WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Santa Clara Relief Society House

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LOCATION

3036 W. Santa Clara Drive
Santa Clara, UT

37°7'59"N 113°39'10"W

HISTORY

Built in 1907.

The L.D.S. Church purchased the property, including the Relief Society Building and the Hug-Gubler Home, from the Gublers.

In the early 1990's, Bruce Anderson was a bishop in the building adjacent to the Gubler property. He came home from a meeting and told his wife, Sherri, that the two buildings were to be torn down to add more parking space around the church.

At this point, a group of interested citizens (Claudia West, Clark Ence, Pam Graf, Vicki Lasswell and Sherri Anderson) formed a committee to save the buildings. It was a fight, but they won and ended up purchasing the property with the two buildings from the L.D.S. Church for $22,000. The committee had no money so it was decided to have a town celebration to help raise the funds and thus Santa Clara Swiss Days was begun.

As money became available, the restoration began slowly. First it was the Relief Society House, then the front of the property with the landscaping and monument, then finally the restoration of the Hug-Gubler Home.

The Relief Society House was put on the National Register of Historic Places (#1993001577) on February 2, 1994.

In September of 2007, the Washington County Historical Society awarded a Certificate of Commendation to the Santa Clara Historical Society for their work in restoring the old Relief Society House.

PHOTOS

WCHS-00355     Front side

WCHS-00331     East side

WCHS-00332     Southwest corner

WCHS-00334     Northwest corner

WCHS-00335     Northeast corner

WCHS-00336     Southeast corner

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-00330     Photo of a late 1940s school bus in front of the Santa Clara Relief Society House and Hug-Gubler Home
WCHS-00333     Photo of the west wall inside the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00337     Photo of an old sewing machine inside the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00338     Photo of a display cabinet inside the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00339     Photo of a model of the old Santa Clara Public School on display in the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00340     Photo of an old organ in the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00341     Photo of an old photo of Santa Clara hanging in the Santa Clara Relief Society House
WCHS-00342     Photo of an old photo hanging in the Santa Clara Relief Society House showing some pioneers and their wagon
WCHS-00343     Photo of a painting of the old Santa Clara Fort displayed in the Santa Clara Relief Society House

Other photos on the web:
Front of the Santa Clara Relief Society House
Webpage that includes a photo of the Santa Clara Relief Society House

REFERENCES

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