Coeur d'Alene is a city and the county seat of Kootenai County, Idaho, United States. It is the largest city in North Idaho and the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2020, the United States Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 53,354. Coeur d'Alene is a satellite city of Spokane, which is located about thirty miles (50 km) to the west in the state of Washington. The two cities are the key components of the Spokane–Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area, of which Coeur d'Alene is the third-largest city. The city is situated on the north shore of the 25-mile (40 km) long Lake Coeur d'Alene and to the west of the Coeur d'Alene Mountains. Locally, Coeur d'Alene is known as the "Lake City," or simply called by its initials, "CDA."
Wallace, Idaho is a city in and the county seat of Shoshone County, Idaho, in the Silver Valley mining district of the Idaho Panhandle. Founded in 1884, Wallace sits alongside the South Fork of the Coeur d'Alene River, approximately 2,730 feet (830 m) above sea level. The town's population was 784 at the 2010 census.
The Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes is a rail trail in the northwest United States, in northern Idaho. It follows the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way from Mullan, a mountain mining town near the Montana border, westward to Plummer, a town on the prairie near the Washington border. Generally following the Coeur d'Alene River, the rail line was abandoned in 1991 and the trail officially opened in March 2004.
Interstate 90 (I-90) is a transcontinental Interstate Highway that runs east–west across the northern United States. Within the state of Idaho, the freeway travels for 74 miles (119 km) from the Washington border near Spokane to Coeur d'Alene and the panhandle region at the north end of the state. After traveling through the Silver Valley along the Coeur d'Alene River in the Bitterroot Range, I-90 crosses into Montana at Lookout Pass.
Coeur d'Alene's Old Mission State Park is a heritage-oriented state park in North Idaho, preserving the Mission of the Sacred Heart, or Cataldo Mission, national historic landmark. The park contains the church itself, the parish house, and the surrounding property. Built 1850–1853, Mission of the Sacred Heart is the oldest standing building in Idaho. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961, and put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1966.
Savenac Nursery Historic District is located near Haugan in Mineral County, Montana. It is 15 miles from St. Regis, Montana. Savenac was once one of the largest and oldest USDA Forest Service tree nurseries in the western United States, operating from 1907 until 1969. The nursery was created by Elers Koch, of the Forest Service, who also helped fight the Great Fire of 1910 that destroyed much of the Rocky Mountains in the northern part of USA, including the nursery. Savenac once produced over 12 million seedlings annually for use in reforestation of national forests throughout the United States. Its former operations have been moved to the Coeur d'Alene Nursery in Idaho.
The Coeur d'Alene Masonic Temple in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is a building constructed during 1909–1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
The Murray Masonic Hall is a historic Masonic building in Murray, Idaho. Built in 1884, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
The Roosevelt Inn is located near downtown Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. Originally built in 1905 as the Roosevelt School, it is recognized as a historic building listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was converted into an inn in 1994.
George Williams was an American architect based in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. He was born in Illinois and moved to Coeur D'Alene in 1903.
Coeur d'Alene Mission of the Sacred Heart is a historic church mission school off U.S. 95 in Desmet, Idaho.
First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church at 618 Wallace Avenue in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It was built in 1906 and was added to the National Register in 1979.
The Kootenai County Courthouse, located at 501 Government Way in Coeur d'Alene, is the county courthouse serving Kootenai County, Idaho. The courthouse was built in 1925–26. Spokane architect Julius A. Zittle designed the Georgian Revival building. A portico at the entrance features an entablature, frieze, and balcony supported by two Doric columns. The second-floor front windows are arched and have terra cotta ornamentation; brick pilasters separate the windows. The building is topped by a cornice and a brick parapet; a decorative Idaho state seal is located on the parapet above the entrance.
The Alexander House is a Queen Anne style house built in Boise, Idaho, in 1897. The house was constructed for Moses Alexander the year he became mayor of Boise. Alexander later became governor of Idaho.
The Coeur d'Alene City Hall is a historic building in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It was built in 1908, and designed in the Renaissance Revival style by architect George Williams. It served as the de facto courthouse until the construction of the Kootenai County Courthouse in 1926, and it later housed the offices of city officials, police officers and firefighters. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 3, 1979.
The Harvey M. Davey House is a historic house in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It was built in 1908 for Harvey M. Davey, a general contractor who oversaw the construction of many buildings in the area. According to historian Nancy F. Renk, "The Davey house remains significant today because it has been changed so little over the years." It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 23, 1985.
The John P. and Stella Gray House is a historic house in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It was built in 1910 for Boyd Hamilton, second mayor of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and well known local banker. Hamilton's wife was Alta Mae Browne, daughter of J.J. Browne. The original architects were Cowley & Rigg of Spokane. In 1911 Hamilton sold the house to John P. Gray, a lawyer. Gray hired the firm of Kirtland Cutter to carry out alterations to the house. Gray lived here with his wife Stella until his death in 1939. It was purchased by the Mauser family in 1953, who sold it to the Hamans within a year. As a side note, Lawrence "Larry" & Mable Haman had a son named Gary who would become first a lawyer and then a judge. He later purchased the Boyd Hamilton House on Government Way and used it for a law office. The house was designed in the Tudor Revival style by architect Kirtland Cutter. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 31, 1988.
St. Thomas Catholic Church is parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Founded in 1890 to serve the Catholic miners and lumber workers relocating to the area, it remains an active congregation of the Diocese of Boise.
The Harrison Commercial Historic District, in Harrison, Idaho, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The listing included six contributing buildings.
