Adams researched the building's history through the Southwest Collection at Texas Tech University, combing old newspapers. The building dates to 1915 as the Knight and Brashear Building, a general mercantile that sold groceries, feed, dry goods and clothing. Partnerships dissolved over the years and new businesses operated there.
The couple was not shopping for a building. They saw the previous owners moving items out and asked if they would consider selling. That family had held the building for generations, and since the 1960s the family members who received it used it for storage.
The Adams family plans to host weddings, live music and other gatherings. Adams and her husband moved to Tahoka years ago and always dreamed of opening a venue that honored their daughter and gave their son, a musician, a place to play. "It was the store for everybody, and we want to continue that, for it to be the venue for everybody," Adams said.
The name comes from a late neighbor and close friend who had only sons and told the Adams family that if he ever had a daughter, he would call her LouEffie Pearl.