Family Life Building
United States historic place
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The Family Life Building is a building on the Utah State University campus in Logan, Utah. It was built in 1935 as a Public Works Administration project to provide jobs during the Great Depression, and "to house the school's Home Economics Department and all student union activities."[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Home Economics/Commons Building in 1985.[1]
Home Economics/Commons Building | |
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  Location within Utah  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Off US 89, Utah State University, Logan, Utah |
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| 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 |
The large, two-story, flat-roofed building features narrow, recessed window panels and a crenelated parapet. Transoms include zig-zag tracery.[2] Hodgson & McClenahan designed the building, and general contractor Soren Jacobsen of Logan oversaw construction.[2]
The building is Art Deco in style and has been called "one of the best examples of the Art Deco architectural style in Utah."[2] Located off U.S. Route 89, it is known as the Family Life Building.[3]
