Thomas Vipham House

The Thomas Vipham House is a historic house located near Jerome, Idaho.

Thomas Vipham House
Thomas Vipham House
Location of house in Idaho
Thomas Vipham House
Location in the United States
Nearest cityJerome, Idaho
Coordinates42°43′12″N 114°30′47″W
MasonThomas Vipham
MPSLava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR[1] (64000165)
NRHP reference No.83002314
Added to NRHP8 September 1983[2]

Description and history

The house is built on a high foundation of lava rock was one of the first brick houses in Jerome. There was no local kiln at the time so bricks had to be shipped in. Situated on a slope the front is one story and the back is two stories. The hipped roof has wide enclosed, stuccoed eaves and is covered by shingles. The lava rock foundation extends through the facade forming the walls for a full inset porch. A narrow belt course of concrete divides the lava rock foundation from the brickwork and forms the coping of the porch. Thomas Vipham a skilled plasterer and stone and brick mason built this home for himself. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983 as part of a group of structures built with lava rock in south central Idaho.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR (#64000165)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2 November 2013.
  2. "National Register Information System – Thomas Vipham House (#83002314)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Thomas Vipham House". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 8 Sep 1983. With a photo from 1981.
  4. Posey–Ploss, Marian (8 Sep 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR". National Register of Historic Places. Washington, D.C., USA: National Park Service. Retrieved 15 Feb 2020.
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