Thomas Frazer

Thomas Frazer (August 8, 1821 in Lortny, Scotland – March 16, 1904 in Beaver, Utah ) was an American mason known for his work in Beaver, Utah. Born in Lortny, Scotland, he created many works that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Early history Thomas Frazer was born in 1821, 25 miles northwest of Dundee, Scotland in the small mill town of Lortny. After a stint as a worker in a weaving factory, Frazer became a stonemason, working with a gang of masons on a number of construction projects. In 1861 at the age of 40, Frazer married and, alongside his new bride, relocated to the Utah Territory in the United States to join the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

He worked on the new temple in Salt Lake City, before being sent to help settle the town of Lehi, Utah. The town primarily used adobe as its main building material, and was unlikely to have appealed to the stonemason. After spending seven years in Lehi, he was given the opportunity to direct a building project in Beaver, Utah, located 150 miles southwest of Lehi.

Works Works (credits) include: Joseph Bohn House, 355 S. 200 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Julia P. M. Farnsworth Barn, 180 W. Center St. (rear), Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Julia Farnsworth House, 180 W. Center St., Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed David L. Frazer House, 817 E. 200 North, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas & David Ingles) NRHP-listed Thomas Frazer House, 590 N. 300 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Duckworth Grimshaw House, 95 N. 400 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Thomas Jones House, 635 N. 400 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Mathew McEvan House, 205 N. 100 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed David Powell House, 115 N. 400 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed School House, 325 N. 200 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Robert Stoney House, 295 N. 400 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Joseph Tattersall House, 195 N. 400 West, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed William Thompson, Jr., House, 10 W. 400 North, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Edward Tolton House, 210 W. 400 North, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Charles Dennis White House, 115 E. 400 North St., Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed Charles Willden House, 180 E. 300 South, Beaver, UT (Frazer, Thomas) NRHP-listed