W. A. Simpson House | |
![]() The W.A. Simpson House in 2019 | |
Location | 1004 N. 10 St., Boise, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 43°37′27″N 116°11′55″W / 43.62417°N 116.19861°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | Tourtellotte, John E. & Company |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
NRHP reference No. | 82000242 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
The W.A. Simpson House in Boise, Idaho, United States, is a 2-story Bungalow designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1909. Sandstone veneer covers first floor outer walls, and the second floor is veneered in stucco. The house shows a Tudor Revival influence with half-timber decorations above the sandstone. An attic dormer faces the 10th Street exposure, and the roof depends on a single, lateral ridgebeam. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [2]
William A. Simpson (March 3, 1846 – June 4, 1916) was a Boise City pioneer, arriving by oxcart in 1868. He operated a freight packing business between Boise City, Silver City, and Idaho City, and he later raised cattle on a large farm. [3] Prior to building the W.A. Simpson House in 1909, William and Dora (Chase) Simpson sold their 887-acre farm near Meridian, although they had resided for 20 years in a smaller dwelling on the Simpson House property. [4] [5]
When William Simpson died in 1916, Dora Simpson continued to live at the Simpson House, rebuilding the front porch in 1920. [6] She died in 1934. [7]