John "Jack" Oughton (September 18, 1876 – after 1940) was a skilled stonemason in
Lincoln County, Idaho.
[ (incomplete, omits building-specific passages)] A number of his works are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
.
Oughton was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1886. At the time of the
1910 United States Census, he was living in
Twin Falls, Idaho
Twin Falls is the county seat and largest city of Twin Falls County, Idaho, United States. The city had a population of 51,807 as of the 2020 census. In the Magic Valley region, Twin Falls is the largest city in a radius, and is the regiona ...
with Mary Oughton, age 16, and was employed as a mason. At the time of the
1920 United States Census he was living in
Shoshone, Idaho
Shoshone () is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,461 at the 2010 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pron ...
with fellow stonemason and partner Alexander Reed. At the time of the 1940 Census, he was still living in Shoshone and employed as a mason.
[Census entry for Jack Oughton, age 63, mason. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census atabase on-line Year: 1940; Census Place: Shoshone, Lincoln, Idaho; Roll: T627_750; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 32-6.]
Works
*
American Legion Hall, built in 1928, at 107 W. A St.,
Shoshone, Idaho
Shoshone () is the county seat and largest city of Lincoln County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,461 at the 2010 census. In contrast to the Shoshone Native American tribe for which it is named, the city's name is correctly pron ...
(Oughton,Jack), NRHP-listed
[
* W. S. Kohl Barn, built in 1910, located northeast of Richfield ]Richfield, Idaho
Richfield is a city in Lincoln County, Idaho, in the United States. The population was 482 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Richfield is located at (43.052629, -114.153041).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area ...
(Oughton,Jack), NRHP-listed[
* James H. Laine Barn, built in 1910, located south of Richfield, Idaho, (Oughton,Jack), NRHP-listed][
* W. H. Murphy House, built in 1928, at 607 S. Greenwood St., Shoshone, Idaho (Oughton,Jack), NRHP-listed][
* Jack Oughton House, built in 1931, at 123 N. Beverly St., Shoshone, Idaho (Oughton,Jack), NRHP-listed][
]
See also
* Ignacio Berriochoa, a contemporary stonemason, also in Lincoln County
* Bill Darrah, a contemporary stonemason, also in Lincoln County
* H. T. Pugh, a contemporary stonemason in Jerome County
References
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19th-century Irish people
20th-century Irish people
American stonemasons
People from Twin Falls, Idaho
Irish emigrants to the United States
1876 births
Year of death unknown
People from Shoshone, Idaho