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Salt Lake City's Early Dwellings

By Randy DeLaMare

Real Estate Agent with Realtypath LLC 6799111-SA00

March 02, 2009 05:27 PM

The Beehive House

Tonight my family toook a tour of one of the earliest buildings in Salt Lake City, Utah. This building was built around 1854 for and by Brigham Young. It is in the center of downtown Salt Lake and is quite an amazing tour. This also served as the church office for the President of the church who also was the Govenor of the Territory of Deseret. Many world leaders made visits to this home over the years. Mark Twain came to visit and find more out about these people. The home is constructed of adobe bricks made from the mud and straw of the valley. The interior is filled with antiques and several items used even by Brigham Young.

Beehive house

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Interior pictures

Wood was scarce when the pioneers first arrived. The plaster walls have been painted to look like oak in some portions of the home and other portions to look like marble.

Marble walls

This is a great historical tour just a block away from historic Temple Square.

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Tony & Darcy Cannon

Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT

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Randy, the Beehive house is a beautiful building! It has been years since I was there last, the restaurant there is also very good. (or was when I was there the last time)

Mar 06, 2009 06:16 PM

Randy DeLaMare

Realtypath LLC - Salt Lake City, UT

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Tony & Darcy,

The restaurant you are probably referring to is the Lion House. They are next door to each other and it is almost hard to tell that they are seperate. At on time there was a walkway form attic to attic from the Beehive house to the Lion House. I think it may have been for hiding purposes. The Lion house is used for receptions, dinners, meetings, all in smaller rooms for the most part. In the lower level is the Lion House Pantry. Wonderful food, don't miss the rolls, food is served cafeteria style, get your tray, pick up a main course, pie, salad, drinks and so on. I guess that could almost be a whole other post.

Mar 07, 2009 10:26 AM

Kent Simpson

Realty One Group Mountain Desert - Tucson, AZ

Real Estate Is About People

I remember touring the Beehive house when I was a kid. The next day, we toured the Tabernacle. To this day, I remember that the beams were held together with rawhide because nails & bolts were hard to come by during the time of construction.

One day soon I'll have to come back & see what new things can be learned from an adult's perspective!

Mar 10, 2009 04:23 PM

Kent,

They just did a huge restoration of the Tabernacle. It was amazing what they did to bring it up to seismic code. They have one of the trusses on display in a museum across the street. You were right about the leather partially. when the leather dried it got tighter and tighter. The nails tend to split out the wood and caused more waste. It is a facinating place. Soon to become another subject for me. Thanks for your comment.

Mar 10, 2009 06:28 PM

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