Will & Juanita Brooks Home

WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY     (Washington County, Utah)

GEORGE BROOKS HOME,   WILL & JUANITA BROOKS HOME

KARL BROOKS HOME,   QUICKSAND & CACTUS B & B

St. George, Utah

LOCATION

346 N. Main Street
St. George, UT 84770
Telephone 347-W                     in the 1954 telephone book     (William Brooks)
Telephone ORchard 3-3407     in the 1958 telephone book     (William Brooks)
Telephone 673-5614                 in the 1972 telephone book     (Karl Brooks)
Not in the 1941 or 1961 phone books.

Quicksand & Cactus Bed and Breakfast
346 N. Main Street
St. George, UT 84770
(435)674-1739   or   (800)381-1654
https://www.quicksandbnb.com
            Aerial photos:     12/31/2005     7/14/2011
                    5/25/2013     5/15/2015     6/14/2017

37° 6' 50.11" North Latitude,   113° 34' 58.49" West Longitude
37.1139° North Latitude,   113.5829° West Longitude
2,906 feet (886 meters) MSL


DESCRIPTION

TBD


HISTORY

The original two-room rock house was built by George Brooks, Sr. in 1877-1878 using stone chips and irregular
rocks from the cleanup of the Tabernacle and Temple yards where he worked as a stone mason.

An adobe kitchen was added on the north side in 1887.

The Honey Locust tree in front was planted as a sapling in 1879 honoring the birth of George's first son,
George Jr. That tree is still on the property and is thought to be the oldest planted tree in St. George.
It is on the National Register ???.

The eminent historian, Juanita Brooks, married George Sr.'s second son, William, in 1933. They moved into
this home about 1944. This is where she did much of her writing and where they raised their family.

The 2-story bedrooms were added to the back of the house in 1949.
They converted the root cellar into a bedroom for the boys and added on a bathroom.

A new kitchen and living room were added in 1954.
The original root cellar / boys room under the rock house was expanded to a full basement.

The property was purchased by Carla Fox in 1991. She did some remodeling of the house and property.
Around 2000, Carla opened the house as the Quicksand & Cactus Bed and Breakfast.

Owners:
George Brooks, Sr. (1877-1930)
The 12 Brooks Children - Equal Shares (1930-1938)
William & Juanita Brooks (1938-????)
Karl Brooks (????-????)
TBD
Carla Fox (1991-Present)


BIOGRAPHY

George Brooks Sr.   Click here.

William "Will" Brooks   Click here.

Juanita Brooks   Click here.

Karl Brooks   TBD


PHOTOS

George Brooks Sr. Home
WCHS-03391   Photo of the original George Brooks Sr. rock home with the adobe kitchen

Quicksand and Cactus Bed & Breakfast
Photo of the Quicksand and Cactus Bed & Breakfast

Other WCHS photos:
WCHS-03657   Photo of the interpretive plaque out in front of the Will & Juanita Brooks Home
WCHS-03658   Photo of the back side of the Will & Juanita Brooks Home
WCHS-03359   Photo of the back porch and 1949 room addition on the Will & Juanita Brooks Home
WCHS-03660   Photo of the back porch and 1949 room addition on the Will & Juanita Brooks Home
WCHS-03661   Photo of east and north sides of the Will & Juanita Brooks Home

Photos on the web:
Photo tour on the Quicksand & Cactus Bed and Breakfast website


REFERENCES

A House for the George Brooks Family
by Willa Nita Brooks Derrick

Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George
First Edition,   January 2, 2009,   pp. 12-1 through 12-5
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,   p. 19
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department

Landmark and Historic Sites: Informational Guide of Historical Sites within the City of St. George
Third Edition,   Revised 2015,   p. 21
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department