Established in 1947 Craft House was the centennial gift to the people of Utah - from the people of Utah, commemorating the 100 years since the Mormon Pioneers settled the Salt Lake Valley. This remarkable gift has bound together generations of Utah families through teaching skills that once provided the necessities of life on the American frontier and today provide creative links to the traditions of our pioneer ancestors. Craft House is the home of a priceless puppet collection, traditional looms for weaving, pottery kilns, silver smith and lapidary workshops and a substantial collection of pioneer era art work.
One of the many gifts of Craft House is it closeness to the people. Since our humble start on the mezzanine of the old Auerbach’s Department Store in downtown Salt Lake City Craft House has provided a peaceful haven for those with shared interests in Art. When Craft House moved to our present home at the old Scott School we entered a new era of providing homespun education to the children and patrons of Granite School District. This enduring relationship has provided both Granite School District and Craft House with unprecedented opportunities to serve the community through preserving the heritage of pioneer arts and crafts.
Countless hours of creative enterprise learned at Craft House have blessed the homes and lives of Utah families in the form of heirloom quality quilts, woven blankets and rugs, stained glass, pottery and silver jewelry and lapidary arts. Our Guilds and faculty teach arts that if it were not for Craft House would be lost. Tatting, silver jewelry, spinning, crochet, are skills commonly practiced in the pioneer era but on today’s endangered list.
Come spend some time in our peaceful gardens. Leave the noise and hustle of the outside neighborhood and marvel at our 70 foot tall Redwood trees and our beautiful ancient Sequoia. From our Bamboo to our perennial gardens we are home to the best that nature can provide. No one knows when or how these treasures were planted. Perhaps a group of small school children in the 1870’s maybe it was the Scott family, the first settlers on Mill Creek in 1847. How the gardens began is lost to our memory however their protection has been our continuing sacred trust for over 150 years.
Always a sanctuary of learning our little corner of Utah at the busy intersection of 3300 South and 500 East streets is the oldest continually operated school in Utah. We continue today with renewed dedication to preserving Utah’s heritage by teaching yet unborn generations an appreciation and love for traditional Arts and Crafts.
A ZAP Tax grant was awarded to Pioneer Craft House, Inc., a non-profit organization, which allowed the city of South Salt Lake to purchase and preserve the property as a museum and school. The Board of Trustees thanks the City of South Salt Lake, Salt Lake County, The University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College for all their support in making this happen. Join us for the ribbon cutting ceremony on September 18th. details.
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