Kieldson Double House

The Kieldson Double House in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, brick and stone building with a Renaissance Revival facade containing late medieval elements. The duplex was designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1903. It features two prominent, beveled bays each on either side of a common porch. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[2]

Kieldson Double House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Kieldson Double House in 2019
Location	413-415 Jefferson St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°36′57″N 116°11′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903
Built by	Kieldson, Louis
Architect	Tourtellotte,John E. & Company
Architectural style	Renaissance, Late Medieval
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000217[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

Louis P. Kieldson (b. March 29, 1865, Denmark) was a brick and stonemason who arrived in Boise City in 1891. Kieldson was employed as a contractor on many local building projects, including the Idanha Hotel, Carnegie Library, and Garfield School. In 1904 he constructed his own house adjacent to the Kieldson Double House on Jefferson Street, although the Kieldson House is not listed on the NRHP.[3] Kieldson later served on the Boise City Council.[4][5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Kieldson Double House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 12, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1980
3. James Henry Hawley (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. 3. S.J. Clarke. p. 56. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
4. "Will Fight Mosquitoes". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 9, 1923. p. 7.
5. "199 Fire Hydrants". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 3, 1924. p. 10.

External links

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