Clara Hill House

The Clara Hill House in Meridian, Idaho, is a ​1 1⁄2-story Craftsman Bungalow constructed in 1919–20. The house features an enclosed porch facing North Main Street, with a front facing gabled dormer above and behind the porch. The lateral ridgebeam extends beyond left and right dormered gables. First floor exterior walls are clad in weatherboard, and gable walls are covered in wood shingles. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[2]

Clara Hill House
The Clara Hill House in 2019
Location1123 N. Main St., Meridian, Idaho
Coordinates43°36′52″N 116°23′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1920 (1920)
Built byArtz, Charles F.
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.05001600[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 2006

History

Charles F. Artz, a local excavation and building contractor, began construction of the Clara Hill House, part of Meridian's Nourse Third Addition, in May, 1919.[3] Artz sold the house in February, 1920, to Arthur and Mae Estes.[4] Sheep rancher Arthur Estes recently had been appointed state sheep inspector.[5] Artz sold additional property at the site to Mae Estes in June, 1920,[6] and Estes purchased more adjacent property from its developer, Frank Nourse, in December.[7]

In 1925 Mae Estes filed for divorce, claiming that Arthur Estes had been unfaithful.[8] She may have owned the house and property until her death in 1938.[9]

Sheep rancher Angus Hill died in 1938,[10] and his widow, Clara Hill, purchased the house in that year.[2] She occupied the house until her death in 1966.[11]

Since the mid 1990s, Dorian Photography has owned the Clara Hill House.[12]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Emily Peeso (April 1, 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clara Hill House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Meridian". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 26, 1919. p. 5.
  4. "Meridian News Notes". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. February 27, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  5. "A.R. Estes Is New State Sheep Inspector". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. March 7, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  6. "News of Record". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 23, 1920. p. 3.
  7. "Real Estate Transfers". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 30, 1920. p. 6.
  8. "District Court". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 24, 1925. p. 5.
  9. "News of Record: Estes". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 19, 1938. p. 7.
  10. "Angus Hill, 71, Succumbs in Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 19, 1938. p. 6.
  11. "Regional Obituaries: Mrs. Clara Hill". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 3, 1966. p. 38.
  12. Hilary Costa (July 4, 2007). "Meridian Homes Gain Historic Status - City has no historic district, which means it's relatively easy to get a place registered". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.

Further reading
  • Frank Thomason and Polly Ambrose Peterson, Meridian (Arcadia Publishing, 2010), pp 86
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