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Show and as a make-work project for men who needed employment. Portions of this same wall (recently pushed back 23 feet to widen State Street north of the historic Eagle Gate) now border the home on the north and east sides. A low wrought-iron fence stands in front of the house where the big wall once stood. The oak-finished door, now painted white, with its silver doorknob opens into the main hallway. On the door frame is a small brass device that appears to be the 19th Century version of the doorbell, and an oldfashioned clapper-type bell that aroused the Brigham Young family long ago. Downstairs were Brigham Young's bedroom, parlor and kitchen. On the second floor was a ~'long hall" for entertaining of guests, and Brigham Young's offices. The lovely home is now authentically furnished with furniture and artifacts of the period, at a cost approximating one-half million dollars, by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
