The Mrs. A.F. Rossi House in Boise, Idaho, is a one-story cottage in the Colonial Revival style with "proto-bungaloid" elements. The house was designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1906. Its prominent feature is an outset, left front center porch. In 1982, the house was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2]
Mrs. A. F. Rossi House | |
.jpg) The Mrs. A.F. Rossi House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1711 Boise Ave., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°35′48″N 116°12′07″W / 43.59667°N 116.20194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | Carpenter & Thompson |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Co. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000238[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
Lola L. Lindsey and Alexander F. Rossi were married February 25, 1903, in Boise.[3] Alexander Rossi was associated with W.H. Ridenbaugh in logging and lumber enterprises until 1908, and they owned the A.F. Rossi Company, a South Boise lumber mill.[4] In 1905, sister and brother Adaline Bennett and Alex Rossi deeded property in South Boise to Lola Rossi, and on the lot a six-room cottage was constructed in 1906 according to plans drawn by Tourtellotte & Co.[5][6] The Rossis may have occupied the house until 1926, when they moved to Idaho City and became proprietors of the Luna House hotel, named for original owner M.G. Luney.[7] The hotel was identical in name to the Luna House in Lewiston, an early stagecoach stop in Idaho Territory.[8][a]
Notes edit
- ^ Researchers preparing the nomination form for the National Register of Historic Places may have confused Alexander F. Rossi with his father, Alexander A. Rossi. Tourtellotte & Co. had designed a house for the senior Rossi and his family including his son, Lex, and it was constructed in 1902 at the corner of 1st and Jefferson Streets in Boise.[9] The house burned later that year while the senior Rossi was bedridden with a broken hip, and Lex was credited with carrying his father to safety.[10] In 1905 the senior Rossi became injured again in a buggy accident.[11] Alexander A. Rossi died in February, 1906, but his son, Alexander F. Rossi, died in October, 1947.[12][13]
References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mrs. A. F. Rossi House". National Park Service. Retrieved February 26, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "A.F. Rossi and Miss Lola L. Lindsey Married". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 26, 1903. p. 5.
- ^ "Notice of Dissolution of Co-Partnership". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 14, 1908. p. 3.
- ^ "Transfers Filed". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 26, 1905. p. 4.
- ^ "Cottage for South Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 2, 1906.
- ^ Oregon, Washington and Idaho Gazetteer and Business Directory. R.L. Polk & Co. 1884. p. 660. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Arthur Hart (March 20, 2016). "North Idaho's pioneer hotels had colorful names and owners". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. Archived from the original on February 27, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Rossi Residence". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 29, 1902. p. 6.
- ^ "Rossi Residence Destroyed by Fire". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 9, 1902. p. 8.
- ^ "Thrown from Buggy". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 8, 1905. p. 5.
- ^ "Many Attend Rossi Funeral". Lewiston Evening Teller. Lewiston, Idaho. February 28, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ "Death Claims A.F. Rossi". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 14, 1947. p. 5.
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