Hyrum in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Elite Hall

National Register of Historic Places

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2016

1. Elite Hall Marker

Inscription. The Elite Hall dance hall, designed by architect K.C. Schaub and constructed in 1917, is significant for its association with community events in the city of Hyrum. Financed by the Hyrum Amusement Company, Elite Hall became the primary dancing and social events center in Hyrum, after replacing the 1889 Opera Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1914. The building is also significant because it is one of only a couple of known remaining dance halls in the state with a spring-loaded dance floor. The springs provided extra bounce for the hundreds of dancers who would crowd the floor. Because Elite Hall had the only spring-loaded floor in northern Utah, the building attracted dancers from all over Cache County and northern Utah.

At the time of Elite Hall's construction, commercial-type buildings typically displayed little ornamentation. However, modest Prairie School-style detailing adds character to this large structure. Prairie School elements are found in the large frieze that encircles the top of the building with bracket-like ornamentation. They are also found in the long vertical inset panels on the primary facade, which

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

counter the frieze and add an element of height to the building. Elite Hall's imposing presence on Main Street, its Prairie School-style detailing, and historical integrity combine to make it one of the most prominent buildings in town.

Erected 2003 by Utah Division of State History.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.

Location. 41° 38.056′ N, 111° 51.461′ W. Marker is in Hyrum, Utah, in Cache County. It is on West Main Street (Utah Route 101) just east of North 100 West, on the right when traveling west. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, between the two front entrance doorways. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 98 West Main Street, Hyrum UT 84319, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2016

2. Elite Hall

(marker visible between the two front entrance doorways)

finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hyrum Smith (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Great Fur Cache (about 500 feet away); Soren Hansen Castle (about 600 feet away); Old Hyrum First Ward Meetinghouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Camp Hollow (approx. 1.2 miles away); Original Church Farm (approx. 2.9 miles away); Millville (approx. 3½ miles away); Niels P. Hjorth Molasses Mill (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hyrum.

Regarding Elite Hall. National Register of Historic Places #03000736

Also see . . . Elite Hall (Wikipedia). (Submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Elite Hall (<i>east elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 21, 2016

3. Elite Hall (east elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 504 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 9, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.