X-3 Luzier Hodgson House*

The former home of B. B. Luzier is on the hill your right. B. B. was originally hired as a cook for the homesteaders when the men lived and worked out of the Arthur Mansion. During this time, the homesteaders (and hundreds of other laborers) were constructing roads, digging wells, planting fruit trees, and building the houses they would live in. He then applied to become a homesteader. His wife Rosella Luzier became the head of the Women's Club of Arthurdale and each year Eleanor Roosevelt donated funds for the club to buy Christmas gifts for the children of Arthurdale.

Prior to moving into Arthurdale B.B Luzier worked as a cook in the lumber camps and then as an electrician in the coal mines. This experience and skill set helped B.B gain an Arthurdale homestead. During the initial construction of the community the Luzier family lived in the Arthur Mansion and remained there for two years before moving into their homestead. In total BB and Rosella had five children: June, Letty, Jack, Glenn, and James. While the Luzier were living in the mansion Eleanor Roosevelt would visit the family. At the time the Luzier’s had a 6 month old baby, Glenn Luzier. It is reported that Mrs. Roosevelt was very fond of him and during her evening visits to the family she would carry baby Glenn around (Hall 129).

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