The Centennial House demolition is scheduled to be complete early next week. Photo: PJ Builders

PARK CITY, Utah — The Centennial House is being brought back to life, but first, it needs to be torn down.

Centennial House deconstruction. Photo: PJ Builders

The team at PJ Builders that’s leading the reconstruction is in the midst of deconstructing the house, which has been condemned for safety concerns since 2007. Before bringing in the excavators, the team salvaged all the historical exterior wood, the doors, unbroken windows, and weathervane to be incorporated into the rebuild.

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The building was stripped of its exterior wood before the rest was taken down using an excavator. Photo: PJ Builders

Everything inside the building was unusable, according to PJ Builders, due to lack of upkeep as the building has been uninhabitable and unmaintained for over 20 years.

The new building will be built in the same spot with the same dimensions as the original, according to PJ Builders owner Pete Olson.

Crew members pose with the Centennial House weathervane. Photo: PJ Builders

“Craftsmanship and care go hand in hand,” said Olson. “Restoring a structure like this isn’t just about saving a building, it’s about preserving the stories, people, and community that surround it.”

Deconstruction is scheduled to be completed early next week, at which point reconstruction will begin and continue through the winter.

The project is expected to be completed in about 18 months.

UPDATE: A previous version of this article referred to the project as a “demolition” rather than the more technically accurate term “deconstruction.”