USU History graduate student Jon Alfred, working with the wonderful scholars in USU Special Collections, has found the original blueprints for the Barn, drafted by W.L. Skidmore in 1919. We believe W.L Skidmore is William Lorenzo Skidmore, who attended Brigham Young College and had a practice in the Arimo Block in Logan at the time he drew the Barn plans. We also believe the Mr. Skidmore moved to Idaho Falls shortly after construction of the Barn. Today, Idaho Falls is home to Skidmore Construction, and while their web site indicates 50 years of experience, we wonder if there could be a link to our W.L. Skidmore. We'll investigate! In the meantime, here is one of the five blueprints Mr. Skidmore drew for the USU Barn.
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