Edward Welch House

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Edward Welch House
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The Edward Welch House in 2019
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Location1321 E. Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates 43°36′26″N116°10′38″W / 43.60722°N 116.17722°W / 43.60722; -116.17722 (Edward Welch House) Coordinates: 43°36′26″N116°10′38″W / 43.60722°N 116.17722°W / 43.60722; -116.17722 (Edward Welch House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference # 82000253 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The Edward Welch House in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story Bungalow designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1912. The house includes a prominent gable above an outset, 2-story bay to the right of a projecting porch. The porch features two square columns rising on either side above a shed roof over the main entry. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982. [2]

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Although the NRHP nomination form refers to the Edward Welch House, Mr. Welch may not have owned the house nor lived there. Tene E. Welch petitioned for divorce from her husband, Edward Welch, in December 1911. [3] In September 1912 Mrs. Welch announced plans to build the house, [4] and she purchased lots 11 and 12 in block 2 of Boise's Warm Springs Addition where the house is located. [5] In 1925 Mrs. Welch installed glass windows in the open-air porch. [6] With the omission of Mr. Welch from documents and with Mrs. Welch listed as the property owner, it may be more accurate to refer to the house as the Tene E. Welch House.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Edward Welch House". National Park Service . Retrieved February 20, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Asks for Divorce". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 5, 1911. p. 3.
  4. "New Home in Bungalowtown". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 10, 1912. p. 4.
  5. "Real Estate Transfers". Evening Capital News. Boise, Idaho. December 15, 1912. p. 22. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  6. "Building Permits". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 1, 1925. p. 5.

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