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Show "In the early days South Temple was known as Brigham street, and s tate street was called 'nleatre Hi11."12 The house is a ra...-.oe historical monument of :red.\ significance to the people ot Utah. It was bullt as the official residence of BrlghaJl Young, then utah's first territorial governor. With its adjoining buildings, it was headquarters for the entire Mormon COlUlOnwe~t?, which nUllbered over 30,000 meabersand .'. 13 spread. fro. Salt L&ke City as far as San Bernardino, California. John W. Young lived in the home until 1892, when it was sold to Zion's Saving Bank and Trust Co. to satisfy claims brought against the pro. ~ party by Albert, John, and ThoMS A. Holt. The house was then occupied by several prominent families. In 1898. the Olmers o:f"the hOIle were again in financial difficulties, and the hOM was brought under a foree1osure of mort- " -gage sale for $40,000.00. Mr. Cannon, who was a cashier Zion's Sa.vings Bank aade the highest bid. He then called the First Presideooy of the Church of Jesus Christ of I.a.tter Day Saints and lnfonted thea of his bid and that the previous owner had. six " JDOnths to redeem the house. 14 . a.t . ) The house was not redeeaed, so it was purchased. by the church. . served 8.5 It ~, the official residence of the Presidents of the church. Lore~ Snow 11ved there fro. 1898-1901, and. JosePh F. SJdth from 1901-1918. Both pr esidents died there • . "'!be Beehive House then stood unoccupied until April 3. 1920, when it was turned over· to the General Board of the Young ladies Mutual Illprove-· Dtent Association."15 The M.l.A. used the house for working girls who couldn't find bousing i n the Salt Lake area ·that was inexpensive. aecOiOOdate about thirty girls. Partitions were put in the hOJle The hoae was used for girls unt1l January 10. 19.59. when the chu..""Ch inforud the M.I.A. that the Beeb1veHouse was gctng f oX' other purposes. ~ to be used They had to vacate the house by February I, 1959. Bspencer, o.p. cit. . McArthur, Ope cit. 14Judy But ler Anderson, Fu.r n1shine, page 11. 151!!!<!. to '!be BeeM va House I Its Design, Restoration |
