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 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 # 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]

Richfield, Idaho City in Idaho, United States

Richfield is a city in Lincoln County, Idaho, in the United States. The population was 482 at the 2010 census.

National Register of Historic Places Federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property.

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]

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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