Edgar R. Simpson Home

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

EDGAR R. SIMPSON HOME

St. George, Utah

LOCATION

374 East St. George Blvd.       (now St. George Blvd.)
St. George, Utah
Telephone 324                         in the 1941 telephone book     (Edgar R Simpson)
Telephone 8                             in the 1954 telephone book     (R N Ashby)
Telephone ORchard 3-3083     in the 1958 telephone book     (R N Ashby)

374 East St. George Blvd.       (formerly 100 North)
St. George, UT 84770
(800)833-6485     on the Patches of Iris & Violets website
(435)673-2111     on the Patches of Iris & Violets website
(435)879-7067     in the 2015 telephone book     (Patches of Iris & Violets)
http://www.patchesflowers.com

Plat B, Block xx, Lot x of the St. George City Survey.

37° 6' 31.55" North Latitude,   113° 34' 30.90" West Longitude
2,754 feet MSL


DESCRIPTION

TBD


HISTORY

This home was originally built in 1934 by Edgar & Hazel Simpson.

The Simpsons owned it until December 1949 when it was sold to the Ashbys.

The Ashbys built and moved into the house right behind this one, at 65 North 400 East (currently the Lynne Clark home) where they were listed in the 1961 phone book.

This home was later converted for use as the Walters Real Estate office and then the Thora D. Wolfe Gift Shop. It is currently houses Patches of Iris & Violets Flower Shoppe.

Owners:
Edgar R. & Hazel Simpson was the owner from 1934 to December 1949.
R. N. Ashby was the owner from December 1949 to 1958 to ????.
Hal Hiatt has owned this building since ????.


BIOGRAPHY

Edgar Richmond Simpson   Click here

R. N. Ashby   TBD


PHOTOS

Photos taken before 1957

Edgar R. Simpson & Lee J. Esplin Homes
SUU-0007   Edgar R. Simpson (left) & Lee J. Esplin (right) Homes
        Edgar R. Simpson & Lee J. Esplin Homes
        SUU-0008   Edgar R. Simpson (left) & Lee J. Esplin (right) Homes

Photos taken October 26, 2011

Edgar R. Simpson Home
WCHS-01173   Looking southwest
        Edgar R. Simpson Home
        WCHS-01174   Looking southeast
 
Edgar R. Simpson Home
WCHS-01175   Looking northeast
        Edgar R. Simpson Home
        WCHS-01176   Looking northwest


REFERENCES

TBD