Idaho SP Short, O. F., House - Eagle, ID - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Located in Eagle is a very nice cobblestone residence with nearby historical marker that highlights its history and reads:

O.F. SHORT HOUSE

This stately home was built in 1906 by landowner and farmer Oliver Francis Short. The one and a half stories and fifteen rooms were home to the Shorts and their two children. The Short farm played an important role in the agricultural community, supporting local miners.

The Short house was crafted entirely of cobblestones taken from the nearby Boise River. The building's symmetrical main body is derived from the "Four Square" or "Classic Box" form popular at the beginning of the 20th century. The offset front door minimizes the box look and is balanced by the sun porch on the east. The balcony above the front porch is a holdover from Queen Anne style.

Described by the Idaho Daily Statesman as "one of the most beautiful homes" in the state, the Short House was unparalleled in size and sophistication when completed.

The O.F. Short House was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The statement of significance from the NRHP datasheet:

The Short house just west of Eagle is significant both architecturally and historically. Architecturally it is significant as a splendid and externally unaltered example of a residential building type commonly employed by prominent Idahoans in the first decade of the century, here rendered in a material unusual by any standard and apparently unique in the state for a dwelling of this scale. Historically it is significant for its association with one of the first families (temporally and socially) of the Boise Valley, a family whose history follows the economic history of the area, from mining to ranching to agriculture.

Street address: 550 W State St Eagle, ID County / Borough / Parish: Ada County Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Social History, Architecture Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Domestic Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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