Brixen & Christopher architectural firm records

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1 Brixen & Christopher architectural firm records, Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Brixen & Christopher Architects Brixen & Christopher architectural firm records (inclusive) boxes, 199 tubes, 9 map case folders, and several presentation boards, (153 linear feet) Accn2897 The Brixen & Christopher architectural firm records consists of their professional working files. Includes various project materials created while working on numerous projects during their time of operation. University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library University of Utah 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, UT Telephone: SPCreference@lists.utah.edu Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law. English Historical Note The firm Brixen & Christopher Architects was co-founded by James "Jim" Christopher and Martin Brixen in The two met while teaching at the University of Services provided by the firm included building additions/alterations, architecture, building analysis and forensic work, design, interior architecture, master planning, planning, programming, site analysis, space planning, specifications, and urban design. The main focus of their projects included work on colleges and universities, communication facilities, laboratories, libraries, mixed-use facilities, offices, parking structures, religious facilities, and warehouses. The firm's first major commission were the original buildings at Snowbird. Over the years, they've done many award-winning architecture projects as well as successful historic preservation projects. In 1987, Brixen & Christopher was named the architectural firm of the year by the Western Mountain Region of the American Institute of Architects. The firm was also honored by an exhibition of its work over the years by the University of Utah, Graduate School of Architecture in Other prominent projects include the Rowland Hall-St. Mark's Lower Campus; 13-story office building and parking structure at Second South and State Street in Salt Lake City; St. James Episcopal Church; Congregation Kol Ami synagogue; Nunemaker Place at Westminster College; Sprague Library; and Red Butte Gardens and Arboretum's visitor center. The firm closed its doors in

2 James Walker Christopher was born in Philadelphia on November 5, 1930, and spent his early life in Audubon, New Jersey. Jim received a bachelor's degree in architecture from Rice University in Houston, and a master's degree in architecture from MIT where he trained under master architect Louis Kahn. Recruited by Dean Roger Bailey, James came to Utah in 1956 to teach at the University of Utah for nine years. As co-founder of Brixen & Christopher, his projects have received numerous regional and national design awards. James was elected to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 1981, was a member and chairman of the RUDAT National Task Group, and also a trustee of the Utah Heritage Foundation between 2004 and For his preservation work, the foundation recently awarded Christopher with the Lucybeth Rampton Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2010, the Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Architects also honored Christopher with a lifetime achievement award. Martin Gerald Brixen was born in Salt Lake City on February 14, 1927 and he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Martin graduated from the University of Utah in 1952, as a member of the first graduating class in architecture, with bachelor's degrees in fine arts and architecture. After working with various architects, returned to the University of Utah in 1956 to organize and direct the Department of Campus Planning and Construction, which developed the campus master plan. In 1963, Martin resigned as director of Planning and Construction and co-founded the firm of Brixen & Christopher Architects with James W. Christopher. Martin was named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Architects in He served as a partner of the firm for 25 years until his retirement in Content Description The Brixen & Christopher Architectural Firm records consists of their professional working files. Includes various project materials created while working on numerous projects during their time of operation. Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Brixen & Christopher Architectural Firm records must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: Brixen & Christopher Architectural Firm records, Accn 2897, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Following Citations: Accn Administrative Information Arrangement 2

3 Collection has been organized according to type of material: I. Project Files; II. Office Files; III. Oversize Materials; Iv. Rolled Architectural Drawings; V. Oversize Flat Drawings; and VI. Oversize Project Presentation Boards. Acquisition Information Donated by Jim Christopher, Andrew Ramsey and Myron Richardson in Processing Note Processed by Betsey Welland in Separated Materials Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections. Detailed Description of the Collection I: Project files Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder South State Street office building and parking complex, Salt Lake City South State Street office building and parking complex, Salt Lake City Commissioned by the Boyer Company ; American Express project schedule Ashton Square, Vernal, Utah 1 5 Bennion Junior High School Block 53 preservation and development strategies, Salt Lake City Brighton Inn, Brighton, Utah 1 8 Brixen & Christopher office building Building located at 252 South 200 East, Salt Lake City,

