St. George in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Dr. Israel Ivins Home

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 23, 2025

1. Dr. Israel Ivins Home Marker

Inscription. Constructed by Israel Ivins, the community's first medical doctor. This home had at the rear, a little shop which served as a drugstore that provided medicine and remedies for the embryonic town.

Erected by St. George Historic Preservation Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine.

Location. 37° 6.672′ N, 113° 35.136′ W. Marker is in St. George, Utah, in Washington County. It is on 100 West, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 187 100 W, Saint George UT 84770, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country. It is also in the American Southwest,

in the Mountain West,

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Burgess House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Anthony W. Ivins Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Moses Andrus Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Winter Home of Brigham Young (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigham Young Winter Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Woolley-Foster Home (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Whitehead Home (about 400 feet away); Pioneer Home of Erastus Goddard and Josephine Nixon Whitehead (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in St. George.

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, February 23, 2025

2. Dr. Israel Ivins Home Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 118 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 24, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.