CHARLES CONNELLEY HOME
Leeds, Utah

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LOCATION

Leeds, UT 84746

HISTORY

This home was built in 1868 for Charles & Jane Connelley and was where they raised their large family.

The rock walls were 18 inches thick and it had 12 foot ceilings. The two front rooms were built of sandstone rock. At one time, it had a fireplace inside, but that has been filled in and plastered over.

Through the years, a lean-to was added. It consisted of a kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. Even later, another lean-to was added to make another bedroom, service room, and fruit room. The rock has its original look on the outside and the two added portions on the back are clearly visible.

The home is currently owned by Ray & Verlynn Beal. It takes constant care to keep it in repair and still doesn't have many of the modern conveniences of the new homes today.

BIOGRAPHY

Charles Albert Connelley was the name taken by John Larkin Foote. There is a story about that in the Beal book referenced below. He taught school in Paragonah, Kanarra, New Harmony, and Harrisburg. While teaching in Paragonah, he married Jane Rowley of Parowan. They were among the first residents of Leeds and were the first school teachers there. Connelley filed on 160 acres of homestead land which through the years carried the name of Connelley Fields. When a post office was established in Leeds, Charles became the first postmaster.

PHOTOS

Charles Connelley Home

Charles Connelley Home in 1995

WCHS photos:
WCHS-00700     2010 photo of the Charles & Jane Connelley home in Leeds

REFERENCES

Wilma Cox Beal, "Leeds Historical Event in Bits & Pieces", pp. 46-47.