During the late 1800s, this property served as an LDS tithing lot for hay, grain, and produce, when all of Davis County formed a single LDS Stake. Because stake president Joseph Hyrum Grant lived in Woods Cross and was inaccessible to many church members, LDS leaders directed that a Stake President's Office be built near the center of the stake's population, and it was constructed here in 1907 under the supervision of James H. Robinson, bishop of the Farmington Ward. After the North Davis and South Davis Stakes were created in 1915, the South Davis Stake Presidency moved its headquarters to Bountiful, and the Farmington office was offered for sale. Farmington City bought the property, moved its offices from the top floor of the County Courthouse, and converted the building into Farmington City Hall in the fall of 1917. Part of the building became a library, and the Volunteer Fire Department used the east bay to store fire-fighting equipment. In August 1970, Farmington City moved into a new building to the north. The Farmington Lions Club leased the old City Hall until 2001, when the city regained ownership and renovated it into a museum. The Farmington City Historical Museum opened on July 9, 2004.