WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
FREDERICK BLAKE HOME
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
135 South 100 EastSt. George, UT 84770
HISTORY
This home was built in the early 1870s by master builder, Benjamin Frederick Blake, for his son, Frederick Blake. The walls are three adobes thick. Original tiles frame the several fireplaces and there were secret drawers for valuables.Frederick lived here with his second wife, Emily Green, and their five children until 1892.
BIOGRAPHY
Benjamin Frederick Blake was a master builder of fine furniture and was known for building the unbraced Tabernacle staircases.Frederick Blake was the son of Benjamin Frederick Blake. He came to Dixie with his parents at age 19. He was married to Eliza Barnett and Emily Green and had five children with each. Seven of those children died young, but his son, Wallace Blake, and daughters, Sarah and Emily, survived. Benjamin worked in sawmills supplying lumber for the St. George Temple and Tabernacle and for his father's carpentry shops.
PHOTOS
TBDREFERENCES
Landmark and Historic Sites: City of St. GeorgeFirst Edition, January 2, 2009, pp. 36-1 through 36-2
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, pp. 90
Compiled by the St. George Community Development Department