Thayer House (Thompson Falls, Montana)

Thayer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	109 Jefferson St. Thompson Falls, Montana
Coordinates	47°35′49″N115°20′54″W / 47.59694°N 115.34833°W / 47.59694; -115.34833
Area	less than one acre
Built	1907
Architectural style	French southern Colonial
MPS	Thompson Falls MRA
NRHP reference No.	86002781 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 22, 1986

The Thayer House at 109 Jefferson St. in Thompson Falls in Sanders County, Montana was home of Arthur W. Thayer, a mining entrepreneur and editor of the Sanders County Ledger . The stone house, built in 1907, was described as "The most portentious residence in Thompson" by the Ledger. ^[2] It is "French southern Colonial" in style and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. ^[1]

It was built of stone from Thayer's quarry on the Thompson River, with the stone brought during the winter by teamster Eugene Preston by two four-horse sleighs. ^[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. John Lazuk (October 6, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thayer House". National Park Service . Retrieved September 9, 2017. With photo from 1985.