SALT LAKE CITY — There are plenty of historical homes in Utah that people can view either inside or out.

Many of these can be toured and many were built as Mormon pioneers came across the plains to settle in Utah.

Here are some of those houses.

The Beehive House/Lion House

Location: 67 E. South Temple and 63 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City

The Beehive House was designed by temple architect Truman Angell and built in 1854 during a time where Brigham Young served as the territorial governor of Utah. The house features plenty of beehive imagery, hence the name. The Lion House was built next door in 1856 and was the family home for Young. It now serves as an event place.

Tours of the Beehive House open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. with the last tour beginning at 8:15 p.m.

Brigham Young Winter Home

Location: 67 W. 200 N., St. George

Brigham Young’s St. George winter home was completed in 1871 and Young used the home during winters until his death in 1877. A front addition of the house was completed in 1873. The house is made from adobe, plaster and rock from the Southern Utah area. The home even had a detached office with a telegraph station.

The home is open daily from 9 a.m. to dusk and admission is free.

Butch Cassidy’s Boyhood Home

Location: U.S. 89, Circleville

Robert Leroy Parker was born in Beaver on April 13, 1866 and grew up in this small home that’s located just south of Circleville near the Piute-Garfield county line. Parker later changed his name to Butch Cassidy and went on to be one of the most notorious outlaws in American history. His childhood home still exists and can be found just off U.S. 89.

Fielding Garr Ranch

Location: Antelope Island State Park

Fielding Garr, a veteran of the War of 1812, joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1842. After plenty of stops across the midwest and joining Brigham Young’s company in July 1846, he came to the Salt Lake Valley on Oct. 6, 1847. In 1848, Garr began exploring Antelope Island and settled there in the fall of that year before his family joined him the following year as leaders of the LDS Church tasked him to set up a ranch.

In 1981, with the home and ranch still standing, the island became a state park. The ranch is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on all days except on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Dec. 5.

Kearns Mansion

Location: 603 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City

Also known at the Governor’s Mansion, the Kearns Mansion was the home of Thomas Kearns, who became wealthy from the silver found in Park City. His home was completed in 1902 and restored in 1996. It includes a gold-leafed dome. Tours can be done by appointment only and last 40 minutes.

McCune Mansion

Location: 200 N. Main Street, Salt Lake City

The McCune Mansion was completed in 1901 and cost more than $500,000 because the owners — Alfred and Elizabeth McCune stopped track after that amount. The house includes ceiling murals and decorative borders that took two years to complete, roof tiles imported from Holland, mahogany from South America, a room-sized mirror from Germany and more. The home was later restored in 2001. Visitors can tour the mansion for $10, though tours have to be scheduled at least two weeks in advance.

Peter Wentz House

Location: 575 N. University Ave.

This home was completed in 1864 for one of Provo’s first city councilmen that served from 1876 to 1879 and again from 1882 to 1885. The private home remains as a historic landmark, though now completely surrounded by condos in an area across the street from the Provo City Library.

The Knudsen Cabin

Location: 200 W. Forest St., Brigham City

The Knudsen Cabin was built by Porter Squires for Wilhelm and Laura Knudsen in 1855 as one of the first homes in Brigham City. The original cabin was 14-feet by 16-feet and six of the Knudsen’s 13 children were born in the cabin. The cabin was later moved to Pioneer Park in 1929 from 100 E. 100 S. so the cabin could be preserved. It was renovated in 1993 to improve the historical accuracy of its appearance.

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