Tour of the Amway House in Post Falls

Several years sitting mostly empty hasn’t diminished the grandeur of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

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Thu., April 4, 2019

Several years sitting mostly empty hasn’t diminished the grandeur of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center. Neighbors are not thrilled.

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This is the main salon of the palatial home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This is the main entry and hallways of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. Small repairs are being made at left, but otherwise it’s unchanged. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The elaborate woodwork runs through the entire home, including this sitting room in one of the semi-isolated family units, built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. Small repairs are being made at left, but otherwise it’s unchanged. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This view shows the elaborate woodwork in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. Small repairs are being made at left, but otherwise it’s unchanged. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This is the elaborate pool and patio of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. Small repairs are being made at left, but otherwise it’s unchanged. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The main entrance and palatial foyer illustrates the grandeur of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Severals years sitting mostly empty hasn’t diminished the grandeur of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
A look down the hallways in the main house shows the elaborate woodwork in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The extensive basement is set up for recreations and entertaning in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The house is for sale for $8.5 million. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center. Neighbors are not thrilled.

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Seen from the public park nearby, this is the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

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A luxurious home theater seats a dozen or more in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The entrance to the home theater has movie posters and a “ticket booth” in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
There are expansive views of the Spokane River from the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The pool area of the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
The home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This is the library, now devoid of books but with its pool table, in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Elaborate custom cabinetry and countertops are featured in the kitchen and dining rooms of one of the family units built into the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
Elaborate custom matching bunk beds are featured in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This view shows the elaborate furnishings and woodwork in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

Jesse Tinsley The Spokesman-Review
This is one of the bedrooms in the home built by Ron and Georgia Lee Puryear on the Spokane River in Post Falls almost 20 years ago. The house has been empty for most of the last decade and Ron Puryear died in 2016. The Puryear family, who made their fortune in their Amway business, still owns the massive home and have made a request for a special use permit to use the home as a bed and breakfast and event center.

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