| W. A. Simpson House | |
| Coordinates: | 43.6242°N -116.1986°W |
| Architect: | Tourtellotte, John E. & Company |
| Architecture: | Bungalow/craftsman |
| Added: | November 17, 1982 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Mpsub: | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| Refnum: | 82000242 |
The W.A. Simpson House in Boise, Idaho, United States, is a 2-story Bungalow designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1909. Sandstone veneer covers first floor outer walls, and the second floor is veneered in stucco. The house shows a Tudor Revival influence with half-timber decorations above the sandstone. An attic dormer faces the 10th Street exposure, and the roof depends on a single, lateral ridgebeam. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
William A. Simpson (March 3, 1846 – June 4, 1916) was a Boise City pioneer, arriving by oxcart in 1868. He operated a freight packing business between Boise City, Silver City, and Idaho City, and he later raised cattle on a large farm.[2] Prior to building the W.A. Simpson House in 1909, William and Dora (Chase) Simpson sold their 887-acre farm near Meridian, although they had resided for 20 years in a smaller dwelling on the Simpson House property.[3] [4]
When William Simpson died in 1916, Dora Simpson continued to live at the Simpson House, rebuilding the front porch in 1920.[5] She died in 1934.[6]