John A. O'Farrell House
John A. O'Farrell House | |
.jpg) The O'Farrell House as it appeared in 2018 | |
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| Location | 420 W Franklin St., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°37′07″N 116°11′27″W / 43.61861°N 116.19083°W |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | N. W. Bower |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000766[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 4, 1979 |
The John A. O'Farrell House is a combination of Colonial Revival and Queen Anne styles designed by N. W. Bower and built in Boise, Idaho, in 1892. The house was constructed for John A. O'Farrell, one of Boise City's first residents.[2]
The 3,238 sq ft (300.8 m2) house has four bedrooms and four bathrooms, and it was listed for sale in 2017 at $924,900. The front fence separating the house from West Franklin Street was constructed from a balustrade salvaged from the Dewey Palace Hotel (1903), demolished (1963) in Nampa, Idaho.[3] Original cost of the house in 1892 was $8000.[4]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places September 4, 1979.[1]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Patricia Wright (June 26, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: John A. O'Farrell House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- ^ Webb, Anna (August 1, 2017). "Own a piece of history: Boise pioneers' home is up for sale". Idaho Statesman. Boise.
- ^ Matjeka, Anne (August 25, 2005). "420 W. Franklin". Boise Weekly. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
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