For those who have fond memories of donating birthday pennies to help the crippled children at Primary Children's Hospital comes good news from the Capitol Park development.
On the site of the old hospital, 12th Avenue between E and F streets, Capitol Park is a development of homes ranging in price between $700,000 and $1 million. And the new homes all are in the "classic" style.In the familiar curving red-brick wall and names of the streets, the old children's hospital has been memorialized. The streets are: Charity Cove, Penny Parade Drive, Red Brick Court and Caring Cove. A quarter-acre pocket park, Children's Memorial Park, encompasses the red brick wall and stairway to the old VA building. The 1950 cornerstone of the Primary Children's Hospital and a memorial plaque are inset in the walls.
A home show to benefit Primary Children's Medical Center begins Friday and runs through Sunday, July 21, noon through 8:30 p.m. daily. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the home show. The tickets are available through Smith'sTix and the board of Realtors.
The Deseret News toured Highland Group's "Roots Renewed" bungalow. Builders Brian Bouck and Mark Scott teamed with decorators Rebecca Osborn and Valerie Paoli-Johnson to create a place that feels like "home." From its warm cedar shake and river rock exterior to the great room's river rock fireplace, this modern bungalow melds the best of old and new.
The Arts and Crafts movement was founded on honest lines, natural materials and superior craftsmanship. The home boasts Stickley-style furniture, a Frank Lloyd Wright barrel chair and urns and candlesticks cast from the original FLW designs.
Beams are vertical grain fir and floors are Brazilian cherry wood. The entryway floor is Vermont blue-green slate. Double doors to the master suite carry the Arts and Craft slogan, "Never Hurry - Never Worry." Developer Chris McCandless said that as the project was drawing to a close, the "nevers" were covered up so that the doors read, "Hurry - Worry!"
Hand-forged metalwork such as cast-iron heat registers and tiles can be found throughout the house. McCandless says the doorknobs alone cost $10,000. Artist Suzy Haws created wall murals of pines and hollyhocks for the children's rooms upstairs. Paoli-Johnson said that the Oriental flavor noted in the pottery sinks in the bathrooms was a style borrowed by the Arts and Craft designers.
The veranda's Adirondack chairs invite one to sit in the shade of the magnificent pine tree in front and drink in the view of Salt Lake City.