Family Life Building

The Family Life Building on the Utah State University in Logan, Utah was built in 1935. It was built as a Public Works Administration project, providing jobs during the Great Depression, and "to house the schools's Home Economics Department and all student union activities."[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Home Economics/Commons Building in 1985.[1]

Home Economics/Commons Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Off US 89, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Coordinates	41°44′25″N 111°48′40″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1935
Built by	Soren Jacobsen
Architect	Hodgson & McClenahan
Architectural style	Art Deco
MPS	Public Works Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.	85000800[1]
Added to NRHP	April 1, 1985

It is a large two-story flat-roofed building, with narrow, recessed window panels and a crenelated parapet. Transoms include zig-zag tracery.[2] It was designed by architects Hodgson & McClenahan; it was built by general contractor Soren Jacobsen of Logan.[2]

It is Art Deco in style and was asserted to be "one of the best examples of the Art Deco architectural style in Utah."[2]

It is known as the Family Life Building.[3] It is located off U.S. Route 89 on the Utah State University campus.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. John McCormick (1984). "Utah State Historical Society Structure/Site Inventory: Home Economics/Commons Building". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1983