Boise Historic District

Boise Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Left: Masonic Hall (1892), Right: Perrault Building (1879)
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Location	S Capitol Blvd., 5th St., W Main St., W Idaho St. Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°36′52″N116°11′59″W / 43.61444°N 116.19972°W / 43.61444; -116.19972
Built	Late 19th century, early 20th century
NRHP reference No.	77000448 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 9, 1977

The Boise Historic District in Boise, Idaho, includes late 19th century and early 20th century buildings constructed of brick, sandstone, or wood in an area roughly bounded by Capitol Boulevard, North 5th Street, West Main Street, and West Idaho Street. The district is located within an area known as Old Boise, and contributing properties were constructed 1879–1920. ^[2]

Partial list of contributing properties

• Adelman Block (1902), 624 W Idaho St. ^[3]
• Eagles Bldg. (1917), 604 W Idaho St. ^[4]
• LeCompte House (c1897), 210 N 6th St. ^[5]
• Fire Dept. Storage Bldg. (c1900), behind 520 W Idaho St.
• Central Fire Station (1903), 522 W Idaho St. ^[6]
• Star Rooming House (1895), 512 W Idaho St. ^[7]
• Royal Hotel (1890), 500 W Idaho St.
• Catholic Chancery (c1918), 422 W Idaho St.
• R.Z. Johnson Law Office (1885), 112 N 6th St. ^[8]
• R.Z. Johnson Block (1892), 517 W Idaho St. ^[9]
• Pioneer Tent Bldg. (1910), 516 W Main St. ^[10]
• Jellison Monuments (1920), 510 W Main St. ^[11]
• Perrault Bldg. (1879), 625 W Main St. ^[12]
• Empire Theater (c1910), 619 W Main St.
• Masonic Hall (1892), 615 W Main St.
• Telephone Bldg. (1899), 609 W Main St.
• Telephone Co. Annex (1915), 609 W Main St.
• Statesman Bldg. (1910), 603 W Main St.
• Chinese Houseboat (1900), 111 S 6th St.
• Turnverein Bldg. (1906), 523 W Main St. ^[13]
• Knight Grocery (c1900), 507 W Main St.
• Spiegel Bldg. (1892), 513 W Main St.
• Belgravia Apts. (1904), 110 S 5th St. ^[14]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Arthur A. Hart (March 26, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boise Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved August 30, 2018.
3. "Adelman Bros". 1903. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
4. "Boise's Historic F.O.E Building". August 23, 2013. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
5. "Boise City Inventory of Historic Places" (PDF). July 31, 1979. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
6. "Station History". Boise Fire Department. Archived from the original on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
7. "Boise Basque Tour" . Retrieved August 30, 2018.
8. "Johnson Law Office". Idaho Architecture Project. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
9. "R.Z. Johnson Building". Trout Architects. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
10. "Pioneer Tent Building". Idaho Architecture Project. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
11. "Jellison Monument Works" (PDF). City of Boise. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
12. "Perrault Building" (PDF). City of Boise. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2018. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
13. "Turnverein Meeting Hall". Idaho Architecture Project. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
14. "Belgravia". Idaho Architecture Project. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

External links

Media related to Boise Historic District at Wikimedia Commons

• City of Boise: Landmarks
• Old Boise
• Mapping the City: Boise's 1863 Plat
• Idaho State Historical Society