Bountiful in Davis County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The People's Opera House and Mercantile Company of Bountiful

— Bountiful Area Historic Site —

The People's Opera House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 20, 2025

1. The People's Opera House Marker

Inscription. This building once housed the largest business in Davis County. It opened in 1869 with a general dry goods store and a post office on the ground floor. An elegant stairway led from the street directly upstairs to a large high-ceilinged room with a hardwood dance floor and a stage. This was the setting for community events such as plays, operas, concerts and balls. In 1913 the business became The Davis County Furniture Company. Its operation spread to the second floor and made it necessary to create a third floor from the high-ceilinged room. Union Furniture Company was a result of a merger with The Holbrook and Smedley Furniture Company in 1923. The facility also served the community as a casket supply and eventually made a hearse available. This was the nucleus for the later Union Mortuary.

Erected by Bountiful City.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 40° 53.412′ N, 111° 52.825′ W. Marker is in Bountiful, Utah, in Davis County. It is at the intersection of North Main Street and E 100

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N, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 N Main Street, Bountiful UT 84010, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

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 finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rampton Family (within shouting distance of this marker); Bountiful Centennial Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bountiful Tabernacle (about 600 feet away); James Green House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jeremiah Willey Cabin (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bountiful Lumber and Supply Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Perrigrine Sessions Dugout (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Bamberger (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bountiful.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, May 20, 2025

2. The People's Opera House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.