Aiken's Hotel | |
 The Aiken's Hotel in 2017 | |
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| Location | 99 E. State St., Eagle, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°41′42″N116°21′08″W / 43.69500°N 116.35222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1910 |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000177 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Aiken's Hotel in Eagle, Idaho, also known as Eagle Hotel, is a two-story concrete block building constructed in 1910. The hotel features design elements of Colonial Revival architecture, [2] but it has been considered an Italianate structure. [3] The hotel was designed with 16 rooms large enough to accommodate residential customers. [4] It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [2]
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Thomas H. Aiken, also known as Thomas H. Aikens, arrived in Idaho Territory in 1871. His brother, Samuel D. Aiken, owner of the Green Meadow Ranch, arrived in 1862. [5] In 1877, Thomas Aiken secured water rights to property on Eagle Island. [4] By the 1890s, Aiken promoted and finally secured construction of a bridge across the Boise River, and he increased his land holdings on Eagle Island. Aiken platted the town of Eagle in 1904. [6]
