Ignacio Berriochoa Explained

Ignacio Ygnatil Berriochoa (July 31, 1865 - May 17, 1949) was a skilled stonemason in Lincoln County, Idaho.^[1] He was born in the Basque region of Spain and moved to Idaho in 1904. He lived in Shoshone, Idaho from 1910 to 1949 where he was a farmer and sheepman.^[2] A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works include:

• Jose and Gertrude Anasola House, 120 N. Alta St. Shoshone, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed
• Galo Arambarri Boarding House, 109 N. Greenwood St. Shoshone, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed
• Ignacio Berriochoa Farm, NW of Dietrich Dietrich, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed
• J.C. Penney Company Building, 104 S. Rail St. Shoshone, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed
• Denton J. Paul Water Tank, E of Dietrich Dietrich, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed
• Manuel Silva Barn, E of Shoshone Shoshone, ID (Berriochoa, Ignacio), NRHP-listed

See also

• Jack Oughton, a contemporary stonemason, also in Lincoln County
• Bill Darrah, also in Lincoln County
• H. T. Pugh, a contemporary stonemason in Jerome County

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000165}} National Register of Historic Places: Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho thematic group ]. Marian Posey-Ploss . July 8, 1983 . National Park Service. (incomplete, omits building-specific passages)
2. News: Ignacio Berrichoa. The Deseret News. May 19, 1949.