Wellman Apartments

The Wellman Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Georgian Revival building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed by local contractor J.O. Jordan in 1929. The building included 16 "efficiency" apartments that featured a Murphy bed, kitchenette, dressing room, and bathroom. Soon after the building opened, it was remodeled, although the exterior remains nearly unaltered. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Wellman Apartments
The Wellman Apartments in 2016
Location5th and Franklin Sts., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′08″N 116°11′40″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1929 (1929)
Built byJordan, J.O.
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
MPSTourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.82000254[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The Wellman Apartments building was constructed and named for Walter and Ora Wellman, Eastern Oregon ranchers, in 1929.[3] The Dollard Agency, a Boise insurance and real estate firm, may have been involved with the project.[4] Soon after the building opened, the Wellmans sold it to Charles Genoway and Joseph Dollard.[5] In 1931 the Dollard Agency renovated the building, including installation of tile in bathrooms and construction of two apartments in the basement garage.[6] In 1932 the owners installed a ventilation system.[7]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wellman Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved January 22, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Announcement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 18, 1929. p. 7.
  4. "The Dollard Agency...Congratulates the Wellman Apartments". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 18, 1929. p. 7.
  5. "Two Boise Men Purchase Wellman Apartments". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 3, 1930. p. 3.
  6. "Apartments Undergo $10,000 Improvement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 21, 1931. p. 3.
  7. "Air Cooled Apartments". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 8, 1932. p. 5.

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