The work, program by program.
Every program on this page is run by neighbors who live in the district. Each one is open to new volunteers, and most are looking for them.
Local Historic District Designation
Block by block, the long work of securing the only preservation tool under Utah law that can meaningfully slow the rate of teardowns.
- StatusPriority program · Active
- Current blockDouglas Street corridor
- Next stepSignature drive, summer 2026
- Contactadvocacy@keepyalecrest.org
Walking Tours
Docent-led neighborhood tours every spring. Three annual routes covering different architectural clusters across the district.
- ScheduleApr–May, Saturday mornings
- RoutesDouglas · Harvard–Yale · Princeton Tudor
- CostFree · Donations welcome
- Capacity25 per tour
House Histories
Archival research on individual homes — original owners, architects, builders, dates of construction, period style, and significant alterations.
- Turnaround6–10 weeks
- Format12-page bound report, PDF + print
- SourcesSLC records · Sanborn maps · Deseret News
- Suggested donation$150
Street Lamp Restoration
A partnership with SLC Public Utilities to restore the district's original 1920s acorn streetlights — one block at a time, on an adoption model.
- Restored to date38 lamps
- Remaining~120 original fixtures
- Adoption cost$450 / lamp
- PartnerSLC Public Utilities
Historic Street Signs
Replacing modern aluminum signage with reproductions of the original cast signs that match the neighborhood's 1920s character.
- Installed14 intersections
- Remaining~60 intersections
- Cost$1,200 per intersection
- PartnerSLC Transportation Division
Annual Recognition
Each fall, K.E.E.P. honors homeowners, architects, and contractors whose work quietly made a Yalecrest home better without erasing it.
- CategoriesRestoration · Addition · Landscape
- NominationsOpen June–August
- CeremonyKEEP Auction · November
- Honorees to date42 projects
