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FILE - This July 5, 2012 file photo shows the late J.R. Simplot's former home on a grassy hilltop overlooking Boise, Idaho. The Simplot family has announced that the hilltop mansion — offered as Idaho's governor's residence — will soon be demolished. J.R. Simplot spokesman Ken Dey, speaking on behalf of the family, said Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, that work to remove the 7,400-square-foot Boise home will take place over the next 10 days. (Betsy Russell/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

FILE - This July 5, 2012 file photo shows the late J.R. Simplot's former home on a grassy hilltop overlooking Boise, Idaho. The Simplot family has announced that the hilltop mansion — offered as Idaho's governor's residence — will soon be demolished. J.R. Simplot spokesman Ken Dey, speaking on behalf of the family, said Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, that work to remove the 7,400-square-foot Boise home will take place over the next 10 days. (Betsy Russell/The Spokesman-Review via AP, File) MANDATORY CREDIT

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