Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore

The Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore are a house and commercial building located on the west side of River Rd. in White Bird, Idaho. The pair of buildings was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore
LocationWest side of River Rd., White Bird, Idaho
Coordinates45°45′44″N 116°18′1″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1902, c.1914-18; c.1910-14
Architectural styleQueen Anne; One-part commercial block
NRHP reference No.05000337[1]
Added to NRHPApril 26, 2005

The house, built in 1902, is Queen Anne in style. It was expanded to the rear sometime during 1914–1918. The drugstore building is a one-part commercial block building built between 1910 and 1914. It was located about 70 feet (21 m) to the south of the house, but was moved in 1926 to be adjacent and attached to the house, with a passage cut between the two.[2]

Wilson Abner Foskett married Loris Taylor in November 1902 and moved into the just-completed new home. Foskett became a pharmacist to be able to provide medicines to his patients. Foster died in a car accident in April 1924, likely having fallen asleep while driving, as he returned from delivering a baby at a patient's home.[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Suzanne Julin (June 1, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore". National Park Service. Retrieved September 1, 2017. With five photos from 2004.


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