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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)RICHARD R. "DICK" KOHLER(architect and historian) |
BIOGRAPHYRichard R. Kohler is an architect/historian who served as president of the Washington County Historical Society from 2011 through 2018. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Utah and a Master of Architecture from the University of Hawaii, completing postgraduate studies at Harvard University. Richard and his wife, Jennifer, are involved with the DOCUTAH film festival held each September in St. George, Utah.Richard is the author of a number of community planning studies. His most recent books are "St. George: Outpost of Civilization" published in 2011 celebrating the sesquicentennial of the founding of St. George by Mormon Colonists in 1861 and "The Town Lot: A Little Piece of Zion" published in 2013 and funded in part by a grant from Dixie State College and the Center for Education, Business and the Arts Richard Kohler's architectural practice www.kohler-architecture.com is geographically and technically diverse ranging from Park City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada. He has designed custom homes, lodging, resorts, resort communities, shops, shopping centers, city halls, county courthouses, schools, churches, parks, trails, pavilions, even chicken coops. Energy, water, landscape conservation together with historic preservation have shaped his unique approach to the art of design. FAMILYTBDPHOTOSTBDPUBLICATIONSHistoric Ditches of Rockville, UtahBy Richard R. Kohler, July 2010 The Santa Clara Bench Canal By Richard R. Kohler, 2010 St. George: Outpost of Civilization, A Sesquicentennial History Book by Richrd R. Kohler, 2011 A Little Piece of Zion: The St. George Town Lot - A Practical History Book by Richrd R. Kohler, 2013 Redeeming the West: A History of the Scientific Approach A presentation to the Dixie State University Colleagues on April 1, 2013 By Richard R. Kohler History of Water Conservation Utah and the West By Richard R. Kohler, 2013 St. Thomas, Nevada By Richard R. Kohler, May 2014 Shivwitz Reservation, Shem Smelter, Santa Clara Bench Canal, and Winsor Dam By Richard R. Kohler, 2014 La Verkin Hydro Electric By Richard R. Kohler, November 21, 2015 Quarry Blurbs Notes about the history of the area around the St. George Sandstone Quarry By Richard R. Kohler, February 2015 and September 2017 Arrowhead Trail in St. George By Richard R. Kohler, November 17, 2018 St. George Tabernacle By Richard R. Kohler, February 8, 2019 Virgin Water: Below the Confluence By Richard R. Kohler Barclay: San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad By Richard R. Kohler Why is Yucca Brevifolia called Joshua Tree By Richard R. Kohler For his discussion of this at the Utah State Historical Society 68th Annual Conference in September of 2020, click here. The Pioneer Courthouse: Governing and Civilizing during the Territorial Period By Richard R. Kohler REFERENCESTBD |
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