Beehive House
Beehive House
3.9
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
Closed
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The utilitarian home of Brigham Young, the president of the Mormon Church.
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Hermes_NL 🇳🇱
Amsterdam, The Netherlands21,848 contributions
Nov 2019
The Beehive house on Temple Square was one of the residences of the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (the Mormons) - another one was Lion's House, now a restaurant on Temple Square. Since he had multiple wives simultaneously, he needed quite some space to accommodate them and their many children. This house is called the Beehive house after the sculpture of the beehive on top which is clearly visible. Like most buildings on Temple Square, it is meticulously maintained and can be visited.
Written March 9, 2020
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cdandoy
Gilbert, AZ1,260 contributions
May 2022 • Friends
Got right into a tour. It lasted over the 30 minutes. I was interested as I am a member of the Mormon faith. I liked seeing the rooms and thought the history provided of Young and Joseph F Smith was interesting. It is small and kids probably wouldn't enjoy.
Written May 24, 2022
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aussiewanderers
Sydney, Australia604 contributions
Sep 2018 • Couples
Beehive house is the mid-1800's home of the Church's 2nd leader (they call him a "prophet") Brigham Young. As far as we can establish, Young was a genuinely visionary leader who is more responsible for the success of the church than his predecessor Joseph Smith. You won't read it anywhere in LDS-sponsored history, but Smith was a bit of a con-man in his early days & during his term as the church's founder, was attacked by his own people for losing their money in irresponsible land speculation. So in many ways, Brigham Young is the star in church history, and this is his house.
Next to it is another vintage residence, Lion House, which is connected via an enclosed corridor to the Beehive House. What the tour guides won't tell you, unless you ask, is why the corridor connection between houses? Well, Young had 66 wives, and Lion House accommodated them! The tour guides will depict the bigamy as a social service, Church men marrying widows of deceased church members so that they were protected & looked after (given females could not own property). While this is true, it is also true that many a widow so protected had children by their bigamous protector. Of course, bigamy is no longer a feature of the LDS (although we were told it still remains amongst the Church's founding doctrines), so is entirely irrelevant in any assessment of the church..
Next to it is another vintage residence, Lion House, which is connected via an enclosed corridor to the Beehive House. What the tour guides won't tell you, unless you ask, is why the corridor connection between houses? Well, Young had 66 wives, and Lion House accommodated them! The tour guides will depict the bigamy as a social service, Church men marrying widows of deceased church members so that they were protected & looked after (given females could not own property). While this is true, it is also true that many a widow so protected had children by their bigamous protector. Of course, bigamy is no longer a feature of the LDS (although we were told it still remains amongst the Church's founding doctrines), so is entirely irrelevant in any assessment of the church..
Written September 3, 2018
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ihateroaches
New York City, NY2 contributions
Sep 2021
In the middle of a pandemic, the tour guide told an entire family that they didn’t need to wear masks. They led a group of twenty people through tight, windowless, airless spaces. The guide did not wear a mask. Elderly visitors looked clearly uncomfortable. You couldn’t exit the tour once in.
They need to limit the number of people per tour and enforce mask wearing. Utah’s hospitals are filled to overcapacity with unvaccinated covid patients.
They need to limit the number of people per tour and enforce mask wearing. Utah’s hospitals are filled to overcapacity with unvaccinated covid patients.
Written September 5, 2021
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coyotepack5
West Lafayette, IN711 contributions
Mar 2020
We were visiting SLC and are not LDS, but toured this historical home. Friendly guide took the time to share state history and provide us with a historical tour of a beautiful home. I highly recommend this tour if you love house, history, or learning.
Written April 9, 2020
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WeBvacations
268 contributions
Dec 2021
We loved our private tour which was informative and relaxed. Our family of 6 had a wonderful docent who not only was very knowledgeable on the subject matter but was very patient in answering many related and unrelated questions. The house is lovely with many original artifacts. Well worth the visit.
Written December 27, 2021
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kateeSLP
Caledonia, MI39 contributions
Jul 2015 • Couples
As interesting as it was to see a part of history, I was very sad at how carefully crafted this entire "tour" was. I understand that the LDS faith does not like to acknowledge the polygamy aspect of their history, but I do not think it is that much of a secret. The whole tour is set up to give the impression that Brigham Young only had one wife, and they reference his "family" many times throughout. You are only able to see 4-6 rooms within the house and not surprisingly only one wife is, again, alluded to. The upstairs in completely shut off. This really lowered my opinion of the entire thing as I felt like they were only presenting and shaping their tour as to the part of history they "chose" to remember or represent.
Written July 27, 2015
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Smilie F
20 contributions
Jul 2015 • Couples
Even though the age has been lowered for Mormon kids to be a missionary right out of high school, I wish they could have been provided a few days of history lessons. Everyone knows Brigham had many wives, some think over 50 so there was no reason to try to pretend otherwise. I asked about the Lion House next door, which is now a restaurant but where some of his harem lived. The missionaries said they knew nothing about polygamy. The first thing the girls showed was the wealthy possessions of this man. I asked how he became so wealthy. Brigham became governor a year or so after arriving in Utah but it was decades before Utah became a state, hence my question. The girls then led my small group outside and said the tour was concluded. If you want the half hour tour, don't ask questions and give your name, address and phone number so missionaries can come to your door when you get home.
Written July 31, 2015
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Tip W
Chicago, IL30 contributions
Jun 2015 • Family
I was excited to see the house and was interested in learning about the structure and the period furnishings. Unfortunately, we got none of that. We were ushered from room to room with just, "this is a parlor" or "this is a bedroom." When I asked whether the furniture was built in SLC or brought with them, I received a blank stare. However, we did receive information how the Book of Mormon is important in our guide's life. Really disappointing, but at least it was free.
Written July 23, 2015
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august01
London, UK673 contributions
Feb 2015 • Couples
We went on the free tour of this house to learn more about Brigham Young and the history of this house, but as the tours were run by girls on their mormon mission, it was obvious they had been told to push their religion and beliefs, and so the history of the house and Brigham Young were secondary. Shame.
Written April 5, 2015
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Was the Lion House ever open to the public for tours?
Written April 26, 2016
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