Commercial Historic District (Potlatch, Idaho)

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Commercial Historic District
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Administration building / Potlatch City Hall
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LocationRoughly Pine St. between Seventh and Fifth Sts., Potlatch, Idaho
Coordinates 46°55′17″N116°54′04″W / 46.921340°N 116.901103°W / 46.921340; -116.901103 Coordinates: 46°55′17″N116°54′04″W / 46.921340°N 116.901103°W / 46.921340; -116.901103
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1906
Architect White, C. Ferris; Homes, AM
MPS Potlatch MRA
NRHP reference No. 86002201 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 11, 1986

The Commercial Historic District in Potlatch, Idaho was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included seven contributing buildings and a contributing object. It includes work by architect C. Ferris White and work by A.M. Homes. [1]

It includes seven buildings of the administrative center of historic Potlatch, which was a company town of the Potlatch Lumber Company, plus some additional objects. Specifically, it includes:

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Gymnasium building

The city of Potlatch offers a free walking tour guide, "A Walking Tour of the Potlatch Commercial District" at the city hall, at 195 6th Street. The guide is provided by the Potlatch Historical Society. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "Idaho State Historical Society Inventory Sheet: Commercial Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved January 12, 2017. with six photos from 1985
  3. Keith Petersen and Mary Reed (November 2, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of Potlatch MRA". National Park Service . Retrieved January 12, 2017.
  4. "Idaho's only historic company town". Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2017.