Soda Springs City Hall

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Soda Springs City Hall
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Location109 S. Main St., Soda Springs, Idaho
Coordinates 42°39′24″N111°36′8″W / 42.65667°N 111.60222°W / 42.65667; -111.60222 Coordinates: 42°39′24″N111°36′8″W / 42.65667°N 111.60222°W / 42.65667; -111.60222
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1902
Built byGagon, Sam
Architectural styleVernacular, Boom Town
NRHP reference No. 93000385 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1993

Soda Springs City Hall, located at 109 S. Main St. in Soda Springs, Idaho was built in 1902. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]

It has also been known as Soda Springs City Police Station. The building was deemed "historically significant as it is the only extant building associated with the early village government of one of Idaho's oldest cities, and which housed the civic offices for three quarters of a century. Architecturally, it is one of the few remaining examples of a vernacular style using lava rock, an abundant local building material. It is also one of the few remaining buildings with a boomtown false front, although this was once a prevalent feature of Soda Springs' commercial streetscape." [2] It Currently is the local scout house for boys and girls.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Craig M. Call (February 13, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Soda Springs City Hall / Soda Springs City Police Station". National Park Service . Retrieved October 16, 2017. With two photos from 1992.