Boise Capitol Area District

The Boise Capitol Area District in Boise, Idaho, is an area of Downtown Boise that includes current and former government buildings, a former hotel, one cathedral, and one monument.[2] The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Boise Capitol Area District
LocationRoughly bounded by 6th and Bannock, N. 8th, 8th, State, 5th Ana Jefferson Sts., Boise, Idaho
Area18 acres (7.3 ha)
Built1899 (1899)
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel; Et al.
Architectural styleModerne, Beaux Arts, English Gothic
NRHP reference No.76000663[1]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1976

Inventory

It includes:

  • Idaho State Capitol (1912, 1919, 1920)
  • Old Ada County Courthouse (1939)
  • Old Federal Building (1904)
  • Hotel Boise (Hoff Building) (1930)
  • Steunenberg Monument (1929)
  • St. Michael's Cathedral (1902)
  • Christian Science Building (1910), demolished
  • Milton Building (1904), demolished

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Arthur A. Hart (March 26, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boise Capitol Area District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 25, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1976

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