Brigham's Pioneer Farmhouse on Salt Lake City Tour
The Salt Lake City Tour takes you to such historic pioneer sights as the Brigham Young Farmhouse on the beautiful foothills of the mountains above Salt Lake City. Built in 1863 and relocated to its current spot at This is the Place Heritage Park in 1976, the stucco farmhouse was a showplace of Brigham's for foreign dignitaries and visiting guests. Brigham never lived in this house but he held square dances, musical performances, and dinner parties in the second-story ballroom of the home, which was designed in the tradition of New England inns. The adjacent farm was an agricultural experiment allowing them to test which crops would grow in the unfamiliar desert climate and soil of Utah. They grew alfalfa, sugar beets, mulberry seedlings, raised silkworms, and served as the dairy farm for Brigham's family.
Beehive House - Things to do in Salt Lake City
The Beehive House was the official residence of Brigham Young, second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The home displays the strong work ethic espoused by Brigham Young and the industry and cooperation exhibited by the Young family, like the activities of a busy beehive. Brigham Young conducted business and received official visitors in the Beehive House from 1854 to 1858 while he was both governor of the Territory of Utah and President of the Church. Church volunteers lead 40-minute guided tours of the home seven days a week; put the Beehive House Tour on your list of fun things to do in Salt Lake City. Join us on the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour to hear fun stories about early pioneer life in Utah. Reserve your seat on the sightseeing tour bus online at http://toursofutah.com/salt-lake-city-tour/
Beehive House - Things To Do in Salt Lake City
Atop this residence of Brigham Young is a sculpture from where the house gets its name, the Beehive House. The beehive was the symbol of the community envisioned by Brigham Young to suggest the importance of industry and cooperation, and he was known for his strong work ethic. Brigham Young also conducted business and received official visitors in the Beehive House from 1854 to 1858 while he served as both governor of the Territory of Utah and President of the Church. Note the stone pillars and chains in the picture, to which horses were tied to in earlier times. Completed in 1855, today the Beehive House is open to the public seven days a week from 9:30am to 8:30pm for 45-minute tours conducted by Temple Square missionary volunteers. If you're interested in seeing interesting furnishings from the pioneer days, put the tour of the Beehive House on your list of things to do in Salt Lake City. The home today is attached to Brigham Young's office, which is where public tours begin on demand. To the right of the home stands the Eagle Gate arch, the American Eagle sitting atop a beehive, marking the entrance to what was once Brigham Young's estate.
Experience these sights and more on the Salt Lake City Tour or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Tour.