Fisher Mansion Carriage House Historical Renovation

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

The Fisher Mansion Carriage House located at 1206 West 200 South, Salt Lake City, Utah just west of the iconic Fisher Brewery was built in 1893 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The distinguished mansion is currently closed for seismic issues aggravated by the 5.7 magnitude earthquake in 2020 and looking for funding for stabilization and renovation.

The Carriage House, formerly a horse barn and garage, embraces a new purpose as office space for the Salt Lake City Park Ranger program for staff and officers. The structural beams, doors and windows remain authentic to preserve the buildings integrity. The gardens and lower level are renovated for community use to host meetings or event space including the annual Fisher Beer Garden event. The upper level is occupied by Park Rangers who monitor nearby parks and the Jordan River Parkway running along the west of the perimeter. A kayak access ramp was also added at the site for the Jordan river.

The civil site work by Meridian included utility plans for bringing in water and sewer to the restroom. Construction period services and storm water pollution prevention plans were also included in the civil design scope.

Project Details

  • Owner: Salt Lake City Corporation
  • Client: CRSA, John Ewanowski
  • Completion Date: March 2023

Civil Team

  • Mark Cook PE, Project Manager

A bit of history

Richard Kletting designed the mansion and carriage house for Albert Fisher, a prominent brewer who opened one of the state’s first breweries in 1884. The Fisher beer brand is still active today due to his great-grandson and others who revived the Fisher Brewing Company brand in 2017, after the original business went defunct in 1967.

The architect Kletting is famous for several iconic buildings in Salt Lake City and other parts of the state in his lifetime, leaving a long list of work that includes the original Saltair – also completed in 1893 – the Enos Wall Mansion, the New York Hotel, and the Utah State Capitol.

The Fisher Mansion remained a home until 1945, when it was converted into a convent by Our Lady Queen of Peace and Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters. It then became a residential substance abuse facility in the 1970s before closing in 2006. Salt Lake City acquired the property that year and helped it land on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Plans for its restoration and stabilization are in the works.