In 1856 this ground was dedicated as the site for the Utah Stake Tabernacle, and construction began in 1863. The adobe building stood three stories high, 81 feet long and 47 feet wide, with a rock foundation 7 feet at the base and 4 feet at the top, and an 80-foot belfry. A bell in the belfry called people to church, sounded alarms, and marked curfew for many years. President John Taylor dedicated the building in September 1867. It served the Utah Stake until 1883, when a new tabernacle was erected, and afterward it was used for special occasions until it was razed in 1919.