Name/Title
Ed & Bertha Leavitt HomeEntry/Object ID
1989.323.0158Description
Ed and Bertha Leavitt Home #13 on the walking tour
121 N. Sandhill
In 1901 newlyweds Edgar and Bertha moved into a one room house that had a shed for a kitchen on this property. Edgar soon got enough lumber to build a small kitchen. Their first three children were born in the one room. Edgar worked hard to clear the lot which was nothing but sand knolls and mesquite roots. He worked in Hancock Canyon and hauled lumber from there to build on to the house. He learned the trade of brick making and burned lime in the mountains for the mortar. He was also a mason and carpenter and built this home with help from his wife. They were living in the brick portion by 1911. Edgar did the brick and plaster work and Walt Hughes did the lumber work on most of the old houses in Mesquite.