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United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number _7"'-----_ Page --,2:=.--._ present structure, which because of its age, scale, and material is noncontributing to the landmark. From the beginning, the Young property was a semi-public thoroughfare because it blocked common entry to City Creek Canyon, the source of the city water supply as well as the only available timber in the vicinity. Permission to enter the canyon to tap these resources was obtained from the gatekeeper in exchange for ~elivery of every third load of wood at Young's door for community purposes. The current extent of the landmark boundary is approximately 170 feet north and sou th and 174 feet eas t and wes t. On the north boundary a landscaped mall separates the current Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LOS Church) office building from the historic complex. The landmark is located in a busy urban setting, and large, modern, institutional and commercial buildings clearly mark its north, west, and south boundaries. Thus the boundaries are confined to the three historic buildings, the courtyard in the rear formed by their U-shaped configuration, and an easement of approximately 6 feet on the east and south. The LOS Church owns the -property and opens the Beehive House to the public as a museum and uses the L£on House as a private social center. Attractive, though non-historic, landscaping adorns the buildings and the courtyard. A highly ornate, non-historic, 3-foot-high wrought iron fence set 3 feet back from the public sidewalk runs across the front of the complex and has three gates, one for each building. When adjacent streets were widened in the 20th century, small portions of the 1850s rubbles tone wall were moved from their historic location on the eastern end of the property. These were placed along the entire length of the complex at the northern (rear) and western boundaries of the landmark, serving to set it apart from the modern LOS Church office mall area. The wall is about 2 feet thick and 4 feet high with a concrete cap. One circular buttress post, the same material as the wall, remains on the southeast corner. A row of 23 granite hitching posts of 4- and 5-foot alternating heights remains from the historic period and extends across the front of the buildings on the south side of the complex. These and the remaining portions of wall still retain sufficient historical association and integrity to contribute to the landmark's significance. The courtyard at the center rear of the complex is enclosed by the east elevation of Lion House, the north elevation of the Offices, and the west elevation of Beehive House. Its landscaped dimensions are approximately 35 feet by 51 feet, and it has modern landscaping. A manual water pump that replaces an earlier one is a central feature, but it is not believed to be from the period of significance. Currently the LOS Church uses the courtyard to serve meals and for other social occasions such as dinners, wedding receptions, and children's parties.