The Lion House is a large residence built in 1856 by Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Truman Osborn Angell, Young's brother-in-law, by his first wife Mary Ann Angell, and designer of the Salt Lake Temple, was also involved in the design of this home. The house got its name from the …The Lion House is a large residence built in 1856 by Brigham Young, second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Truman Osborn Angell, Young's brother-in-law, by his first wife Mary Ann Angell, and designer of the Salt Lake Temple, was also involved in the design of this home. The house got its name from the statue of a lion, sculpted by the craftsman William Ward III, above the front entrance. Lion of the Lord was a nickname of Young. The design is a Gothic Revival mansion with 20 gables for 20 small bedrooms.
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