Morris Sommer House
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| Location | 548 W. 2nd St., Weiser, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 44°14′52″N 116°58′21″W / 44.24778°N 116.97250°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 |
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]
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]
