A bit about the architect of the elegant Oneida Stake Academy, Don Carlos Young, can be found at the following link: http://www.byhigh.org/History/Young/JosDonCarlosSr.html

According to “Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah” William Lowe Young helped survey the Preston town site, the Mink Creek Ditch, the Cub River Ditch, and helped build the first railroad in Utah.  His family notes that he was a prominent leader in the building of the ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY and the Logan Temple (of […]

Bracing themselves, masons move the keystone of the arch into place. A new keystone is placed on the arch above the front door. The rock is adjusted. More rock will be placed tomorrow, Oct. 14.

ONEIDA STAKE ACADEMY, Preston, Idaho, was commenced under the jurisdiction of the presidency of the Oneida Stake at Franklin, Idaho, Oct. 1, 1888, with 75 students and two teachers. In 1898, a fine cut stone building having been erected for the school at Preston, the equipment was moved to that city. As the scope of […]