Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House

The Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House, located at 203 E. Bullion St. in Hailey, Idaho, is a historic house that was built in 1885. It was first the home of Italian immigrant Peter Snider, who owned the Challenger Mine.[2] It was also the home of U. S. Marshal E. S. Chase, who, with John Hailey, A. H. Boomer, and W.T. Riley, had the townsite of Hailey surveyed and platted in 1881.[2] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House
Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House in 2023
Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House is located in Idaho
Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House
Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House is located in the United States
Eben S. and Elizabeth S. Chase House
Location203 E. Bullion St.
Hailey, Idaho
Coordinates43°31′23″N 114°18′46″W / 43.52306°N 114.31278°W / 43.52306; -114.31278
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
Architectural styleVernacular gable front
NRHP reference No.09000292[1]
Added to NRHPMay 5, 2009

The owners of the house at time of NRHP listing had bought the home 40 years earlier with little idea of its history.[3]

Also known as the Peter and Maria Snider House and as Temp. Site No. 30, it includes gable front vernacular architecture. The NRHP listing included two contributing buildings.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Old Hailey: A Nineteenth Century Town" (PDF). Blaine County Historical Museum. May 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  3. ^ Ariel Hansen (August 10, 2010). "Proud to live in a historic home: Listing on National Register doesn't limit homeowners".
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