State Street Historic District (Boise, Idaho)

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State Street Historic District
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The State Street Historic District in 2019
LocationJefferson, 2nd and 3rd Sts., Boise, Idaho
Area5.1 acres (2.1 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Queen Anne, Palladian
NRHP reference # 78001036 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

The State Street Historic District in Boise, Idaho, is a group of houses constructed between 1886 and 1940 along West Jefferson and State Streets, bounded by North 2nd and 3rd Streets. The houses represent a variety of architectural styles, and some were occupied by politicians and judges during the early 20th century. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [2]

Boise, Idaho State capital city in Idaho, United States

Boise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, and is the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River in southwestern Idaho, the population of Boise at the 2010 Census was 205,671, the 99th largest in the United States. Its estimated population in 2016 was 223,154.

Idaho State of the United States of America

Idaho is a state in the northwestern region of the United States. It borders the state of Montana to the east and northeast, Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canadian border with the province of British Columbia. With a population of approximately 1.7 million and an area of 83,569 square miles (216,440 km2), Idaho is the 14th largest, the 12th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. The state's capital and largest city is Boise.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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Palladian architecture Style of architecture derived from the work of Venetian Andrea Palladio

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Colonial Revival architecture

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Frank Sigel Dietrich American judge

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John E. Tourtellotte American architect

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Julia Davis Park

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Albert Beck House

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Meridian Exchange Bank Historic building in Meridian, Idaho

The Meridian Exchange Bank in Meridian, Idaho, was designed by the Boise architectural firm of Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1906. Charles Hummel may have been the supervising architect. The 2-story, Renaissance Revival building was constructed of brick and sandstone by contractors Allen & Barber, and it featured a corner entry at Idaho Avenue and Second Street. The ground floor entry and a Second Street entry to the second floor both were framed by shallow brick pilasters supporting simple stone capitals. Four corbelled brick chimneys extended above the second floor parapet. The Meridian Exchange Bank and a barbershop occupied the ground floor, and the Independent Telephone Exchange rented the second floor. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Don Hibbard (June 22, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: State Street Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved January 4, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ "Judge F.S. Dietrich Stricken; Death Closes Brilliant Career of Nationally Known Jurist". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 3, 1930. p. 1.
  4. ↑ "Samuel Tipton, Aged Attorney, Dies in Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 18, 1953. p. 12.
  5. ↑ Arthur Hart (May 15, 2007). "The Adelmanns were part of Boise's German colony". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 3.
  6. ↑ "Local Brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 2, 1899. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Atkinson-Blucher". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 16, 1911. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Additional Buildings". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 1, 1904. p. 15.
  9. ↑ "Society". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 4, 1901. p. 6.
  10. ↑ "Local Brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 29, 1899. p. 6.
  11. ↑ "The Mode Limited Department Store..." Lewiston Interstate News. Lewiston, Idaho. November 3, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  12. ↑ "J.W. Daniels Esq...". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 3, 1890. p. 3.
  13. ↑ Arthur A. Hart (September 20, 2005). "Idaho History". Idaho Statesman. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "Auction". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 11, 1895. p. 6.
  15. ↑ "Advertisement: New Tailoring Establishment". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 15, 1889. p. 1.
  16. ↑ "Stories of Candidates". Idaho Statesman. November 2, 1900. p. 4.
  17. ↑ "Brief Local News". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. March 28, 1903. p. 5.
  18. ↑ "Big Gold Clean-Up". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 31, 1901. p. 3.
  19. ↑ "Invest More Money". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 13, 1901. p. 8.
  20. ↑ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. May 11, 1903. p. 6.
  21. ↑ "Local Brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 19, 1895. p. 6.
  22. ↑ "Justice Quarles has purchased the Weaver residence...". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 25, 1897. p. 6.
  23. ↑ "Local Brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 5, 1897. p. 6.
  24. ↑ "Cut Stone Residence". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 3, 1909. p. 2.
  25. ↑ "Articles of Incorporation". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 19, 1907. p. 5.

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