4 1 9 Brooks Arcade Building located at 300 South State Street, Salt Lake City, 1 10 Cannon Construction Company office building 1 11 Central Weber Sewer Improvement District Chapman Branch Library renovation Building located at 600 South 900 West, Salt Lake City, The Chapman Library forms part of the Salt Lake City Public Library System The Children's Center The Children's Center provides comprehensive mental health care to enhance the emotional well-being of infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and their families College of Eastern Utah buildings These folders contains plans for a music building (undated), student center and student dormitory located in Price, 1966; Cottonwood Towers 2 1 Day-Riverside Branch Library Building located at 1575 West 1000 North, Salt Lake City, The Day-Riverside Branch Library forms part of the Salt Lake City Public Library System Devereaux project, Triad Utah 2 3 Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired- SLD building Elderly housing proposal Commissioned by B.B. Anderson Development Company. 2 5 Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Building located at 1131 South Main Street, Centerville, Family Health Plan Center building Facility was formerly known as the Utah Group Health Plan Center, then became known as the Family Health

5 Plan Center and is now currently named the University of Utah Health Center. 2 7 Farm house and dairy center 2 8 Fidelity Investments Inc. Building located at 175 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, 2 9 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Building located in Sandy, 2 10 Harry E. Fisher Medical Center 2 11 Hill Air Force Base Museum, Procurement Facility Consolidation and Consolidated Avionics Integration Support Facility 1993; undated 2 12 The Hub Project involved renovation of a college cafeteria, but no information available regarding the name of the institution Humane Society of Utah Building located at 4242 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, Hunter Junior High School 2 15 Intermountain Design Center, Viaduct Commons 2 16 J.C. Penny store 2 17 Jewish Community Center 2 18 Jones (Dr. and Mrs. H. Douglas) residence Building located at 6980 Aspen Glen, Reno, Nevada Kearns Senior Center Las Vegas project, Boyer Company 2 21 Law offices 1982; undated 5

6 Includes law offices for Moyle and Draper (600 Deseret Plaza, Salt Lake City), Rooker Larsen Kimball and Parr, Parsons Behle and Latimer 3 1 Main Street transit improvement, Salt Lake City, Utah 3 2 McKay-Dee Hospital office building and parking structure Building is located at 3939 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, 1985; Mount Olympus Senior Center Mountain Bell Telephone Company Data Processing Center Number 1 was located at 205 East 200 South, Salt Lake City, 3 5 Park Library Building located at 4870 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, The Park Library forms part of the Salt Lake County Public Library System. 3 6 Peace Officer Standards Training Academy Building located at 4500 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, Phoenix Plaza Shopping Center, St. George, Utah 3 8 Preservation development strategies for Salt Lake City Quince Street cottage renovation Building located at 319 Quince Street, Salt Lake City, Utah and owned by Ranch Snow Kimball Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Walter P. Cottam Visitor Center Rosenthal (Richard and Joan) residence, Park City, Utah Rowland Hall - St. Mark's Beginning and Lower School Campus Campus located at 720 Guardsman Way, Salt Lake City, 4 1 St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Newman Center Building located at 170 South University Street, Salt Lake City,

7 4 2 St. James Episcopal Church remodel Building located at 6876 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, 4 3 St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral remodel Building located at 231 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, ; St. Rose of Lima 4 5 Salt Palace Center expansion project San Filipe Catholic Church Building located at Aria Blvd, Wendover, 4 7 San Isidro Catholic Church Building located in Elberta, Sigma Nu Fraternity House 4 9 Skyline High School swimming pool and gymnasium complex 4 10 Snow College Science Building Located in Ephraim, Snowbird Resort, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah These folders include materials regarding the Turramurra Lodge Southern Utah University, Sharwan Smith Center, Cedar City, Utah ; Spec house designs 4 15 Sprague Branch Library The Sprague Branch Library forms part of the Salt Lake City Public Library System Stansbury Park Clubhouse, Stansbury Park, Utah Steiner (Kevin and Alice) residence addition and remodel Building located at 69 "S" Street, Salt Lake City,

8 5 3 Sweet Candy Company exterior renovation Building located at 224 South 200 West, Salt Lake City, 5 4 Synagogue for Congregation Kol Ami Building located at 2425 East Heritage Way (2760 South), Salt Lake City, Utah Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Building located at 5850 South 5600 West, Salt Lake City, Ticaboo Motel and commercial development 5 7 United States Bureau of Mines, Salt Lake City Research Center Building located at 729 South Arapeen Drive, Salt Lake City, University of Utah, Emery Building addition ; University of Utah general projects 5 10 University of Utah, Language and Communication Building University of Utah, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute University of Utah, NW quadrant parking structure 5 13 University of Utah, previous master plan University of Utah, Talmage Building renovation Utah Department of Employment Security, Administrative Building Building located at 140 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, 6 2 Utah Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Testing Facility Utah State University, George B. Caine Dairy Teaching and Research Center 8

