W. A. Simpson House
W. A. Simpson House | |
.jpg) The W.A. Simpson House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1004 N. 10 St., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°37′27″N 116°11′55″W / 43.62417°N 116.19861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Tourtellotte, John E. & Company |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000242[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
The W.A. Simpson House in Boise, Idaho, United States, is a 2-story Bungalow designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1909. Sandstone veneer covers first floor outer walls, and the second floor is veneered in stucco. The house shows a Tudor Revival influence with half-timber decorations above the sandstone. An attic dormer faces the 10th Street exposure, and the roof depends on a single, lateral ridgebeam. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
William A. Simpson
[edit]William A. Simpson (March 3, 1846 – June 4, 1916) was a Boise City pioneer, arriving by oxcart in 1868. He operated a freight packing business between Boise City, Silver City, and Idaho City, and he later raised cattle on a large farm.[3] Prior to building the W.A. Simpson House in 1909, William and Dora (Chase) Simpson sold their 887-acre farm near Meridian, although they had resided for 20 years in a smaller dwelling on the Simpson House property.[4][5]
When William Simpson died in 1916, Dora Simpson continued to live at the Simpson House, rebuilding the front porch in 1920.[6] She died in 1934.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: W. A. Simpson House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Death Calls Another Pioneer, W.A. Simpson". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 5, 1916. p. 5.
- ^ "Well Known Pioneers of Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 4, 1911. p. 7.
- ^ "Simpson Ranch to Be Cut Up". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 18, 1909. p. 3.
- ^ "Brief City News". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 4, 2019. p. 5.
- ^ "Funeral Services Held for Mrs. Dora Simpson". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 16, 1934. p. 9.
External links
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Media related to W.A. Simpson House at Wikimedia Commons- William A. Simpson biography in Hawley, History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains (S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1920), pp 28
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