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School board backs reconstruction of historic Crook cabin after proponents present recovered logs
Summary
Proponents told the board the original Crook cabin logs were rescued after a demolition and asked the district to help reconstruct the cabin beside a local monument; the board approved consideration and pledged district resources and follow-up planning.
The Wasatch County School District board voted to support reconstruction of the historic Crook cabin after proponents Alice Hickin and Ron Carile presented documentary history and described recovered logs that they said are awaiting reassembly on private property.
Alice Hickin recounted the cabin's provenance, saying it was built by John Crook and that parts had been removed from a homestead. "I got word that the homestead had torn it down," Hickin said, and she later arranged to have the logs removed: "...the logs are on my son's property waiting to be put back together somewhere." Hickin asked the board to help preserve the structure as a local educational exhibit.
Ron Carile, representing local preservation interests, proposed placing the reconstructed cabin near the Murdoch Monument and adjacent to an early red-sandstone school foundation so visitors could see multiple local heritage sites together. He urged the board to act before the logs deteriorate.
A board member moved to "approve consideration to reconstruct the Crook cabin (School building)"; the motion was seconded and the board voted in favor. Board members said district staff would work with Hickin, Carile and others on a plan that could involve construction-management students and district resources. The board did not record a formal vote tally or name the motion mover in the public transcript.
Next steps announced by the board include scheduling a follow-up meeting with proponents and staff to measure log dimensions, identify which logs are original versus replaced, and develop a restoration timeline. The board indicated willingness to commit staff time and some district resources to a preservation plan but did not specify a budget or timeline during the public meeting.