9 6 4 Utah State University, Taggart Student Center 6 5 Veterans Administration Hospital 6 6 Westminster College, comprehensive master plan Westminster College, Library This folder consists of conceptual studies Westminster College, Nunemaker Place ; Westminster College, project for Triad 6 10 Dean Witter building 6 11 Wolf Creek Resort 1974 II: Office files Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder Award entries "An Exhibition of Brixen and Christopher Architects" Exhibition presented at the University of Utah, Graduate School of Architecture "Firm of the Year" materials Photographer information 1978; Organizational charts 1971 III: Oversize materials Container(s) Description Box 9

10 Container(s) Description 8 Oversize project files 9 Project presentation boards IV: Rolled architectural drawings Container(s) Description Dates Tube East Clinic Studies South State Street South State Street Parking garage. 19 Allen Brown property Plot plans for subdivision. 19 All Saints Episcopal Church Includes drawings for alteration to the rectory for the building located at 770 East South Temple, and also for a shed addition and remodeling project for the building located at 1700 South Foothill Blvd ; Apartment complexes Includes plans for complex located 900 North Redwood Road, Salt Lake City, Utah, and also for a complex located in Boise, Idaho. 20 BB Anderson Development Company condominium project Located in Salt Lake County, Bennion Junior High School Includes architectural, mechanical, electrical, and design development plans Boxwood Group furniture designs 25 Brighton Inn Working drawing for inn located in Brighton, Building 402 and

11 Relocation plans. 27 Cannon Construction Company office building Central Weber Sewer Improvement District Plans for a new laboratory and control building located at 2618 West Pioneer Road, Ogden, College of Eastern Utah, Cosmology Department College of Eastern Utah, dormitory for students College of Eastern Utah, Music Building College of Eastern Utah, Student Center 34 Commercial Security Bank Sandy, Utah Branch. 35 Continental Bank and Trust Consists of plans for the Central Branch (1575 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah), 70th South Branch (6940 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah), and the 400 South 500 East Branch (Salt Lake City, Utah). 36 Continental Bank and Trust Consists of plans for the South Temple Branch (Salt Lake City, Utah). 37 Continental Bank and Trust Consists of plans for the Sandy Branch (Salt Lake City, Utah) Dairyland Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah 39 Deseret Medical Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired-SLD Building Duplex at Bueno Street 1200 East for Bruce Jenkins Eastside Senior Center Edelweiss II, Park City, Utah

12 47 EDO Western Corporation Located at 2645 South 300 West, Salt Lake City, 48 Electro Ceramics Inc. Located at 2645 South 200 West, Salt Lake City, 49 Episcopal Church Building located at 47 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, 1969; Episcopal Church of the Resurrection FHP-Utah, Greenwood Center Expansion project Fidelity Investments Inc. 54 Fire Station, Evanston, Wyoming Harry E. Fisher Clinic Addition to the building located at 912 East 100 South, Salt Lake City, Foremost Upholstery remodel 56 Formica World's Fair house Frank Johnson Airport, Salt Lake City, Utah 57 Garrett Air Freight Systems Exterior renovation for building located at 185 South State Street, Salt Lake City, 58 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Addition and remodel Granger High School Remodel and addition for the building located at 3690 South 3600 West, Salt Lake City, ; Dr. CC Hall office Schematic office study plans. 61 Health Information Testing Center, Multiphasic Screening Center

13 Building located at 2100 South State Street, Salt Lake City, 62 Holliday Children's Center Building located at 2007 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, 63 Holy Cross Diabetes Education Program Center Building remodel plans Humane Society of Utah Building located at 4350 South 300 West, Murray, Hunter Junior High School 69 Hunter-Sherwood and Little Office building expansion located at 90 South Main Street, American Fork, Huntington Canyon Power Plant 71 James E. White Jewish Community Center, remodel and additions Building located at 1710 Foothill Dr., Salt Lake City, 72 Jetway Equipment Corporation, office building Plans for the Ogden, Utah plant. 73 Kearns Senior Center Located in Salt Lake County, Ken Garff Oldsmobile Building located at 500 South State Street, Salt Lake City, 74 Kenworth Sales Company, preliminary study Building located in Boise, Idaho. 74 Law offices Consists of furniture designs and an office study for Martineau, Rooker, Larsen and Kimball ; undated 75 Logan Medical, office building Mckay Dee Hospital

