Talk:Bishop House (Casper, Wyoming)

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Their was some information I just fixed on this page that says the Bishop House is a Craftsman House built in 1940. I would like to clarify that this is a Colonial Revival foursquare built in 1907. Although the NRHP sites state the latter, all other sources I have been able to find state differently, including the Bishop family and the local Historic Preservation Commission. Besides, the house is obviously not a Craftsman bungalow. I think the NRHP glitched. Anyone else think differently? Chevsapher (talk) 22:00, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for noting this. I agree that the pictures of the house in reference links show something that can be termed Colonial Revival but not craftsman, while the NRIS info at least from the source most commonly used by editors states something different. And the external link mentions Colonial Revival, i see. Basically you have good sources and clearly accurate info so you are right to change it. I am adding this to my notes of some concern about categories in NRHP articles, not sure if I see a systematic pattern clearly yet or not. thanks. --do ncr am 22:24, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Update: The NRHP application document (Section 7, page3) gives "Late 19th & Early 20th Century American Movement - Bungalow/Craftsman - Four Square" as the architectural codes relevant, though i can't find either word "craftsman" or "bungalow" elsewhere in the document. In general it is clearly described as "style of a Four Square Home with colonial revival details" throughout. That document was prepared by "Susan L. Bishop, partially edited by WYSHPO staff" (page 6). It may have been an error by those Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office staff to put that in, but it wasn't an NRHP NRIS database entry error. So I am less concerned about there being any general inaccuracy in NRHP NRIS database codes. It just seems like a one-off case. Does this help? --do ncr am 22:36, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. Why not include the NRHP document, plus its attached photos, itself as a direct reference in the article. The NRHP document and photos are available on-line for almost all Wyoming NRHP-listed places. Do you know how to get these? --do ncr am 22:39, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! I'm a bit new, and still figuring stuff out. I found the wacky info here. Also, I'll get to the NRHP document/photos ASAP. Chevsapher (talk) 23:02, 10 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]