Griffen House

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Griffen House
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Location205 Gallatin St.
Thompson Falls, Montana
Coordinates 47°35′53″N115°21′4″W / 47.59806°N 115.35111°W / 47.59806; -115.35111
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built byMcCurdy, Walter S.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
MPS Thompson Falls MRA
NRHP reference No. 86002779 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 7, 1986

Griffen House, at 205 Gallatin St. in Thompson Falls, Montana, was built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It has also been known as Kendall House. [1]

It is a bungalow which originally was 28 by 40 feet (8.5 m × 12.2 m) in plan. It has a gable roof. [2]

It was home for Claude W. Criffen, who came in 1911 to lead the U.S. Forest Service operations in Thompson Falls. He served as Supervisor of the Cabinet National Forest until 1917. It was later home of Orin Kendall (d.1982), who served as County Superintendent of Schools from 1946 to 1968, then served in the state legislature. He also served as mayor of Thompson Falls and on the town council. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 John Lazuk (October 20, 1984). "Montana Historical and Architectural Inventory: Griffen House / Kendall House". National Park Service . Retrieved September 6, 2017. With photo from 1985.