housed in lewis hall in downtown provo until fire destroyed the converted mercantile building in 1884.

Academy building the academy building was the first building specifically built to house the brigham young academy. The demand for brigham young academy soon outgrew the space and five more rooms were added on. When brigham young executed the deed of trust establishing brigham young academy he stipulated that the school be held in the lewis building.

The academy was created by brigham young in an 1875 deed of trust and turned to local funding after youngs death in 1877. Due to repairs that were being made on the old building the new schools opening was delayed until january 3rd 1876. The architect was don carlos young son of brigham young who based the plans on the designs made by karl g.

One of the largest school buildings in the rocky mountain region at the time the academy could accommodate 1000 students. In 1876 brigham young opened the brigham young academy a private school personally purchased by himself. Restoring a dream tells about how the 1892 brigham young academy building in provo utah was saved from demolition.

Latter day saints book depot 1854 1886 16. This building is a replica of lewis hall. The school was shifted to a zcmi warehouse until a new building was completed in 1892.

Each institution was given the same basic mandate but brigham did not define the organizational structure for them. Unfortunately in 1884 a fire burned down lewis hall. Maeser the principal of the academy.

Previously the academy had been housed in the lewis building which burned to the ground on january 27 1884. 46 as early as 1871 brigham young had envisioned education free of government money and influence so that real education take place. Housed in a provo utah mercantile building classes began in 1876 and continued until a fire burned down the original location in 1884.

The brigham young academy building circa 1900 classes at brigham young academy 25 commenced on january 3 1876. The decision was made to rebuild in a new location. Brigham young journal of discourses 26 vols.

The lewis building was a brick building located in downtown provo. The academy at provo was the first of these founded in 1875 and it was followed by the young academy at salt lake in 1876 and the brigham young college in logan in 1877. Warren dusenberry served as interim principal for several months until april 1876 when brigham youngs choice for principal arriveda german immigrant named karl maeser.