The Tolleth House in Meridian, Idaho, is a 2-story Queen Anne house constructed in 1907. The house features a wrap around porch and narrow shiplap siding, and the irregular plan includes 13 exterior corners. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[2]
Tolleth House | |
.jpg) The Tolleth House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 134 E. State Ave., Meridian, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′47″N 116°23′23″W / 43.61306°N 116.38972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001506[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1996 |
Harry and Della Tolleth were original residents of the house. Harry Tolleth was a partner in a mercantile and grocery company, Champlin-Tolleth, headquartered in Meridian.[3] By 1913 Tolleth owned the Tolleth Mercantile Co., later Tolleth's Grocery.[4][5] Harry Tolleth lived at the house until his death in 1936.[6] Della Tolleth remained at the house until her death in 1975.[7]
After the Tolleths, Gwen Alger purchased the house and became its second owner. Alger opened an antique shop at the house.[7]
Researchers for the City of Meridian found evidence that the Tolleth House was a Sears Catalog Home constructed from mail order plans sold by Sears, Roebuck and Company in their 1905 catalog.[8] Sears included catalog homes beginning with its 1908 catalog, but the company offered "full color and texture wallpaper samples" in its 1905 catalog,[9] and further research is needed on the 1907 Tolleth House.
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ John L. Bertram (May 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tolleth House". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Advertisement". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. June 24, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. September 5, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. May 26, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Upland Obituaries". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 30, 1936. p. 3.
- ^ a b Kathleen Kreller (May 31, 2005). "Tolleth House is named a 'Treasure'". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
- ^ "Tolleth House". Meridian, Idaho: City of Meridian. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ "History of the Sears Catalog". Sears Archives. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
External links
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Media related to Tolleth House at Wikimedia Commons- Tolleth House Antiques
Further reading
edit- Frank Thomason and Polly Ambrose Peterson, Meridian (Arcadia Publishing Co., 2010), pp 66–69
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