Jacob Hamblin Home

Jacob Hamblin played a vital role in the settling of St. George. He was known as the “Indian peacemaker” as he was know for building good relationships with the natives of the area. Jacob Hamblin first came to Utah among the early pioneers in 1847 and settled in Tooele, Utah. It was here during a skirmish with the Native Americans, that his gun would not fire. This inspired him to stop the fighting with the natives, and to live among them and work with them. While in Tooele he built excellent relationships with the Native Americans and learned the Paiute and Ute languages. This led to him being called as a missionary by Brigham Young to serve as a mediator and peacemaker with the Native Americans of Southern Utah.

Upon Hamblin’s arrival to Southern Utah, he helped build a small home in Santa Clara, just a few miles upstream from St. George. But in 1862 that small home was washed away by flooding of the Santa Clara river. This led to the Hamblin home that still stands today. Jacob Hamblin built another home further up the hillside away from the river. It is a two story building built from adobe sandstone and ponderosa pine. The house is fronted by a large lawn with wine orchards. Tours of the home are free to the public and given by Mormon missionaries. Hours are from 9:00am to 5:00pm in the fall/winter months, and 9:00am to 7:00pm in the spring/summer months.


If you’re looking for a place to stay in St. George, be sure to stay at the INN at St. George, and enjoy clean, comfortable rooms at an affordable rate. Located directly in downtown St. George our hotel is a perfect location to take the walking tour of the St. George, Utah historic district, where the Jacob Hamblin Home is just 1 of the 26 historic destinations you will see.