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Show LION HOUSE ~:lllennial Star-17:252,3(Apr. 2l,1855)-Fro~ a Bec.21,1854 letter of H. C • I\: imball to his son 'dilliam: liThe best of feelings are existins. The Governor is enjoying good health, living in his new house. -,'/e have got the Church Office done, adjoining the Governor's Office i the clerks are in it doingbusine33, and. our prayer circle r.:eets in the room over the Sa5le. 1he President has a.."1other house co~~enced-40 by 116-adjoining hie other, on the west • . i::t1.e base!;.ent 1s now nearly up. The Theatre is in operation .... n . Deseret !·rews-July 18,1855-A naws item that, "Prest. B.Young's la::-'se dwelling house is prosressi:lg ra-;>idly",and that the south por~i co is, "ready for the handsoQely carved stone lion which 15 to surCOtL'l1t it. This building is just \test of t~e Governor's new r,lansion. II I:esel"et Hews-Cct.3l,1855-A ne\7S itera that the stone lion, '·scu1pt ured. by br. Willia.m. Ward", ha.s been placeci on the south porch of "President B .. Young's large family dwelling.u EillennialStar-18:60(Jan.26, 1856 )-Fro~ note~ from the News-itA stone lion,of the size of life,nost beautifully and correctly sculptured by . brother ~1il1ia..'!1 'Jard, ha.s been elevated to its . position on the batt.lel'!le!1.t. -porcQ, at the south end of President :3. You...">l5· s large fa.mily dwelling, w:'lich is In.'':1ediately west o"f, and cor...."1ected with, the President's >:la.nsion, and the Governor IS,. President's, and Tithing offices. 1I Deseret r;etis-Feb. 9, l882-::tenol"t of an 18~h !Hard Relief SOCiety ,.. -f''''UJ,. , tlhAl':;; :-0· •• __n i-1,p u.__ L;on ... n us~ ..., las'"v ...n;-I:.:;h.... ..... v. II P a.. ~... Salt L::':-:e 'I~:"b:J.ne-:~y 31,1882-A letter frou.. Fred.. i3rind,t d.enying aTri~ !'eport t:l-:J.t the Salt Lake correspondent of the He"'1 Yor~c .-p , - -.. i r- Kep 1 t a t t'ne L.I1.on ... C ouse au .... t'n~ 0 -. J:' +, ~yor~a., I.as -oe_!"'''C eApense 0.1. .. ~e :lor.~o!1 chur-ch .. Brind says that he is paying ~14.00 a week for his acco:-:modation there. L"esel"et I~e;'is-::arch 20,1900-A report that, "ten clays aso~, the Lion House was t.r-ansferred to the Church, having been purchased. fro=. the tlmernbers II of 3.Youn5' s fa.r.tily who :1.ad occupied it since his death. It was to be usee.. for some C!lurC3 uur:Jose ot-her than for ente~taining departing and returning missionaries, Itaserroniously announced in a morning paper." Deseret r;ews-:larch 19~ 1905-.~. ·report of a ;!arc:" 17t!1 celeb-r-atlon of' t~e 50th anniversary of the cOE91etion of the Lion House~ and the birth of Susa Young Gates, t:le first c(lild born in the house. The s~ea~ers told many facts concerning t~e building of the house. -(Susa Y. Gates w'as born':~il~:;h~l8;1856) |
