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WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)BENJAMIN F. PENDLETON HOMESt. George, Utah |
LOCATION60 North 100 WestSt. George, UT 84770 HISTORYTo build this home, the community blacksmith, Benjamin F. Pendleton, mixed his own adobe on the site where Dixie College now stands. Since he only had three brick molds, the bricks were laboriously made three at a time, dried and stacked. Then the process was repeated.The home was eventually completed by his son using the same technique. BIOGRAPHYBenjamin F. Pendleton was called by Brigham Young to come to Dixie as the community blacksmith.PHOTOSTBDREFERENCESLandmark and Historic Sites: City of St. George, pp. 31-1 through 31-2. |