National Register of Historic Places

State Street Historic District

Boise, Ada County, Idaho
Listed
December 15, 1978
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
78001036

About this property

The State Street Historic District in Boise, Idaho, is a group of houses constructed between 1886 and 1940 along West Jefferson and State Streets, bounded by North 2nd and 3rd Streets. The houses represent a variety of architectural styles, and some were occupied by politicians and judges during the early 20th century. The historic district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Frank Dietrich House (1910), 203 W Jefferson St, is a 2+1⁄2-story Palladian or Colonial Revival design by Tourtellotte and Hummel. Frank Sigel Dietrich was a federal judge appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907 to fill a seat on the U.S. District Court in Idaho. In 1926 President Calvin Coolidge appointed Dietrich to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Samuel L. Tipton House (1903), 211 W Jefferson St, is a 2-story Queen Anne design by Tourtellotte & Co. Samuel L. Tipton was an assistant U.S. Attorney and city attorney in Boise. Richard C. Adelman House (1884), 221 W Jefferson St, relocated to Julia Davis Park. The 1-story Adelman House had been one of the oldest houses in Boise to remain at its original site, and then in 1981 it moved. Richard C. Adelman was a miner and saloonkeeper who arrived in Boise in the 1870s. John W. Atkinson House (1886), 206 W Jefferson St, is a 2-story American Foursquare design with a Tuscan columned porch extending the length of its Jefferson Street exposure. John W. Atkinson was a blacksmith and Boise pioneer, arriving in 1864. He also owned rental houses. Hettie M. Blucher House (1940), 208 W Jefferson St, is a 1-story Colonial Revival design with a skewed gable entry. The house was constructed for the daughter of John W. Atkinson, Hettie (Atkinson) Blucher. John Atkinson Rental (1903), 210 W Jefferson St, is a 1+1⁄2-story Queen Anne design constructed for John W. Atkinson. Sophia Oberdorfer House (1910), 216 W Jefferson St, is a 2-story American Foursquare design by architects Nesbet and Paradice. Sophia (Weissman) Oberdorfer immigrated from Regensburg, Germany, and lived in Silver City, Idaho, prior to moving to Boise after the death of her husband. She was an early investor in The Mode department store. John W. Daniels House (1890), 220 W Jefferson St, demolished. The house was a 1-story Queen Anne design later remodeled into a Bungalow. John W. Daniels was a real estate investor, an attorney, and the principal of Central School. Daniels had occupied other houses before moving to Jefferson Street, and his self-designed house on Bannock Street (demolished), later sold to Timothy Regan, was his most elaborate home and included Boise's first residential tower.

Location

Boise, Ada County, Idaho
43.61533, -116.19431

Categories

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Sources

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When was State Street Historic District listed on the National Register?

State Street Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 15, 1978.

What type of historic resource is State Street Historic District?

State Street Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for State Street Historic District?

The period of significance for State Street Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

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