We walk past the Lion House first; a large residence built in 1856 by Brigham Young, second President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to accommodate his extensive family. Brigham Young was a polygamist (a practice discontinued since the beginning of the 20th century) who fathered 57 children by his many wives, and was also father to a number of adopted, foster, and stepchildren. It is adjacent to his other residence, the Beehive House, built in 1854, which served as his primary residence as well as the offices for the Church and Brigham Young’s work as governor of Utah Territory.
Today, the Lion House is an event space, not open to the public for visits, but the Beehive House functions as a museum with volunteers (missionaries of the LDS church) giving free tours into the various rooms with period furniture – most of it original – and wonderful woodwork with bees, the emblem of Utah – curved everywhere.
Salt Lake City, UT
June 6th, 2018
The Humble Fabulist 