The People's Opera House and Mercantile Company of Bountiful once housed the largest business in Davis County. It opened in 1869 with a general dry goods store and a post office on the ground floor, while an elegant stairway led from the street to a large high-ceilinged upstairs room with a hardwood dance floor and a stage. That space hosted community events including plays, operas, concerts, and balls. In 1913 the business became The Davis County Furniture Company, and its operations expanded to the second floor, requiring the high-ceilinged room to be divided to create a third floor. In 1923, a merger with The Holbrook and Smedley Furniture Company produced Union Furniture Company. The facility also served the community as a casket supplier and eventually offered a hearse, forming the nucleus of the later Union Mortuary.