The Swallow's Nest is a small sandstone building in central Blanding — the former study of Albert R. Lyman, a Mormon pioneer writer who built it in the early 20th century as a retreat for writing and reading. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, which makes it one of the few historic structures in a town that otherwise shows little of its past. The building is compact and vernacular in the best sense: made from local stone, fitted to the landscape, and built for use rather than display.
It is not a major attraction, but for anyone passing through Blanding who is interested in the history of the region — particularly the Mormon settlement of the canyon country — it is worth a look. Lyman's writing about San Juan County and its early settlers is a primary source for the period, and the building gives a sense of the modest scale of life in this part of Utah a century ago.