Construction barriers now surround Artesian Well Park, at 808 S. 500 East, and work has started to improve the look of the 0.10-acre green space, strip away some of the brick and improve access to the well’s waters.
“That whole corner is basically going to change,” said project manager Nancy Monteith, with the city’s Public Services Department.
The Central City neighborhood park has attracted people for over a century as a natural spring-fed source of drinking water. Historical records suggest early settlers replenished their oxen there while carrying granite cut from Little Cottonwood Canyon for construction of the Salt Lake Temple.