Older Doors in Springville's Historic District, Newer Ones to the West
Listed on the National Register in 2004, the Springville Historic District takes in roughly 500 acres of the older city, and 919 of its 1,260 primary buildings count as contributing to its historic character. Citywide, about one home in six (16.3%) was built before 1960, per the Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Doors from that era bring their own lock questions. Many have glass panels or sidelights within reach of the lock, bores that don't match a modern deadbolt, or surface-mounted rim locks and skeleton-key interior locks. We look over the wood and any old bores before drilling, and many older locks can be serviced rather than replaced. Decades of paint can also make a latch bind, so we free up the door before blaming the lock.
The west side is a different job, with hardware decades newer than the old blocks downtown. Westfields is where Springville is growing, and 43.9% of the city's homes date from 2000 or later. Those houses need smart locks, keypad deadbolts, and upgrades from builder hardware more than they need careful restoration. About 28.3% of Springville homes are rented, so tenants need the landlord's OK before any lock change, and our Springville rekeying page covers new keys after a move.