William F. Butler House

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]

William F. Butler House
The house in 2016
Location168 South 300 West, St. George, Utah
Coordinates37°06′19″N 113°35′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1865 (1865)
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.84002433[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 13, 1984
Historical plaque.

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