1870s SALT LAKE CITY MORMON BEEHIVE HOUSE STEREOVIEW PHOTOGRAPH By CARTER

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1870s SALT LAKE CITY MORMON BEEHIVE HOUSE STEREOVIEW PHOTOGRAPH By CARTER:
$15.50

Wonderful and rare, original, 1870\'s Western Americana Stereoview Photograph of Salt Lake City, Utah taken by the famous Mormon Photographer Charles W. Carter. This fascinating photo is titled on the mount \"President Brigham Young\'s Residence.\" and picture two of the three Mansion Homes belonging to Brigham Young - territorial governor and second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The Mormon Church). The Stereoview photo measures approx. 7\" by 3 1/2\" and is mounted on its original light green colored, flat card mount. The front of the mount features text that reads \"Stereoscopic Gems of Utah Scenery By C. W. Carter and the back of the card mount carries Carter\'s mark.

The Beehive and Lion houses were constructed in 1854 and 1856, respectively, as homes for Brigham Young, territorial governor and second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Beehive House served as the executive mansion of the Territory of Utah from 1852 to 1855 and was Brigham Young\'s official residence where he entertained important guests. It was also the residence of Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church president from 1898 to 1901, and Joseph F. Smith, president from 1901 to 1918, both of whom died there. The Lion House was home for up to twelve of Brigham Young\'s wives and his children by them. Here in 1869 Young founded for his daughters the Retrenchment Society, which later became the Young Women\'s Association of the LDS Church. Brigham Young died in the Lion House in 1877.

This rare and fascinating Stereoview Photo is in very good condition. The Image itself exhibits sharp focus and good contrast and tonality although both Images are somewhat light. There is some light foxing in the area of the sky to both Images and the card mount has some light soiling and very light edge.

A rare and wonderful, 1870’s Stereoview Photograph of the Homes of the leader of the Church of Latter Day Saints at Salt Lake City and a fantastic addition to any collection!!!

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The Mansion Homes pictured here are located on South Temple Street, one block east of the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Truman O. Angell, Brigham Young\'s brother-in-law and architect of the temple, was also architect of both homes, which were built of adobe and sandstone taken from City Creek Canyon. The Beehive House gets its name from the beehive on top of the house. Brigham Young used the beehive to signify industry, and it later became Utah\'s state emblem. The Lion House gets its name from a stone lion crouching on top of the front portico. Sculpted by William Ward, the lion was modeled after one which occupied a similar position on a prominent home in Vermont, where Brigham Young was born and raised.

After Brigham Young\'s death, the Young family maintained the homes for several years and then sold them to the LDS Church. While the Beehive House became the official residence for LDS Church presidents, the Lion House became a home economics center for the Latter-day Saint University, which was located on the same block. When the university closed in 1931, both homes were acquired by the Young Women\'s Mutual Improvement Association. The Beehive House was used as a dormitory, while the Lion House became a social center for young women of the church. In the Lion House the Young Women\'s Mutual Improvement Association held classes in such subjects as art and needlework, listened to lecturers including John A. Widtsoe and Joseph Fielding Smith, and rented the rooms for wedding receptions. Under church direction both buildings were restored--the Beehive House in 1960 and the Lion House in 1968. The Beehive House is now a historic site open for public tours, while the Lion House remains a social center for wedding receptions, group meetings, and birthday parties. Its lower floor, called the \"Pantry,\" operates as a cafeteria.

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