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The R.H. and Jessie Bell House in
Meridian
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Idaho
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, is a -story
Craftsman Bungalow designed by John Krulish and constructed in 1922. A lateral ridgebeam runs parallel to Pine Street and extends the roof beyond gabled dormer windows at left and right. A front dormer is prominent above and behind a cross facade, enclosed porch. The house was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 2006.
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The Bell House was designed for Sam H. Griffith, mayor of Meridian, at the end of his term of office. Griffith and R.H. Bell were partners in the Meridian Coal Company.
A separate account allows that the Bell House was constructed by Charles Artz in 1920 for Sam H. Griffith, the manager of Meridian Lumber. When Bell became manager of the firm, he purchased the house and the lumber company.
Ralph H. and Jessie M. Bell
Ralph H. (Jack) and Jessie M. Bell were active in Meridian social life, and Ralph Bell managed the Meridian Elevator Company, a grain storage firm. Bell later served as president of the Meridian Building & Loan Association.
Jessie Bell served as president of Meridian Ladies' Aid, Woman's Society of Christian Service, and United Methodist Women.
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See also
* Clara Hill House
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The Clara Hill House in Meridian, Idaho, is a -story Craftsman Bungalow constructed in 1919–20. The house features an enclosed porch facing North Main Street, with a front facing gabled dormer above and behind the porch. The lateral ...
References
External links
National Register of Historic Places in Ada County, Idaho
Houses completed in 1922
Meridian, Idaho
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