Birdie Boussuet Farm

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Birdie Boussuet Farm
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Nearest city Richfield, Idaho
Coordinates 43°01′54″N114°11′24″W / 43.03167°N 114.19000°W / 43.03167; -114.19000
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1921
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP reference No. 83002361 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

The Birdie Boussuet Farm, near Richfield, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It includes a low one-story house built of lava rock, about 30 by 38 feet (9.1 m × 11.6 m) in plan. It also includes a barn. The buildings "are significant as examples of rural vernacular architecture demonstrating the hard work and resourcefulness of a Lincoln county farmer-mason," Birdie Bousset. It was owned by him from about 1921 to 1927. [2]

It is located about 1.75 feet (0.53 m) west of Richfield. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho State Historical Inventory: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho Thematic Resources: Birdie Bousset Farm / Site Number 75". National Park Service . Retrieved September 28, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1981