The Beehive House
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Beehive House
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South Temple Street entrance to the Beehive House
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| Location | 67 E South Temple St, Salt Lake City, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 40°46′10.995″N 111°53′18.7578″W / 40.76972083°N 111.888543833°WCoordinates: 40°46′10.995″N 111°53′18.7578″W / 40.76972083°N 111.888543833°W |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Angell,Truman O. |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| Part of | Brigham Young Complex (#66000739) |
| NRHP Reference # | 70000626 |
| Added to NRHP | February 26, 1970 |
The Beehive House was one of the official residences of Brigham Young, an early leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The Beehive House gets its name from the beehive sculpture atop the house.
The Beehive house was constructed in 1854, two years before the neighboring Lion House was built (also a residence of Young's). Both homes are one block east of the Salt Lake Temple and Temple Square on South Temple street in Salt Lake City, Utah. The home was designed by Young's brother-in-law and architect of the Salt Lake Temple, Truman O. Angell, who also designed the Lion House. It was constructed of adobe and sandstone.
Young was a polygamist, and the Beehive House was designed to accommodate his large family. The Lion House also became his official residence as governor of Utah Territory and president of the LDS Church. Upon its completion, Young briefly shared the Beehive House with his senior (and only legally recognized) wife Mary Ann Angell (1803–1882), though she chose to make her home in the White House, a smaller residence on the property. Young's first polygamous wife, Lucy Ann Decker Young (1822–1890), possibly due to her seniority, became hostess of the Beehive House and lived there with her nine children.
The Beehive House served as the executive mansion of Utah Territory from 1852 to 1855 and was where Young entertained guests. The home is connected by a suite of rooms to the Lion House. This suite included Young's offices and his private bedroom where he died in 1877.
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