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Boise Capitol Area District

  • Vicinity: Roughly bounded by 6th and Bannock, N 8th, 8th, State, 5th Ana Jefferson Sts
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Historic District


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Tourtellotte and Hummel (Boise) Architect
1885/00/00 Elijah E Myers Architect Idaho State Capitol building is constructed.

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Particulars for Boise Capitol Area District:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Architectural Style Beaux Arts
Building Use Capitol Building
Historic Use Courthouse
Architectural Style English Gothic Revival
Criteria Exemplar
Sight Category Historic District
Historic Use Hotel
Architectural Style Moderne
Area of Significance Politics-government
Historic Use Religious Property
Owner State
Historic Use Work of Art



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 12th May 1976

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Boise Capitol Area District
Registry Address: Roughly bounded by 6th and Bannock, N. 8th, 8th, State, 5th Ana Jefferson Sts.
Registry Number: 76000663
Resource Type: District
Owner: State, Private, Local
Architect: Tourtellotte and Hummel; et al.
Architectural Style: Moderne, Beaux arts, Other
Attribute: English Gothic
Area in Acres: 18
Contributing Buildings: 7
Contributing Objects: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: State
Area of Significance: Politics-government, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Criteria Consideration: Religious property, Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1905
Historic Function: Domestic, Religion, Recreation and Culture, Government, Commerce, Trade
Historic Sub-Function: Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art), Courthouse, Religious structure, Hotel, Capitol
Current Function: Domestic, Commerce, Trade, Religion, Government
Current Sub-Function: Religious structure Capitol Hotel Government office Specialty store Courthouse

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