Harrison Boulevard Historic District Explained

Harrison Boulevard Historic District
Coordinates:	43.6302°N -116.2083°W
Architect:	Multiple
Architecture:	Bungalow/craftsman, Tudor Revival, Queen Anne
Added:	February 29, 1980
Refnum:	80001286

The Harrison Boulevard Historic District in Boise, Idaho, includes 427 residences, an elementary school, and a church. The district is centered on Harrison Boulevard, a wide, tree lined thoroughfare with a grassy median separating north and south traffic. Harrison Boulevard extends approximately one mile from its southern beginning at West Hays Street to its northern boundary at Hill Road. The east boundary extends to Washington School at 15th and Ridenbaugh Streets, and it includes three residential properties at 15th Street, but the district narrows around Harrison Boulevard as it proceeds north. The west boundary extends as far as 20th Street at the south end of the district, and it narrows to Harrison Boulevard as the district proceeds north.^[1]

Many architectural styles are represented in the district, including Bungalow, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival. Many residences were designed by Boise's prominent architectural firms, including Tourtellotte & Co., Tourtellotte & Hummel, Wayland & Fennell, and Nisbet & Paradice. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

History

President Harrison visited Boise on May 8, 1891, less than one year after Idaho had become the 43rd state.^[2] ^[3] Harrison was well received, and Harrison Boulevard was named in his honor. At 100 feet, the boulevard was at the time the widest street in Boise. The newly platted Brumback Addition included the south end of Harrison Boulevard, and homesites were advertised on the boulevard during President Harrison's visit.^[4] By 1895 the Lemp Addition and the Locust Grove Addition, north of the Brumback Addition, also included Harrison Boulevard.^[5]

In 1916 Harrison Boulevard was paved and landscaped, and street lights were installed.^[6] ^[7] Signs marking the Harrison Boulevard Historic District were installed in 2001 in memory of Ambrose Baltes, a former resident of the district and homeless program volunteer.^[8]

Harrison Boulevard contributing resources

A continuation sheet attached to the nomination form contains information about each of the contributing resources in the district. The list below includes the street address, year of construction, original owner, architect, and architectural style of each property if data was available. Most properties on the list include the year of construction, and some include the original owner and the architectural style. Few include the architect.^[1]

North of West Hays Street

820 Harrison Boulevard (1911)

North of West Resseguie Street

900 Harrison Boulevard (1905); Emulous Wallace House
901 Harrison Boulevard (1912); R.S. Shaw House
906 Harrison Boulevard; Colonial Revival
907 Harrison Boulevard (1911); C.A. Carter House; Wayland & Fennell; Colonial Revival
911 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Colonial Revival
912 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Harry Morrison House
915 Harrison Boulevard (1910); T.K. Little House; Nisbet & Paradice
919 Harrison Boulevard (1921); S.E. Brookover House

North of West Ada Street

1002 Harrison Boulevard (1925); Walter Dufresne House; Tudor Revival
1005 Harrison Boulevard (1910)
1009 Harrison Boulevard (1909)
1017 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Francis Sanders House
1020 Harrison Boulevard (1936); J.C. Jordan House
1021 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Manford Coffin House; Tourtellotte & Co.; Bungalow

North of West Sherman Street

1103 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Ross Cady House
1106 Harrison Boulevard (1929); Arthur Stevens House; Bungalow
1107 Harrison Boulevard (1937); J.D. Orr House
1111 Harrison Boulevard (1938); R.E. Newhouse House; Tudor Revival
1112 Harrison Boulevard (1923); Harry J. Bingham House; Colonial Revival
1118 Harrison Boulevard (1936); J.A. Terteling House; Tudor Revival

North of West Alturas Street

1200 Harrison Boulevard (1929); Tudor Revival
1201 Harrison Boulevard (1913); J.W. Oakes House; Nisbet & Paradice; Georgian Revival
1206 Harrison Boulevard (1932); Pearl Hastings House
1210 Harrison Boulevard (1936)
1213 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Al Kennard House; Colonial Revival
1220 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Colonial Revival
1221 Harrison Boulevard (1938); R.S. Smith House; Colonial Revival

North of West Eastman Street

1304 Harrison Boulevard (1901); John Myer House; Queen Anne
1305 Harrison Boulevard (1905); Eugene Looney House; Tourtellotte & Co.; Queen Anne
1311 Harrison Boulevard (1936)
1312 Harrison Boulevard (1923)
1315 Harrison Boulevard (1939); Colonial Revival
1316 Harrison Boulevard (1912); Colonial Revival

