National Register of Historic Places

Smedley, Thomas, House

Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
Listed
November 18, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000308

About this property

The Thomas Smedley House, located on E. 1st North in Paris, Idaho, was built around1870 by Thomas Smedley. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Thomas Smedley was a brick-maker though he constructed his home out of wood. The house was deemed "architecturally significant as a good illustration of the additive approach to house composition which characterized much of Paris' historic building and as an example of the increasing refinement of the component folk forms. The son of the builder indicates that the house was built in three stages: the central hall-and-parlor section, the left wing and then the right wing. The Smedley family arrived in Paris in 1873 and it is likely that the center cabin was their original house, being of similar siding and scale to other early frame cabins in town."

Location

Paris, Bear Lake County, Idaho
42.22930, -111.39587

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Smedley, Thomas, House listed on the National Register?

Smedley, Thomas, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Smedley, Thomas, House?

Smedley, Thomas, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Smedley, Thomas, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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