Nettie Gregory Center

The center was a pivotal building in the Civil Rights Movement in Salt Lake City. It offered a space for social, political and civic activities for Black residents often banned or “severely restricted” from the premises of other social clubs or community centers at the time it was built, state historians note. It was still in use as a center until about the early 2000s.*

Built in 1964 and located at 742 West South Temple in Salt Lake City, Utah, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 17, 2025.

This building, constructed in 1904, was first occupied by John H. Anderson who operated a general merchandise store. The store continued to function until the mid-1960’s and sold shoes, dry goods, groceries, and clothing. The original owner, Louie Thomas, was assistant instructor at the Utah Agricultural College in Logan. S.E. Needham Jewelers, founded in 1896, is Utah’s oldest jewelry store and is known for service, quality, and integrity. This building is S.E. Needham Jewelers’ fourth location in historic downtown Logan. They moved their business here in 1969. Through the decades, S.E. Needham’s has promoted this location with their famous street clock located on the sidewalk. The often announced slogan “middle of the block, at the sign of the clock” has captured the attention of customers through the years.

141 North Main Street on Historic Logan Main Street and part of the Logan Center Street Historic District in Logan, Utah

S.E. Needham Jewelers was established in 1896 and is believed to be the oldest jewelry store in Utah. In the 1910s or 1920s, the store had street clock installed from Brown Street Clock. In 1935, the neon panels representing a diamond ring were added around the clock. The clock face is illuminated with a neon ring inside the glass cover. There was also a neon text panel with the business name and an arrow pointing at the store. That sign was hit by a truck and removed in the 1950s. A modern, four-faced reproduction street clock was added at Needham’s back entrance in 2008.*

The Hotel Logan was built in 1895 it had 33 hotel rooms and 3 bathrooms on the top two floors and three retail stores on the main floor.

In 1982 we remodeled the hotel and restored twenty two apartments all with kitchenettes and bathrooms. The retail main floor had three store fronts until 1955 when Jack Croft rented the North store. In 1963 Russ and Barbara Fjeldsted became managers of A The Sportsman and enlarged the store with all three stores combined into one large store.

In 1990 Mark and Kristan Fjeldsted took over management when Russ became Logan City Mayor.

In 2016 we remodeled the store with a beautiful new store front and at the same time we remodeled and restored the building adjacent to the Sportsman and leased the space to Even Stevens, a classy sandwich, salad store. This new restaurant building was built in 1902.

These two buildings are on the Utah State Historical Site Register and The National Registry of Historic Sites.

129 North Main Street on Historic Logan Main Street and part of the Logan Center Street Historic District in Logan, Utah

123 North Main
Constructed in 1895, this building was originally known as the Hotel Eagle. An eagle crafted into the roof parapet was removed c.1915 when the building was renamed Hotel Logan. This structure is significant as the only nineteenth-century hotel remaining in Logan. Although the remodelings done in 1934 and 1964 have altered the hotel’s appearance, it retains historic qualities that contribute to the Logan Center Street Historic District. The Sportsman has been here since 1947.

This structure is built with beautiful, gray brick that has been well preserved. The two-story flat roofed building has a classical emphasis. The original front entrance of double doors was crowned with a stone engraving depicting a pioneer scene which emphasized the hometown roots of the original company. The ground on which the building sits was the original location of the second banking institution in Logan. The year 1892 brought “gentile” George H. Champ to Logan to found Utah Mortgage and Loan Company; he built a bank on this very piece of property. The institution was very successful and expanded throughout the Rocky Mountains. That firm then spawned another bank on the same premises named the Cache Valley Banking Company in 1903. This company built the present building in 1928 which housed Walker Bank and currently, Zion’s Bank.

102 North Main Street on Historic Logan Main Street and part of the Logan Center Street Historic District in Logan, Utah