Brigham Young Winter Home and Office
One of the other places I visited in St. George last month was Brigham Young's Winter Home and Office. My friends and I stopped by on Independence Day. I was somewhat surprised that the location was open as senior missionaries from the Church greeted us with enthusiasm. They conducted tours even on holidays! The yard was in great shape. The figs, grapes, and whatnot still produce fruits fit for consumption after decades.
While the house belonged to Brigham Young, it was a dentist's office in the early 20th Century. The State of Utah later acquired the property before it became a public museum.
Brigham Young was a prominent figure in Utah whether or not you were part of the LDS Church. The tour guides showed us that there were pilot programs for silk and vineyard in the earlier days of the settlement. Neither reached the industrial scale, but the house held some of the fruits of those labors. It was also interesting to learn that Brigham Young was an amateur geologist based on books on the shelf.
That's apparently an original piece of furniture after restoration work. I had forgotten the name of the manufacturer. I should have written it down.
The old-school oven/furnace was in pristine condition. The guides elaborated in detail on its functionality.
These were lime soap that hardened in ambient air. I don't think those are usable now, but if someone knows otherwise, please let me know.
Here is Brigham Young's office. Whatever you think of him, he was the territorial governor of Utah before it became a state. I learned that his father fought with George Washington during the American Revolution. I'm always fascinated by the six degrees of separation of historical figures.
I noted that he and Amelia (one of the wives to which the house belonged) did not sleep in the same room. Given Brigham Young was old by the time this house came to be, it could be an age thing. I know my grandparents didn't sleep in the same room in their later years due to them both snoring, but they still hung out during the day.
I took this picture inside the white building next to the house (see first photo). Here was where the Church canonized the texts of the proceedings of the ceremonies inside LDS temples. Apparently, it was all oral traditions before Brigham Young had them organized at this location.
How long did it take Brigham Young to travel from Salt Lake City to St. George? It took several weeks as he visited all the major settlements on the way down. He was the territorial governor, so he used the opportunity to survey what was going on.
If you like history, I highly recommend you stop by this winter home when you stop by Utah.
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Everything is giving classic vibes specially the furniture
Yup, very 19th Century.
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I prefer my Mormons trying to take over small islands in the middle of Lake Michigan! :) I'm kidding of course. I never realized there was more to Young that just his ties to the church.
He also set the foundations for the University of Utah and BYU. So, he did a lot with the pioneers that made it to this region.
Interesting. You ever heard of this guy?
https://www.michiganradio.org/offbeat/2015-11-04/how-a-mormon-king-shaped-a-sleepy-island-in-lake-michigan
My sister in law grew up on Beaver Island. It's a cool place to visit.
No, I do not. I'll read up on him.
I love these time capsules that really make me realise how lucky we are with our modern labour saving gadgets.
Brigham Young. Interesting character in religious history.
Great post. Hope I find you and your loved ones healthy and happy :-)
I still got a few more traveling stuff to post. It'll be good.
Cool stuff. I’ve been to St. George 100s if times and never been there. I’ll have to check it out.
You should!
Cool place, I've never visited it before even though I've been through St. George more time than I can count. I've been to all the sites in SLC pertaining to him at one point or another growing up in UT.
I didn't know this house existed until I was taken there.
Love this simple yet beautiful house.. Just perfect with all aspects.. Hats off!
The name Brigham Young did ring a bell but I didn't immediately know why that was. After a little research on Google, I knew again why. Very interesting to see that there are still things like his winter home left there to visit.
History is very fascinating, especially when it is also made visual, and you can get the 'feel' of how the people of old lived. Where history then took place. I always find it special.
I do like historical sites.
Same here. Seeing how the people lived, and musing about all things that have happened in those places always humbles me.
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That is actually giving some vibe. The furniture
It's a nice little place.
I think this is the favorite place of so many people because a lot of people love to talk about here
Your pictures are very nice
I don't know about that.
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The old time place and the maps were also very beautiful and the way you show us all the pictures inside is very special. Thanks for sharing the history.
You are welcome.
Good.
When I was a child, our stove looked a lot like that (not quite so nice). Used for cooking and heating the house. Also, the two simple irons with the straight handles look like what I used to iron clothes. We would heat the iron on the stove. Easy to get burned ;))
Fascinating blog. Wonderful pictures.
I should have taken more notes on the stove to see if it was the exact model you used.
No, wasn't. The stove in the picture was fancier than mine. Mine was a rather solid cast iron workhorse :))
The drawings hanged on walls captured my attention. they are made with hard work.
Quite a few relics there, very interesting!