Bruneau Episcopal Church

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Bruneau Episcopal Church
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LocationOff State Highway 51, Bruneau, Idaho
Coordinates 42°52′51″N115°47′51″W / 42.88083°N 115.79750°W / 42.88083; -115.79750 Coordinates: 42°52′51″N115°47′51″W / 42.88083°N 115.79750°W / 42.88083; -115.79750
Arealess than one acre
Built1911
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference # 82000356 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The Bruneau Episcopal Church is a historic church located off State Highway 51 on the south side of Bruneau in Owyhee County, Idaho.

State Highway 51(SH-51) is a state highway in southwestern Idaho from Mountain Home south to the Nevada border, where it continues as State Route 225 to Elko. It is the major north–south road in Owyhee County.

Bruneau, Idaho Unincorporated community in Idaho, United States

Bruneau is an unincorporated community in Owyhee County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Idaho. The mouth of the Bruneau River is to the northwest and Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park is to the east. As of 2014, Bruneau has a population of 552.

Owyhee County, Idaho County in the United States

Owyhee County is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,526. The county seat is Murphy, and its largest city is Homedale. In area it is the second-largest county in Idaho, behind Idaho County.

It is a shiplap-sided frame building with an outset gable-roofed porch/belfry. It was designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel. Gothic-style is alluded to by lancet-type windows. [2]

Shiplap

Shiplap is a type of wooden board used commonly as exterior siding in the construction of residences, barns, sheds, and outbuildings.

Tourtellotte & Hummel was an American architectural firm from Boise, Idaho and Portland, Oregon.

Gothic architecture style of architecture

Gothic architecture is a style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.

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References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: bruneau episcopal church". National Park Service. 1982. Retrieved October 15, 2017. With photo from 1980.