Joe Burgess Home

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

JOE BURGESS HOME

St. George, Utah

LOCATION

172 North 100 West
St. George, UT 84770
Telephone 226                         in the 1941 telephone book     (J R Fawcett, Helen Fawcett, 172 N 100 W)
Telephone 226                         in the 1954 telephone book     (J R Fawcett, 168 N 100 W)
Telephone ORchard 3-2203     in the 1958 telephone book     (J R Fawcett, 168 N 100 W)
Telephone ORchard 3-2203     in the 1961 telephone book     (J R Fawcett, 168 N 100 W)
Not listed under the Fawcett or Norris names in the 1972 telephone book

Plat A, Block 30, Lot 4 on the old pioneer map of St. George.

37° 6' xx.xx" North Latitude,   113° 34' xx.xx" West Longitude
2,xxx feet MSL

Tax ID# SG-XXX-x-x-x


DESCRIPTION

The home is constructed of a lava block foundation, concrete block walls, and wood frame. The formed cement blocks became popular in the early part of the 20th century when the stone masons, who had brought their trade from the old country, started becoming extinct. The forms were made so the blocks had the exterior texture of hand cut sandstone blocks.

There were 14 rooms in the original house.


HISTORY

Joe "Jode" Burgess built this house in 1916 (another account says 1911). He hauled lava rock from the nearby Black Hill for the foundation stones and constructed the home out of formed cement blocks made by Lime Canfield. The lumber used was from the family sawmill in Pine Valley.

The house passed to daughter, Nina Fawcett.

Upon Nina's death, the house was sold to Pamela Norris in 1976. The house was restored between 1976 and 1979.

Owners:
Joe Burgess
Nina Fawcett
J R & Helen Fawcett
Pamela Norris


BIOGRAPHY

Joe Burgess TBD


PHOTOS

The Joe Burgess home in St. George, Utah
WCHS-04180   The Joe Burgess home about 1915


REFERENCES

Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George
First Edition,   January 2, 2009,   Pages 34-1 and 34-2
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department

Landmark and Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
Second Edition,   Revised 2011,   Pages 45 and 46
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department

Landmark & Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
Third edition,   Revised 2015,   Pages 47 and 48
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department