L. Fay Shepard House

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L. Fay Shepard House
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LocationSouth of Hazelton, Idaho
Coordinates 42°30′41″N114°8′57″W / 42.51139°N 114.14917°W / 42.51139; -114.14917
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1919
MPS Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR
NRHP reference No. 83002300 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1983

The L. Fay Shepard House, near Jerome, Idaho, is a lava rock structure built in 1919. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]

It is a one-and-a-half-story house approximately 29 by 31 feet (8.8 m × 9.4 m) in plan. [2]

The house was deemed "significant as an example of its vernacular house style. It is a good example of modest homes built in rural areas in the area of this nomination in the 1910s. It was built in 1919 for farmer L. Fay Shepard. The rocks came from the property and from the nearby Snake River Canyon edge." [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 "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: L. Fay Shepard House". National Park Service. 1983. Retrieved October 16, 2017. With photo from 1981.