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Show BEEHIVE HOUSE In its modern restoration I the beautiful old mansion reverts to the authentic 19th Century pioneer home that Brigham Young built more than a century ago. Today's workmen I under the direction of ar~httects (all grandsons of Brigham Young) I have done a remarkable job. The outside' brick walls I freshly plastered and painted in the original straw-colored yellow, give the manor a gay but antique appearance, much like it pos, sessed in 1854. The Beehive House was built to meet the dual needs of Brigham Young ~ second president of the Church and first governor of Deseret I later Utah territory. Above all, the Beehive House was to be a home for his family, but also an official mansion where the "Mormon" leader could receive and confer with other Church leaders I state and federal dignitaries I and entertain prominent traveling visitors. During the life of Brigham Young, many famous people were entertained in the Beehive House, including President Ulysses S. Grant, Emperor Dom Pedro of BrazU, General William T. Shennan I Ralph Waldo Emerson, Mark Twain, Jay Gould I Horace Greeley, and even the midget Tom Thumb and his tiny wife. In 1893, the Church purchased the historic building to make it the official residence of its presidents. Lorenzo Snow and Joseph F. Smith were the only two succeeding presidents to live in it. After the death of President Smith, the house stood vacant for a number of years and was again remodeled and maintained as an away-from-home residence for young women who came to the city to work or attend school. |
