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SALT LAKE CITY — Salt Lake received a $50,000 preservation grant to restore its historic Utah Pickle Company and Hide buildings, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced Thursday.
The grant was awarded as a part of the Partners in Preservation program, which issues grants to cities across the country in regards to preserving historical buildings in their respective communities.
“Our city, and the Granary District, has so much history and a great story to tell. I’m thrilled we’ve secured this funding to save a piece of that unique history as Salt Lake City continues to grow, develop and thrive as a city for everyone,” said Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, in a news release.
The Utah Pickle Company building, located at 741 S. 400 West in Salt Lake’s Granary District, opened in 1894. It also may have been home to mustard and soap production at some point in its 123-year history, according to Salt Lake County Records Management and Archives.
The Bissinger Hide Building is located at 737 S. 400 West, in the same lot as the Utah Pickle Company building. It was once owned by Bissinger & Co. Hides, which was an old hide dealing company.
The buildings are a part of a business revitalization project proposed by Orio Media. The plan includes having business collective Studio Elevn expand into the old building.
Salt Lake City could have received as much as $150,000 for the preservation. However, Michael Ori, Ori Media president, said he was thrilled with the grant the city did receive for the project.
“As the Studio Elevn expansion into the Utah Pickle Company building is now one step closer to being a reality, I’m looking forward to cementing the Granary District as a center for creative business in the city,” he said.
Ten other cities nationwide will also receive a grant for restoring historic buildings, totaling $1.5 million in grants. The 10 other projects to receive money are:
- E. Romero Hose & Fire Building in Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Formosa Café in Los Angeles
- Ivers Square in Cape Girardeau, Missouri
- McKinney Performing Arts Center in McKinney, Texas
- Parker Hall and the John Trower Building in Philadelphia
- The Alabama Theatre in Birmingham, Alabama
- The Carolina Theatre in Greensboro, North Carolina
- The Lyric Theater in West Des Moines, Iowa
- The Woodward Theater in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Vintage Neon Sign Park in Casa Grande, Arizona
