Thomas Chivers House

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Thomas Chivers House
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Thomas Chivers House in 2023
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LocationChallis Creek Rd.
Challis, Idaho
Coordinates 44°30′27″N114°13′52″W / 44.50750°N 114.23111°W / 44.50750; -114.23111
Arealess than one acre
Built1910
Architectural style Queen Anne
MPS Challis MRA
NRHP reference No. 80001308 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 3, 1980

The Thomas Chivers House, on Challis Creek Rd. in Challis, Idaho, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

It was assessed to be "the most elaborate, least altered, and best preserved two-story Queen Anne-style house in Challis." [2]

It is relatively large for Challis, and is a plain implementation of Queen Anne style with Colonial Revival influences. It is a frame house built of roughly finished lumber, upon a mortared rock foundation. It has window head moldings, eave returns, and enclosed eaves, as well as the only known stained glass in Challis. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory for Group Nomination of Historic Resources of Challis: Thomas Chivers House". National Park Service. 1980. Retrieved December 26, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1980