Challis High School | |
Location | Main Ave. Challis, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 44°30′17″N114°13′52″W / 44.50472°N 114.23111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1922 |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
MPS | Challis MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 80001305 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 3, 1980 |
Challis Jr. Sr. High School is a school in Challis, Idaho. [2] The former Challis High School, a building at 701 Main Ave. in Challis, Idaho, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It was destroyed by the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake.
It was a stone building, built of local tuff stone, which demonstrated "the persistence of the false-front idea in Challis architecture. Here, the false front masks a simpler gabled schoolhouse and projects an image more in keeping with urban schools of the period." [3]
Challis is the largest city in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It is the county seat and its population was 1,081 at the 2010 census. The 2020 census shows 902 residents, a 16.6% drop.
Custer is a ghost town in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Established in 1877, it is at 44°23′15″N114°41′45″W, at an elevation of 6,470 feet (1,972 m). It lies along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest.
Tourtellotte & Hummel was an American architectural firm from Boise, Idaho and Portland, Oregon.
The I.O.O.F. Hall is an Independent Order of Odd Fellows building located on Main Avenue in Challis, Idaho. The building was constructed in two sections; the first was built prior to 1894, while the second was added in 1896. The front facade features two raised gables with decorative Queen Anne woodwork; both gables were connected by a larger gable in 1930. The Odd Fellows were a significant social group in Challis' early history, as almost all of the town's founders were members of the organization. The hall was used for nearly every large community event in Challis during the early 1900s, including dances, public exhibitions, and even the meetings of other fraternal organizations.
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, also known simply as St. John's Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral and parish church in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. The seat of the Diocese of Boise, the church building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It was included as a contributing property of the St. John's Cathedral Block when the rest of the parish buildings on Block 90 were added to the National Register in 1982. That same year, the parish buildings were included as a contributing property in the Fort Street Historic District.
The Falls City School House is a historic schoolhouse located 3 miles (4.8 km) south and 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Jerome, Idaho. The schoolhouse was built by stonemason H.T. Pugh in 1919; it is one of four schoolhouses built by Pugh. The one-story building has a hipped roof with overhanging eaves. A stone false front over the entrance has a segmental arch and a concrete panel with the school's name. Pugh used concrete blocks, which he made on site, to accent the entrance and the corners of the building. The schoolhouse served Falls City School District 36 until it closed in the 1960s.
The Arnold Stevens House is a historic house located in Jerome, Idaho. It is part of the Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho Thematic Resource and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983.
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Twin Peaks Sports, located on Main Avenue in Challis, Idaho, was built in 1909. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Buster Meat Market, located at about 250 Main Ave. in Challis in Custer County, Idaho was a historic building built in c.1897. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Challis Cold Storage was a historic stone building located at about 300 Main Avenue in Challis, Idaho. It was built in 1881 for Idaho governor George L. Shoup.
The Bill Chivers House, on 3rd St. in Challis in Custer County, Idaho, is a historic house built in 1900. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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The Old Challis Historic District is a 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Bux's Place in Challis, Idaho was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a two-story log building which is significant as the only one known to be log and surviving of commercial buildings on Main Avenue in Challis in the 1880s. In 1980, the building had a neon sign reading "Bux's Place". Its front lower fenestration dated from the 1930s.
Nisbet & Paradice was an architectural firm in Idaho. It was a partnership of architects Benjamin Morgan Nisbet and Frank H. Paradice, Jr. formed in 1909. The partnership lasted five years. They dissolved it in 1915, and Nisbet moved to Twin Falls, Idaho to establish an individual practice, and Paradice did likewise in Pocatello, Idaho. A number of their works are recognized by listings on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
The A. B. Moss Building, at 137 N. 8th St. in Payette, Idaho, was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Thomas Chivers House, on Challis Creek Rd. in Challis, Idaho, was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
The Thomas Chivers Cellar, on Challis Creek Rd. in Challis, Idaho was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.