WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
LELAND "LEE" & ELSIE HAFEN GRANARY
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
6 East 100 SouthSt. George, Utah
Plat A, Block 12, West End of Lot 5 on the old pioneer map of St. George.
37° 6' 22.14" North Latitude, 113° 34' 59.08" West Longitude
37.1062° North Latitude, 113.5831° West Longitude
2,718 feet (828 meters) MSL
DESCRIPTION
TBDHISTORY
Don C. Price built a 3 bedroom bungalow and granary on the west half of the property in 1904.In 1922, Don C. Price and his wife sold the property to Mary A. S. Worthen.
In 1924, Mary A. Worthen and Charles R. Worthen, Jr. transfered the property to Charles R. Worthen.
In 1928, "Coach" Leland (Lee) Hafen and his wife, Elsie, purchased the property.
Summers in St. George are hot. When the family was living in the original bungalow on the corner, they would sleep on a deck that was attached to the granary. This practice continued even after they moved into their new home. With the advent of evaporative cooling, the practice was discontinued in the mid 1950s, and in time, the sleeping deck was dismantled.
At some point, a garage was built adjacent to the existing granary.
In the years after the Hafens moved into their new house next door, the bungalow was rented out to a number of different people. At one time, Juanita Brooks lived in the upper floor of the granary in back of the house.
Restoration Status:
Richard & Marti Hafen are in the process of restoring the home and granary.
PHOTOS
WCHS-01546 Granary & garage looking southeast