Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court

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Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court
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LocationW. 2nd North Street
Mountain Home, Idaho
Coordinates 43°07′49″N115°41′50″W / 43.130196°N 115.697128°W / 43.130196; -115.697128 Coordinates: 43°07′49″N115°41′50″W / 43.130196°N 115.697128°W / 43.130196; -115.697128
Arealess than one acre
Built1908
NRHP reference No. 78001060 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978

The Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is a Basque pelota court located on West 2nd North Street in Mountain Home, Idaho. The court was built in 1908 during a period of Basque immigration to Idaho. Basque immigrants largely settled in the Boise and Mountain Home regions, where they herded sheep; Basque pelota, a sport similar to handball, was one of their main forms of recreation. The Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is the only outdoor Basque pelota court remaining in Idaho. [2]

The court was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Hibbard, Don (May 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court" (PDF). National Park Service . Retrieved January 24, 2014.