14 Includes plans for a postpartum unit, parking structure and office building. 80 Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Consists of plans for a coronary care and emergency care units located in Rock Springs, Wyoming MHP Cottonwood Condominiums Mobile Systems Inc. Building located at 65 West Louise Ave, Salt Lake City, Mountain Bell Includes plans for a data processing center addition and a remodel of the building located on Regent Street, Salt Lake City, Mount Olympus Presbyterian Church, remodel and addition Moyle and Draper, office expansion Building located at 600 Deseret Plaza, Salt Lake City, Naylor Block study for Interstate Land Corp. Block located at 200 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Neighborhood Health Center Building located at 75 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Office building proposed plans Oquirrh Shadows Fire Station No. 57 Located in Salt Lake County, Palisade Lake Recreation Area Located in Sanpete County, 91 Park City Lodge 92 Park Library Located in Taylorsville, Parking structure plan Located at South Temple between "F" and "G" Streets, Salt Lake City, 14

15 93 Patricia Stevens Career College 94 Photo-Blue Company, remodel Building located at 123 East 200 South, Salt Lake City, 94 Pinery office Building located in Douglas County, Colorado Pioneer Memorial Theatre Product Group Building located at 2928 Oakridge Street, Salt Lake City, Red Butte Arboretum, Visitor Center 1994 Residences This subseries consists of residences arranged in alphabetical order according to the last name of the client. Tube 99 Douglas A. Bean residence remodel Located at 2322 Lynwood Drive, Salt Lake City, 99 Marvin James Bertoch residence Located in the Ensign Downs subdivision. 100 Allen H. Bloomer residence Located at 2944 East 5600 South, Salt Lake City, 100 J.S. Bollinger residence Located at 2660 Comanche Drive, Salt Lake City, 101 Martin Brixen residence Located at 2155 South 2100 East, Salt Lake City, 101 Desrosiers residence Located at Chambray Court Lot 1, St. Louis, Missouri. 101 Earl Dillman residence Located in Roosevelt, Fisher residence

16 Located in Park City, 102 Gary Garff residence Located at 1355 Dover Road, Salt Lake City, D.E. Henneman residence J.E. Hogle residence remodel Located 1014 Oakhills Way, Salt Lake City, 103 L.W. Jarcho residence Located Devonshire Drive, Salt Lake City, 103 Ranch Snow Kimball residence Located 1500 East, Salt Lake City, Alan E. Lindsay proposed addition for his residence Lapetina residence Located in Summit Park, Robert K. Maddock residence remodel Gerald E. Nielson residence Located at Honeycut Road, Salt Lake City, Ohlsen residence kitchen remodel Located nd Avenue, Salt Lake City, 106 Hank Pater residence Located Parkview Drive, Salt Lake City, Petty residence Clair F. Rasmussen residence Located at Emigration Canyon Road. 107 Rosenthal residence Located at Number 8 Red Hawk Lane, Summit County, 108 Rothman residence Located at Lot Number 1 Blackjack Subdivision, Little Cottonwood Canyon,

17 109 Kevin and Alice Larkin Steiner residence Located at 69 'S' Street, Salt Lake City, 110 Hardin A. Whitney residence Located at 524 'B' Street, Salt Lake City, 110 Robert H. Woody residence and cabin The residence is located at 2212 Vimont Avenue, Salt Lake City, The cabin is located in Park City, Tube Roosevelt Education Center Rowland Hall - St. Mark's Beginning and Lower School Campus Campus located at 720 Guardsman Way, Salt Lake City, Safeway Located in Brigham City, 117 St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Newman Center Building located at 170 South University Street, Salt Lake City, 118 St. James Episcopal Church remodel and addition Building located at 6876 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, 119 St. Luke's Episcopal Church Located at Silver Springs Dr., Park City, St. Mary's Park Study for planned unit development. 120 Salt Lake area master plan Salt Lake Builders Inc. Prototype designs. 121 Salt Lake Christian School Building located at 900 South 800 East, Salt Lake City, 122 Salt Lake City Public Library Main library branch

