WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JOE BURGESS HOME
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
172 North 100 WestSt. 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 TBDPHOTOS
WCHS-04180 The Joe Burgess home about 1915
REFERENCES
Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. GeorgeFirst 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