North of West Brumback Street

1402 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival
1403 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Arthur Golden House; Colonial Revival
1406 Harrison Boulevard (1938); Tudor Revival
1409 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Harry C. Wyman House; Tourtellotte & Co.
1410 Harrison Boulevard (1911); Bungalow
1415 Harrison Boulevard (1919); Colonial Revival
1420 Harrison Boulevard (1910); S.J. Loupe House

North of West Ridenbaugh Street

1500 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Colonial Revival
1505 Harrison Boulevard (1911); G.W. Bond House; Tourtellotte & Hummel; Mission Revival
1509 Harrison Boulevard (1910)
1510 Harrison Boulevard (1941); Colonial Revival
1516 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Tudor Revival
1519 Harrison Boulevard (1907); Robert Nourse House

North of West Lemp Street

1601 Harrison Boulevard (1920); J.H. Richards House; Wayland & Fennell; Colonial Revival
1602 Harrison Boulevard (1910); W.E. Leitner House
1605 Harrison Boulevard (1937)
1609 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Henry Compton House
1610 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival
1615 Harrison Boulevard (1925)
1619 Harrison Boulevard (1928); Colonial Revival
1620 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Mary Nutt House

North of West Heron Street

1700 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival
1701 Harrison Boulevard (1923); Ira E. High House; Bungalow
1704 Harrison Boulevard (1915)
1706 Harrison Boulevard (1905); John P. Anderson House
1707 Harrison Boulevard (1920); H.K. Fritchman House (second); Bungalow
1711 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Tudor Revival
1714 Harrison Boulevard (1905)
1717 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Claude R. High House; Moderne
1718 Harrison Boulevard (1908)

North of West Hazel Street

1800 Harrison Boulevard (1921); Bungalow
1801 Harrison Boulevard (1940); A. Anderson House; Hans Hulbe; Colonial Revival
1806 Harrison Boulevard (1922)
1812 Harrison Boulevard (1919); E.C. Daughlin House; Bungalow
1820 Harrison Boulevard (1921); Bungalow

North of West Bella Street

1901 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Bungalow
1903 Harrison Boulevard (1916); Bungalow
1907 Harrison Boulevard (1916); Bungalow
1911 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Bungalow
1910 Harrison Boulevard (1922); Bungalow
1912 Harrison Boulevard (1911); Bungalow
1915 Harrison Boulevard (1923)
1919 Harrison Boulevard (1923); J.R. Courtney House; Bungalow
1920 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Tudor Revival

North of West Irene Street

2001 Harrison Boulevard (1921); B.J. Bradley House; Bungalow
2004 Harrison Boulevard (1910)
2009 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Omer W. Allen House; Bungalow
2010 Harrison Boulevard (1941); Colonial Revival
2014 Harrison Boulevard (1914); Charles Spinner House
2016 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Bungalow
2017 Harrison Boulevard (1930)
2020 Harrison Boulevard (1926)
2021 Harrison Boulevard (1906)
2025 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Tudor Revival
2026 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Queen Anne
2030 Harrison Boulevard (1912)
2036 Harrison Boulevard (1938)
2037 Harrison Boulevard (1937)
2040 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Colonial Revival
2041 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Colonial Revival

North of West Dewey Street

2101 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Bungalow
2106 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Joseph and Mary Rose House
2108 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Ezekiel Sweet House; Bungalow
2111 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Thomas Hamilton House
2114 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Bungalow

North of West Dora Street

2200 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Byron J. Wilson House
2201 Harrison Boulevard (1942)
2203 Harrison Boulevard (1940); John Cornell House; Tudor Revival
2206 Harrison Boulevard (1903); John B. Archibal House

North 15th Street

1101 N 15th St (1905)
1403 N 15th St (1903); Queen Anne
1419 N 15th St (1921); Bungalow
1607 N 15th St (1912); Washington School; designed by Boise High School students

North 16th Street

North of West Resseguie Street

900 N 16th St (1905); L.M. Bumpas House; Queen Anne
901 N 16th St (1906); Bungalow
904 N 16th St (1906)
905 N 16th St (1905)
909 N 16th St (1908); Calvin Starling House
910 N 16th St (1906)
914 N 16th St (1904)
917 N 16th St (1907); Ella Baxter House; Queen Anne
918 N 16th St (1920); Bungalow

North of West Ada Street

1001 N 16th St (1907); C.C. Abernathy House; C.E. Ward; Bungalow
1003 N 16th St (1912); Bungalow
1004-1006 N 16th St (1921); Leda B. Goux Bungalows
1008 N 16th St (1910); Bungalow
1011 N 16th St (1905); Queen Anne
1014 N 16th St (1906)
1015 N 16th St (1906)
1019 N 16th St (1908); Glenn Shawhan House

