joseph h. frisby was born in birmingham, england in 1850, and was an english immigrant. he came to utah in 1864, crossing the plains by ox team, and settled in coalville, where he remained for several years until he went to arizona. he settled in provo in the year 1903, and had this house built soon after in 1905. frisby lived at this location until 1913, when he sold this house and moved down the street to 258 north 400 west, where he died two years later.