WASHINGTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Washington County, Utah)
JOE BURGESS HOME
St. George, Utah
LOCATION
172 North 100 WestSt. George, UT 84770
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.
BIOGRAPHY
Joe Burgess TBDPHOTOS