Logan in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Home Economics/Commons Building

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

Home Economics/Commons Building Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. Home Economics/Commons Building Marker

Inscription. Built in 1935, the Home Economics/Commons Building is one of over 230 public works buildings constructed in Utah under various New Deal programs during the Depression years of the 1930s and '40s. The construction of public works buildings, of which only 130 are extant and well preserved, not only offered temporary work relief, but also provided long-term benefits in the form of improved facilities for a variety of local public programs. The types of buildings constructed included public schools, county courthouses, city halls, libraries, National Guard armories, and a variety of others. This building was constructed to house the college's Home Economics Department, a cafeteria, and all student union activities. The architects were Leslie Hodgson and Myrl McClenahan of Ogden, and the general contractor was Soren Jacobsen of Logan. This is one of the best examples in Utah of the Art Deco style.

Erected 1986 by Utah Division of State History. (Marker Number N-838.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic

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Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 41° 44.409′ N, 111° 48.733′ W. Marker is in Logan, Utah, in Cache County. It is on East Champ Avenue, on the right when traveling east. The marker is in the campus of Utah State University. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2905 Old Main Hill, Logan UT 84321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Main Building (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Scotsman (approx. 0.2 miles away); Peter Maughan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Logan Community Center (approx. 0.6 miles away); Unknown Pioneers Of Logan (approx. 0.6 miles away); Whittier School (approx. 0.7 miles

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. Home Economics/Commons Building Marker

away); Merlin J. Olsen (approx. 0.7 miles away); George H. Champ House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Logan.

Home Economics/Commons Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

3. Home Economics/Commons Building

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 96 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.