Washington County Courthouse (Idaho)

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]

Washington County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Washington County Courthouse, August 1998
Location	256 East Court Street Weiser, Idaho
Coordinates	44°14′51″N 116°57′59″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1939
Built by	J.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 NRHP	September 28, 1987

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]

References

1. "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.