[1] Under the direction of Bishop Thomas N. Taylor, the Provo 3rd Ward chapel was completed in 1903, exemplifying one of the first English Parish Gothic churches in Utah.

[2] An adjoining amusement hall was built in 1913, and the entire interior was redone in the late 1930s under the direction of architect Fred L. Markham.

In 1901 the recently formed Provo Third Ward of the Utah Stake was responsible for the construction of a new chapel.

Many allegations of child abuse, neglect, cruel and unusual punishment, isolation and solitary confinement of the students surfaced in recent years through the Breaking Code Silence Movement led by Paris Hilton and the docu-series The Program exposing how these facilities were set up.

During this time this historical building was set up as a modern day prison, locking down children who had never been convicted through the court systems.