18 123 San Felipe Catholic Church Located in Wendover, 124 San Isidro Catholic Church Building located in Elberta, Skyline High School swimming pool complex Schuback Jewelry Co. Building located at 300 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, 126 Sigma Nu Fraternity House Building located at 100 South Walcott Way, Salt Lake City, 127 Smith Detroit Diesel Building located at 250 West 3900 South, Salt Lake City, Snowbird Ski Resort base Snowbird Ski Resort chair lift terminal Snowbird Ski Resort condominiums Includes designs for Turramurra and The Inn Snowbird Ski Resort Hidden Peak terminal 1966; Snowbird Ski Resort lodge Snowbird Ski Resort tram Snow College Science Building Southern Utah University Includes designs for a student administration building, student center, auditorium, and movie theater South Valley Water Sprague Branch Library The Sprague Branch Library forms part of the Salt Lake City Public Library System

19 Stansbury Park Club and Townhouses State office building remodel Located near the state capital building on 200 North, East Capital Street, Salt Lake City, Sundance Condominiums 161 Sundance Development Corp. property 161 Ted Tuttle subdivision proposal 161 Thomas Brown office study Thomas Jefferson Junior High School Building located at 5850 South 5600 West, Salt Lake City, Ticaboo Motel and commercial development 165 Towers West for Dewey Anderson Building located at 343 South State Street, Salt Lake City, 166 United Pacific Insurance Group offices United States Bureau of Mines, Salt Lake City Research Center Building located at 729 South Arapeen Drive, Salt Lake City, United States Post Office, general drawings 173 United States Post Office, Magna Branch Building located at 8574 West 2700 South, Magna, 174 United States Post Office, Murray Branch United States Post Office and Courthouse Building located at 350 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, 176 University of Utah, Intermountain Regional Medical Program building University of Utah, Language and Communication building

20 181 University of Utah, master plans circa University of Utah, Medical Center, Dr. Hilman Castle office renovation 183 University of Utah, Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute University of Utah, NW quadrant parking structure 186 Utah American Steel Company Building located at 2600 West 900 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Department of Employment Security, Administrative Building Building located at 140 East 300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah Department of Transportation, Maintenance and Testing Facility Utah State University, George B. Caine Dairy Teaching and Research Center Utah State University, Taggart Student Center Utah Valley State College, Student Center expansion Utah White Trucks Company building Veterans Administration Hospital building remodel 204 Dr. Wesley Ingram office building Westminster College, comprehensive master plan Westminster College, Nunemaker Place 207 Workman, Nydegger and Jensen Law Office W.W. Grainger Inc. warehouse Building located at 2775 South 900 West, Salt Lake City,

21 V: Oversize flat drawings Container(s) Description Folder 1 Ashton Square, Vernal, Utah 1 Boyer Company drawings 1 Brixen and Christopher office building 1 Chapman Branch Library renovation 1 Day-Riverside Branch Library 2 Elementary School and Community Recreation Center Located in the Daybreak Community Development. 2 Employment Security, Administrative Building 2 Fidelity Investments Inc. 3 Granite School District, new junior high school 3 Humane Society of Utah 4 McKay-Dee Hospital 4 Mountain Bell 4 Office buildings 4 Pioneer Memorial Theatre 5 Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, Walter P. Cottam Visitor Center 5 Residences 5 Rowland Hall - St. Mark's Beginning and Lower School Campus 6 St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Newman Center 21

22 Container(s) Description 6 St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral remodel 6 Snowbird Resort 6 Southern Utah University, Sharwan Smith Center, Cedar City, Utah 6 Sprague Branch Library 7 Synagogue for Congregation Kol Ami 7 Ticaboo Motel and commercial development 8 University of Utah projects 8 Westminster College and the Nunemaker Place 8 Wolf Creek Village 9 Unidentified architectural drawings VI: Oversize project presentation boards Container(s) Description Item 1-31 Various projects Find Related Collections Subject Terms : Architectural firms--utah--salt Lake City--History--Sources Architecture--Utah--Designs and plans Personal Names : Brixen, Martin, Christopher, James, Corporate Names : Brixen & Christopher Architects--Archives Form or Genre Terms : Architectural drawings Business records 22