Here is the Ephraim Social Hall, or also known as the Dreamland Hall. It is currently located on 81 South Main Street, here in our lovely little Ephraim. As you can see, the structure is an imposing beauty amongst the overly remodeled structures around it. Its historic heritage and architecture still shine through. It may have received a bit of renovation work on the main floor in 1987, but the imposing second floor has received basically no work whatsoever since its construction. Making it beautifully original inside and out. 

The Second floor is equivalent to the height of two floors, having an impressive 22 foot high ceiling. In that space it is still adorned with its magnificent original mirrors and wood framing which is upon every wall. The floors are an enormous dance floor made of maple hardwood.

It's a wonderful place to enter, because you can just imagine all the history that took place there. It was built in 1911 by six local business men, including Andrew Christian Nielson (who was often referred to as just Chris Nielson by the locals). The main floor originally was J.F. McCafferty general store in the front and Consolidated Wagon and Machine Co. in the back. Meanwhile, on the second floor, it has always been the dance/social hall, but it also originally housed other rooms such as a ticket room/coat room and separate ladies and gentlemen’s parlors. 

The building, with its special and large original tungsten lamps, meshed quite well with the mirrors around the hall. Although, it also breathed life because of the people who used it for various purposes. Between 1911 and the 1950s, the hall was filled with dances and parties, being the home of many Ephriamite’s memories at the time. It was during this time, in the late 1920s, that the building lovingly received its name, Dreamland Hall. A live orchestra played for dancers, while spectators sat in galleries. 

As time passed, some things changed. There was a period of time that the hall was used as a roller skating rink, while downstairs was a store called Lee's Variety Store. In 1960, meanwhile, its spaciousness proved useful to be used as a sewing factory space for Carlisle’s Manufacturing. A local Ephraimite, Genevieve Lyman Jorgenson, worked there at the time. Which only made sense because she was well known for her sewing skills in the community.  She also worked at other sewing factories in Sanpete. 

The building met its new era in 1987 when it was purchased by Roy Crouch to use as a pizza parlor. He named it Fat Jack’s Pizza before its name was inevitably changed to Roy’s Pizza. That is what the building’s main purpose today is. Although, the Social Hall above can be easily reserved for any events you may have. Thus, in a way, it returned to its original purpose as a social hall. Today there are some parts of the building that are no longer accessible to the public, like the back of the main floor and the back of the second floor. It’s currently used as a private residence. How fun to live in a building as beautiful as it is.