Eichelberger Apartments

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Eichelberger Apartments
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The Eichelberger Apartments in 2018
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Location612-24 N. 9th St.
Boise, Idaho
Coordinates 43°37′15″N116°11′57″W / 43.62083°N 116.19917°W / 43.62083; -116.19917 (Eichelberger Apartments) Coordinates: 43°37′15″N116°11′57″W / 43.62083°N 116.19917°W / 43.62083; -116.19917 (Eichelberger Apartments)
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleClassical Revival
Part of Fort Street Historic District (#82000199)
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference # 82000197 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The Eichelberger Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Colonial Revival building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1910. The U-shape, brick and stucco design features corner quoins and keystoned windows with a roofline parapet covered between crested pilasters. [2] It was included as a contributing property in the Fort Street Historic District on November 12, 1982. [3] The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982. [1]

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.

Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival architecture was and is a nationalistic design movement in the United States and Canada. Part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement embracing Georgian and Neoclassical styles, it seeks to revive elements of architectural style, garden design, and interior design of American colonial architecture.

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Albert V. Eichelberger

Albert V. Eichelberger and his brothers operated a coal supply company at 930 Main Street in Boise in the early 1890s, [4] and by 1893 the Eichelbergers had sold the business to Smith & Stover. [5] In 1892 Eichelberger purchased 80 acres (32 ha) of land near Boise where he planted prune trees. [6] [7] In 1910 he became manager of the Boise Valley Fruit Growers' Association. [8]

Eichelberger served in the Idaho legislature 1903-1904 [9] and on the Boise City Council from 1912 until he was recalled in 1916. He supported expansion of city park land and prohibition of alcohol and dancing. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eichelberger Apartments". National Park Service . Retrieved December 23, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. ↑ Susanne Lichtenstein. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Street Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  4. ↑ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 9, 1891. p. 5.
  5. ↑ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 17, 1893. p. 2.
  6. ↑ "The State Land Sale". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 11, 1892. p. 5.
  7. ↑ "Farmers' Institute". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 20, 1898. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Eichelberger Made Manager". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 23, 1910. p. 3.
  9. ↑ "Ada County Vote". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 15, 1902. p. 3.
  10. ↑ "Robinson Ousted in Recall Fight; Hays Made Mayor". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 2, 1916. p. 1.

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