. ▁Fund s ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁were ▁raised ▁by ▁diver ting ▁all ▁t ith es ▁from ▁Be aver ▁and ▁all ▁communities ▁south ward . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁with ▁a ▁dedic ation ▁ceremony ▁featuring ▁Br igh am ▁Young , ▁Jr . ▁ ▁Mil es ▁Rom ney , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Rom ney ▁family , ▁created ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁building . ▁The ▁main ▁clock ▁and ▁bell ▁tower ▁stands ▁ ▁tall . ▁Bas ement ▁walls ▁were ▁ ▁thick ▁and ▁the ▁above - ground ▁walls ▁are ▁ ▁thick . ▁The ▁red ▁sand stone ▁br icks ▁used ▁to ▁construct ▁the ▁building ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁surrounding ▁red ▁cl iffs . ▁Inside , ▁ce il ings ▁rise ▁ ▁high ▁with ▁a ▁pl aster ▁cor nice , ▁supported ▁by ▁twenty ▁columns . ▁A ▁gallery ▁was ▁built ▁ten ▁feet ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁on ▁the ▁north , ▁south , ▁and ▁east ▁walls , ▁with ▁two ▁circular ▁st air cases ▁serving ▁the ▁east ▁end . ▁An ▁organ ▁was ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 . ▁All ▁materials ▁were ▁local , ▁except ▁for ▁windows , ▁sh ipped ▁from ▁Wil ming ton , ▁California . ▁When ▁completed , ▁the ▁church ▁could ▁seat ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁clock ▁tower ▁was ▁originally ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁city ▁residents ▁to ▁tell ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁tab ern acle ▁still ▁stands ▁and ▁earned ▁the