Granary 

The Granary was built at 263 East 100 South, Ephraim, Utah. It was moved to Pioneer Park in July of 2003. 

The original property was deeded to Hans C. Jensen by George Taylor,  the Mayor of Ephraim City on January 17, 1872. 

Hans Christian Jensen, who came to Utah from Denmark, married Nellie Lundstein, who came to Utah from Sweden, and they had 10 children. Unfortunately, Nellie Died with the birth of her tenth child. 

One of their ten children was Amelia Dorothy Christina Jensen who ended up getting married to Christian Bjerregaard and together they had five children (two girls and three boys). One of their girls was our very own Helen Bjerregaard Rigby, she was a champion, leader, and constant advocate for senior rights in Ephraim. Helen, along with Alvin Rigby, Roy and Melba Rigby, Vera Reed, (Ken), Melba Hansen (Arvel), Vertis and Larue Nielson, Edna Benson, Flora and Howard Willardsen, Hilmer Peterson, Clayton and Esther Petersen, and many others helped pioneer the senior activity in Ephraim. 

Amelia Dorothy Christina Jensen and her sister, Helen Bjerregaard, were both born in the granary on a straw tick. Amelia was 41 when Helen was born, and Helen was 91 years old in 2003- confirming that the granary is at least 153 years old as of 2024.

Hans ran the Christian Willardsen Lumber Mill located southeast of Ephraim just below what was known as Guard Knoll. He milled the lumber for his home, Granary, and barn. The rock for the barn and the home were obtained from the quarry in Pigeon Hollow.  The barn was subsequently torn down by the city. The house and most likely the barn was built by A.C Nielson. (Called the “Mormon Preacher” by the Ephraim people.)