Joseph Chitwood House | |
 The Joseph Chitwood House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1321 Denver St., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°35′48″N116°11′39″W / 43.59667°N 116.19417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Built by | Chitwood, Joseph |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne; Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000709 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 23, 2006 |
The Joseph Chitwood House in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, vernacular Queen Anne house constructed by Joseph Chitwood in 1892. The house has been modified by a series of small expansions since its construction, and its original T-shape design is irregular. A prominent, beveled bay protrudes toward the Denver Street exposure, and a hip roof porch at left of the bay provides a sheltered entry. Front and side gables above the second floor are covered by a tent roof, with 1-story, hip roof additions toward the back of the house. The Chitwood House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [2]
Joseph R. Chitwood built his house beginning in 1891, and a lien was placed on the property in that year for nonpayment of $83 in construction materials. [3] Later, Chitwood and three of his brothers owned a profitable mine at Thunder Mountain. [4] Chitwood died unexpectedly at the mine in August, 1905, at the age of 46. [5]
The property includes a 16 by 17 feet (4.9 m × 5.2 m) barn built in 1912, facing onto its service alley, which was extended slightly to be able to garage cars, and later stabilized by a poured foundation. [2]
