South Eighth Street Historic District

The South Eighth Street Historic District in Boise, Idaho, is an area of approximately 8 acres (3.2 ha) that includes 22 commercial buildings generally constructed between 1902 and 1915. The buildings are of brick, many with stone cornices and rounded arches, and are between one and four stories in height. The area had been Boise's warehouse district, and many of the buildings were constructed adjacent to railroad tracks that separated downtown from its industrial core. The district is bounded by Broad and Fulton Streets and 8th and 9th Streets.[2]

South Eighth Street Historic District
The O.W. Smith Building (1902) in the South 8th Street Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by 8th, 9th, Miller, and Broad Sts., Boise, Idaho
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
ArchitectTourtellotte & Co.; Wayland & Fennell; and others
NRHP reference No.77000450[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 1977

Only the Idaho Candy Company remains in business at its location in the district (1909),[3] and most of the other sites have been converted for shopping, restaurants, and offices. Boise Contemporary Theater and the Esther Simplot Performing Arts Academy also occupy buildings in the district.[4]

Inventory
  • Mutual Creamery (1912), 601 S 9th St, also known as the Jensen Creamery[5] or as the Meadow Gold building
  • Northrup, King & Co. Seed Warehouse (1935), 520 S 9th St[6]
  • Harry K. Fritchman Building (1910), 506 S 9th St.[7] Harry Fritchman served as Boise City mayor 1911–12.
  • Boise Ice & Produce Co. (1910), 504 S 9th St[8]
  • Davis Warehouse (1910), 418 S 9th St,[9] also known as the Peasley Transfer & Storage warehouse and as the Idaho Fish & Poultry Co., the building had been used originally by the Shaw Lumber Co.
  • Harry K. Fritchman Warehouse (1915), 414 S 9th St, also known as the Swift & Co. warehouse[2]
  • Alexander T. Ellis Warehouse (1913), 410 S 9th St[10]
  • Anton Goreczky Block (1910), 312 S 9th, two buildings, also known as the W.P. Fuller & Co. warehouse or as Fosters Furniture warehouse. One of the Goreczky buildings may have replaced the Boise Sash and Door Co., owned by Goreczky.[7] The Anton Goreczky House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  • Northrup Hardware Co. Building (1903), 401 S 8th St[10]
  • Coffin-Clinton Hardware Co. (1903), 405 S 8th St, designed by Tourtellotte & Co., also known as the Oakes & Co. warehouse[11]
  • John L. Day Building (1903), 409 S 8th St, designed by Tourtellotte & Co.,[11] also known as the Foster Building. The Day Building includes an unusual, three-part cornice.
  • Capitol Brokerage & Commission Building (1902), 413 S 8th St[2]
  • Peasley Transfer & Storage Building (1902) 415 S 8th St,[12] also known as Swift & Co.[13]
  • O.W. Smith Building (1902), 421 S 8th St[12]
  • O.W. Smith Building (1908), 501 S 8th St[14]
  • O.W. Smith Warehouse (1908), 513 S 8th St, also known as the Idaho Junk House[2]
  • William Udelavitz Building (1926), 521 S 8th St,[15] also known as the Udelavitz Junk House or the Idaho Junk House[2]
  • Idaho Milling & Elevator Co. Building (1910), 416 S 8th St[2]
  • Idaho Candy Co. Building (1909), 412 S 8th St[2]
  • Carson & Lusk Warehouse (1906), 408 S 8th, original 3-story design by Tourtellotte & Co., 4-story remodel by Wayland & Fennell (1911)[16]
  • Falk Warehouse (1906), 404 S 8th, Tourtellotte and Hummel[2]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Don Hibbard (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: South Eighth Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. George Prentice (March 23, 2016). "Dave Wagers: Living the sweet life at Idaho Candy Company". Boise Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  4. Teya Vitu (May 27, 2016). "Esther Simplot creates a $3 million endowment for the arts". Idaho Business Review. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  5. "Jensen Creamery Company to Build". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 27, 1912. p. 3.
  6. "Boise Seed Firm Starts Building". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 25, 1935. p. 9.
  7. "Shortage of Material is Having Adverse Effect on Building Operations". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 19, 1910. p. 16.
  8. "New Cold Storage Plant". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 3, 1910. p. 2.
  9. "Brief Local News: New Warehouse". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 26, 1910. p. 5.
  10. "Brief City News: New Warehouse to Be Built". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 20, 1913. p. 3.
  11. "More Activity in Building: Modern Warehouses". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 13, 1903. p. 5.
  12. Article includes a description of businesses in the block: "Warehouse Constructed". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 1, 1902. p. 14.
  13. "Merits of Boise Being Recognized". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 27, 1902. p. 5.
  14. "Much Activity in Building: Improvements and Building". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 6, 1908. p. 8.
  15. "Opens Junk House". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 30, 1927. p. 10.
  16. "Warehouse to Be Rebuilt". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 20, 1911. p. 3.

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