William F. Butler House
William F. Butler House | |
![]() The house in 2016 | |
Location | 168 South 300 West, St. George, Utah |
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Coordinates | 37°06′19″N 113°35′21″W / 37.10528°N 113.58917°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1865 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 84002433[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 13, 1984 |
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The William F. Butler House is a historic house in St. George, Utah. It was built as an adobe house in 1865 by William Franklin Butler, an early convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] Butler first settled Palmyra, Utah with other Mormon converts in 1852 before moving to Spanish Fork, Utah, where he became a council member.[2] In 1861, after President Brigham Young had asked them to, Butler moved to Southern Utah with more than 300 Mormon families and he became one of the first settlers of St. George.[2] This house was built shortly after, and Franklin lived here with his two wives and many children.[2] It was acquired and expanded by Henry G. Bryner, an immigrant from Switzerland and a Mormon convert, in 1886.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 13, 1984.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Alien D. Roberts (March 20, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William F. Butler House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 23, 2019. With accompanying pictures