The Beehive House and the Lion House

Quick Facts

Location:

67 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150: CLOSED for renovations until 2025

Significance:

The Beehive House and the Lion House were the residences of Brigham Young’s large family.

MANAGED BY:

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Note: The Beehive House will close for renovations April 8, 2023. The renovations are expected to be complete in 2025.

The Beehive House is named for the beehive structure on its roof. For several years it served as Utah Territory’s executive mansion, where Governor Young worked and received visitors such as Ulysses S. Grant, Horace Greeley, Mark Twain, and Sir Richard Burton. The Beehive House is open for free, missionary-led tours.

The Beehive House and the Lion House were the residences of Brigham Young’s large family. The Lion House, named for the stone lions at the front entrance, was built next door in 1856 two years after the construction of Beehive House, next door to the east. It was Young’s family residence and is where he died in 1877. The Lion House is not open to the public.
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Location (67 E S Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84150)

 

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