H. E. McElroy House

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H. E. McElroy House
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The H. E. McElroy House in 2018
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Location924 W. Fort St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates 43°37′23″N116°11′55″W / 43.62306°N 116.19861°W / 43.62306; -116.19861 (H. E. McElroy House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1901
Architect John E. Tourtellotte & Company
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No. 82000222 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The H.E. McElroy House in Boise, Idaho, USA, was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in 1901 in a neighborhood now designated the Fort Street Historic District. The brick veneer, 1+12-story Colonial design features a rectangular, symmetrical facade with a ridgebeam parallel to the street and an entry porch supported by Doric columns above flared, shingled walls. Dormers and gables are covered with square-cut and fish-scale shingles. [2]

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Hugh E. McElroy was a Boise attorney who helped to organize Idaho's Progressive Party. [3] McElroy ran for governor as a Progressive candidate in 1914, but he lost the election to Democrat Moses Alexander. [4]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: H. E. McElroy House". National Park Service . Retrieved September 20, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979
  3. "Progressive Rally at Ustick School". Evening Capital News. October 24, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. "Idaho's Official Vote". Blackfoot Optimist. December 3, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2018.

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