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Show It was furnished with "store carpets" and also contained a piano for singing and other musical exercises. supplies~ hymn Ample cupboards in this room also held household books, and photographs from many countries. Comfortable chairs, tables. and sofas completed the furnishings of this room. North of the parlor were four other living rooms; and on the east side of this floor were five more living rooms--all appropriately furnished with clo~ets. mantelpieces. and later on with small open-faced stoves which would burn either wood or coal. On the upper floor there were twenty bedrooms, ten on each side of the main hall. with a dormer window to each room. A It was here where the children slept. feature long-ai.nce gone ..as a porch which ran the entire length of the building on the west side. On the third floor at the head of the landing was always kept a little .-.-,/ light stand on which a candle burned a~ night so the children could see their way about without stubbing their toes. The front door was a rather massive affair,about two inches in thickness. It had an enormous lock and key to it. inches long. It was made of iron and was about five When the children became old enough to step out, the key was faithfully carried in their pocket. It is said that about twelve wives, as well as nineteen daughters and eight sons, lived there at one time. What happy times the house must have seenl Certainly it never suffered from lonesomeness. It was in the Lion House where Brigham Young was taken ill and where he died on August 29. 1877. Over the years it has been used for a variety of purposes. In recent years it has become a social center where small group meetings, luncheons, and dinners can be held. In the basement is a large and well-patronized cafeteria. The rooms on |
