The Beehive House was built in 1854 and was one of the residences of Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its name comes from the beehive sculpture on top. Early Mormons used honeybees to symbolize industry and cooperation.
Truman O. Angell, Young's brother-in-law and the architect of the Salt Lake Temple, designed it. It is built of adobe and sandstone. It served as the executive mansion of Utah Territory. A suite of rooms connects it to the neighboring Lion House, and Young died in his bedroom there in 1877.
After Young's death it passed through disputes among his heirs and later served as a boarding house for women. It is normally a historic house museum, but it has been closed for renovation since 2023, with a reopening expected in 2027.