Midway in Wasatch County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Midway Social Hall

Utah Historic Site

— National Register of Historic Places —

Midway Social Hall Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

1. Midway Social Hall Marker

Inscription. Built in 1898, the Midway Social Hall is constructed of a local material known as "pot rock," a porous limestone formed by "hot pots," or hot springs. The building is architecturally significant in its use of this locally popular 19th-century construction material. This simple, rectangular structure incorporates Classical architectural features such as a symmetrical principal facade and pedimented lintels.

The Social Hall shares a wall with a building to its east built c.1905 that was originally known as Hair's Barber Shop and Ice Cream Parlor. Between c.1910-40 a window that existed in the shared wall was opened during functions at the Socal Hall so patrons could be served ice cream and sodas.

The Midway Social Hall is historically significant for its role as a community meeting place and center for cultural performances. It is one of the few known remaining social halls constructed by Mormon communities during the second half of the nineteenth century. The hall functioned as the primary meeting place for local activities and celebrations and for religious and town meetings from the date of its construction until

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the building of the Midway Town hall in 1940.

Erected 1996 by Utah Division of State History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. In addition, it is included in the Utah Historic Sites (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 30.739′ N, 111° 28.267′ W. Marker is in Midway, Utah, in Wasatch County. It is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 55 E Main Street, Midway UT 84049, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Provo.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Social Hall/Cannery Building (here, next to this

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 18, 2025

2. Midway Social Hall Marker

marker to the right of the entrance door.

marker); George Bonner, Jr. House (within shouting distance of this marker); Midway Fort (approx. 0.2 miles away); Midway Town Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lime Kiln (approx. half a mile away); Wasach County Memorial Hill Veterans Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away); Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Heber Valley Railroad (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Midway.

Also see . . . Midway Social Hall. (Submitted on July 10, 2025, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 412 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 19, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.