Morris Sommer House

The Morris Sommer House, at 548 W. 2nd St. in Weiser, Idaho, was built in 1899. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Morris Sommer House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	548 W. 2nd St., Weiser, Idaho
Coordinates	44°14′52″N 116°58′21″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1899
Architect	John E. Tourtellotte & Company
Architectural style	Queen Anne
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000380[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

It is an L-shaped house which was designed by architect of the John E. Tourtellotte in a version of Queen Anne style. Aspects of the design consistent with Queen Anne style are the irregularity of its massing and roofline, use of a wraparound porch, and decorative elements in its surfaces and moldings. It is unusual for its "long flared roof flowing down". The "unusually flowing roof", coming from a high truncated hipped roof down and out over a porch, appears in later examples of the John E. Tourtellotte & Company's works. Other examples are the Wills House in Boise, and the Wyman House (1908) on Harrison Boulevard also in Boise.[2][note 1]

Notes

1. The city of the second one is derived from fact (apparent from Google maps) that there is a Harrison Boulevard in Boise but not one in Weiser.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory: Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture in Idaho: Morris Sommer House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1978