Southern Idaho Architecture: The Impact of Burton Morse
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Out of the three major architects none of them stayed in Twin Falls for very long with one notable exception: Burto...
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Out of the three major architects none of them stayed in Twin Falls for very long with one notable exception: Burton Morse. Morse, who was originally from Chicago and came to the Magic Valley in 1908, bringing many of the latest designs in modern architecture. 'The variety of his styles, if you look at his business buildings that he developed his homes.' Dr. Russ Tremayne, Co-Founder of Preservation Twin Falls told KMVT. Best known for designing residential housing in Twin Falls; not only designing his own home, that the National Registry of Historic Places in Idaho says quote 'Is one of the best local examples of colonial revival residential designs in Twin Falls.