Birdie Boussuet Farm | |
Nearest city | Richfield, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 43°01′54″N114°11′24″W / 43.03167°N 114.19000°W Coordinates: 43°01′54″N114°11′24″W / 43.03167°N 114.19000°W |
Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
Built | 1921 |
MPS | Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR |
NRHP reference # | 83002361 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 8, 1983 |
The Birdie Boussuet Farm, near Richfield, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]
Richfield is a city in Lincoln County, Idaho, in the United States. The population was 482 at the 2010 census.
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]
The Buhl IOOF Building in Buhl, Idaho is an Odd Fellows building that was built in 1919-20. It served historically as a clubhouse, as a meeting hall, as a specialty store, and as a business. It was designed in the early commercial style, perhaps the Chicago style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Howell Trevor Pugh, known as H. T. Pugh, was a stonemason who was trained in Wales and worked primarily in Jerome, Idaho. His high quality work popularized the use of lava rock in the Jerome area, eventually including for fine residences in town. More than 20 of his works are preserved and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The Ben Darrah Water Tank and Well House near Shoshone, Idaho, United States, were built in c. 1916 by stonemason Bill Darrah. They was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983; the listing included two contributing buildings on 1.3 acres (0.53 ha).
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