In 1896, the state mandated that children between the ages of eight and fourteen must attend a public, district or private school at least sixteen weeks out of the year. In order to meet that requirement the citizens of Lehi decided to build another school in the northeast part of town. (The Ross schoolhouse was already functioning.) By September 1897, the one-room Sego Lily school building was ready for use.

The brick building was designed with many large windows to provide as much light as possible. Ventilation was provided with transoms over the windows and flues in the walls that could be opened or closed as needed. Wooden stairs led up to the front door. Inside the door was an eight foot wide cloak room that led to the classroom. The classroom was 24 by 28 feet with a 14-foot ceiling. All four walls had blackboards giving the students ample writing space. On the north end was another blackboard that was used by the teacher above the one used by the children.

When the school opened, Miss Ida Thurman taught students in the first and second grades. Her students lived north of the State Road, east of a line running up Cemetery Road, west to Dry Creek and north to the district boundary. By 1900, Miss Thurman was teaching first through fourth grades.

The students were seated in “automatic desks” with two rows of double seats along the east and west walls and two rows of single seats in the center. The building was heated by a potbellied stove located on one side of the classroom, which in the winter, was not very efficient. Former student Cliff Austin remembered, “Whoever was at one side of the room, they were sweating, and at the other side, they were cold.”

In addition to being a school, the Sego Lily building was also used for other purposes. Shortly after the Sego Lily building was finished, it was used to hold Sunday school classes. It was also used occasionally for funerals.

As the population increased, a 24 by 24-foot addition was built on the east side of the school in 1913. The narrow wooden steps were replaced by wide cement steps. The Sego Lily School remained in use until 1929 when all the students were sent to the Primary and Grammar schools. It remained vacant except for a short time when it was used as a store by George C. Loverage. In 1933, Alpine School District sold the building and property to Arnold Dransfield who remodeled it into a personal residence. It has remained a residence since then.