B. S. Varian House | |
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Location | 241 Main St., Weiser, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 44°14′49″N116°58′24″W / 44.247070°N 116.973395°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Tourtellotte, John E. & Company |
Architectural style | Bungalow |
MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000382 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
The B. S. Varian House, at 241 Main St. in Weiser, Idaho, is an architect-designed house which was built in 1909. It was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and Company. [2]
It is a large Bungalow-style house with both front-facing and cross gables. It is unusual for its size and for its shingle siding. The Idaho State Historical Society inventory of the house states: "The house is massive for a bungalow, with a thirty-six-by-fifty-four-foot perimeter and an additional cross gable which allows a full four bedrooms and a sleeping porch to be included under the low gabled roof of the upper half story." [2]
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