Beaver in Beaver County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Thomas Frazer House

Utah Historic Site

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

1. Thomas Frazer House Marker

Inscription. This house was constructed in three sections by Thomas Frazer, the local stonemason, as his own home. The middle section (1870) and the east section (1872) are built of black basalt. The west section (c. 1890) is constructed of pink tuf. Thomas Frazer, born in 1821, was a native of Scotland who came to Utah as a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He arrived in Beaver in 1868 with his family, where he and his apprentices built many of the stone structures which are found in the community.

Erected 1979 by Division of State History. (Marker Number N-211.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1821.

Location. 38° 16.924′ N, 112° 38.784′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Utah, in Beaver County. It is on North 300 West Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 590 North 300 West Street, Beaver UT 84713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Color Country and in the West Desert.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

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: Enoch E. Cowdell House (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Robert and Sarah Stoney House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Joseph Tattersall House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Cameron (approx.

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half a mile away); Grimshaw Home (approx. half a mile away); Beaver Relief Society Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Memorial Dedicated to the Beaver Valley Veterans (approx. 0.6 miles away); Beaver Opera House (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

Thomas Frazer House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

2. Thomas Frazer House and Marker

Marker is mounted on the front of the building under the roof eave.

Thomas Frazer House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, June 16, 2014

3. Thomas Frazer House

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,018 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 22, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.