Tate Barn
In 1902, Francis Tate, an English emigrant, established a dairy
farm on this site. His majestic barn was constructed using local red
pine in a mortise and tenon construction on a foundation of local
"hot pot" rock. The Tate Barn's unique architectural form and
magnificent setting has been a well-recognized icon of the
agricultural heritage of Heber Valley. It became a park of Wasatch
Mountain State Park in 1961. Since then, the barn continued to be
used for agricultural purposes, but eventually fell into disrepair,
finally succumbing to heavy snow in the winter of 1996.
One of the first projects the Friends of Wasatch Mountain
State Park organization, founded in 1998 was the
restoration of the historic Tate Barn.
A committee of local citizens, public agencies, civic
organizations, contractors, suppliers and philanthropists, led by
the Friends of Wasatch Mountain State Park, was organized to
reconstruct the barn. Completed in January 2002, it was a fitting
entrance to the site of the Winter Olympics venue here at Soldier
Hollow. The barn is one of the few remaining examples of classic
wooden barn architecture in northern Utah.
The barn was rebuilt using traditional wooden barn building techniques, and was completed just in time for the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is located near the Soldier Hollow 2002 Olympic venue. It is now one of the historic landmarks of the Heber Valley
The barn and its surroundings will continue to serve the public as a focal point of the history and heritage of Heber Valley for generations.
