B. S. Varian House

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B. S. Varian House
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Location241 Main St., Weiser, Idaho
Coordinates 44°14′49″N116°58′24″W / 44.247070°N 116.973395°W / 44.247070; -116.973395
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectTourtellotte, John E. & Company
Architectural style Bungalow
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No. 82000382 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: B. S. Varian House". National Park Service . Retrieved September 6, 2017. With photo from 1986.