Hoff Building | |
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Former names | Hotel Boise (1930–1976) |
General information | |
Type | Hotel (1930–1976) Office (1976–present) |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Address | 802 W. Bannock Street |
Town or city | Boise, Idaho |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 43°37′02.4″N116°12′07.4″W / 43.617333°N 116.202056°W |
Named for | Hans T. Hoff Founder, Hoff Companies |
Groundbreaking | June 17, 1930 [1] |
Completed | December 15, 1930 [2] |
Opened | December 21, 1930 [3] |
Cost | $279,600 [4] ($4.9 million in 2022 [5] ) A later estimate was $639,000 [6] ($11.2 million in 2022 [5] ) |
Height | 165 feet (50 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 11 (1930) 13 (1976) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Frank K. Hummel [7] |
Architecture firm | Tourtellotte & Hummel |
Developer | Walter E. Pierce |
Main contractor | Morrison-Knudsen |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 400 |
Website | |
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Part of | Boise Capitol Area District |
NRHP reference No. | 76000663 [8] |
Added to NRHP | May 12, 1976 |
The Hoff Building is an historic building in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. Designed by Boise architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, it was constructed 93 years ago in 1930 in the style of Art Deco. Known as Hotel Boise until 1976, the building is a contributing resource in the Boise Capitol Area District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 12, 1976. [9]
At eleven floors in 1930, the building is considered Boise's first skyscraper and is the eleventh-tallest building in the city. [10]
Hotel Boise was constructed in 1930 for Boise developer Walter E. Pierce on the former site of a Methodist church. [11] The building included 400 hotel rooms and ten apartments; [6] the commercial tenants included Leah's Corner Cupboard giftshop, [12] Veda Renfro's Artistic Beauty Salon, [13] Lee McClelland's Barber Shop, [14] the North American Automobile Association, [15] and the Hotel Boise Cab Company. [16] The first hotel manager was Earl McInnis, and the hotel was an early affiliate of the Western Hotels Company. [17]
Hotel Boise operated from 1930 until 1976, when it was sold to Hoff Companies, Inc. The new owner changed the name to Hoff Building, renovated the building for office space, added two floors, and removed Art Deco features. Two years later the building was sold to EBCO Inc., and the Art Deco details were reinstalled. [7]
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