Washington County Courthouse (Idaho)

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Washington County Courthouse
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Washington County Courthouse, August 1998
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Location256 East Court Street
Weiser, Idaho
Coordinates 44°14′51″N116°57′59″W / 44.247458°N 116.966280°W / 44.247458; -116.966280 Coordinates: 44°14′51″N116°57′59″W / 44.247458°N 116.966280°W / 44.247458; -116.966280
Arealess than one acre
Built1939
Built byJ.F. Ulmer and Works Progress Administration
Architect Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural style Moderne or Art Deco
MPS County Courthouses in Idaho MPS
NRHP reference No. 87001602 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 1987

The Washington County Courthouse is an historic governmental building located at 256 East Court in Weiser, Idaho. Designed in the Moderne or Art Deco styles of architecture by architects Tourtellotte and Hummel, it was built in 1939 by contractor J.F. Ulmer. On September 28, 1987, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places [1]

It was built to replace the previous courthouse which was destroyed by a February 1938 fire. The Works Progress Administration provided labor and the county provided materials. The WPA laborers were directed by Boise builder J. F. Ulmer. It was substantially completed in fall of 1939 and dedicated on December 1, but the application of a sprayed veneer of paint and fine sand to finish the building was not accomplished until the following spring. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Jennifer Eastman Attebery (June 23, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washington County Courthouse / 001009". National Park Service . Retrieved August 23, 2017. With photo from 1987.