North of West Sherman Street

1101 N 16th St (1920); Bungalow
1102 N 16th St (1904); Gardner G. Adams House
1107 N 16th St (1912); Guy Stanets House; Bungalow
1108 N 16th St (1908); Queen Anne
1109 N 16th St (1909); Queen Anne
1112 N 16th St (1911)
1113 N 16th St (1905); Charles and Maude Bassett House
1119 N 16th St (1908); James Wylie House

North of West Alturas Street

1201 N 16th St (1904); Queen Anne
1202 N 16th St (1906)
1208 N 16th St (1905)
1209 N 16th St (1905);Newton Irish House
1210 N 16th St (1906); Mary Goff House
1211 N 16th St (1910); Albert Redd House
1212 N 16th St (1904)
1213 N 16th St (1909); Harvey Bostwick House
1215 N 16th St (1910)
1217 N 16th St (1920); Charles Yerrington House; Bungalow
1220 N 16th St (1900)

North of West Eastman Street

1301 N 16th St (1906); Lewis Heaston House; Queen Anne
1304 N 16th St (1904); Guy Matthews House; Queen Anne
1307 N 16th St (1900); F.C. Smith House; J.W. Smith
1310 N 16th St (1904)
1314 N 16th St (1903)
1315 N 16th St (1908); Queen Anne
1318 N 16th St (1898); Lou Harris House
1319 N 16th St (1908); George Cole House; Queen Anne

North of West Ridenbaugh Street

1501 N 16th St (1940); Bungalow
1509 N 16th St (1927); Bungalow
1511 N 16th St (1924); Bungalow
1515 N 16th St (1923); Bungalow
1519 N 16th St (1904); Queen Anne

North of West Lemp Street

1601 N 16th St (1902)
1604 N 16th St (1910); James and Lizzie Hanley House
1607 N 16th St (1901)
1609 N 16th St (1911)
1612 N 16th St (1912); Harriet Lane House
1613 N 16th St (1922); Bungalow
1615 N 16th St (1903)
1619 N 16th St (1904); John F. Green House
1620 N 16th St (1940); Colonial Revival

North of West Heron Street

1702 N 16th St (1905); Augusta Wootan House
1703 N 16th St (1903); William O'Neill House; Queen Anne
1706 N 16th St (1905); Etta and David Kimsey House
1710 N 16th St (1907); Earl Holmstead House
1711 N 16th St (1907)
1713 N 16th St (1905); Thomas Moore House
1715 N 16th St (1905); L.C. Heffner House
1717 N 16th St (1907); Joseph Monroe House

North 17th Street

North of West Franklin Street

709-711 N 17th St (1940); Moderne
713-715 N 17th St (1935); Moderne

North of West Resseguie Street

801 N 17th St (1909)
805 N 17th St (1911); Bungalow
806 N 17th St (1921); Bungalow
807 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow
808 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow
809 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow
812 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow
819 N 17th St (1912); Bungalow
820 N 17th St; Bungalow

North of West Ada Street

901 N 17th St (1909); Queen Anne
906 N 17th St (1930); John Perrault House; Tudor Revival
907 N 17th St; Bungalow, Queen Anne
909 N 17th St (1921); Colonial Revival
910 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow
912 N 17th St (1913); Bungalow
915 N 17th St (1921); Colonial Revival
919 N 17th St (1908)

North of West Sherman Street

1001 N 17th St (1914); Bungalow
1004 N 17th St (1911)
1006 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow
1010 N 17th St (1910)
1011 N 17th St (1907)
1015 N 17th St (1910)
1019 N 17th St (1912)
1020 N 17th St (1922); Colonial Revival

North of West Alturas Street

1101 N 17th St (1922); Colonial Revival, Bungalow
1102 N 17th St (1923)
1110 N 17th St (1910)
1111 N 17th St (1910)
1115 N 17th St (1911); Bungalow
1118 N 17th St (1908); Winfield and Lillian Hyde House
1121 N 17th St (1932); Tudor Revival

North of West Eastman Street

1201 N 17th St (1923); Bungalow
1205 N 17th St (1915)
1209 N 17th St (1901)
1210 N 17th St (1938); Colonial Revival
1213 N 17th St (1905); Queen Anne
1218 N 17th St (1938); Colonial Revival
1219 N 17th St (1901)

North of West Brumback Street

1301 N 17th St (1909); Bungalow
1302 N 17th St (1935); Tudor Revival
1305 N 17th St (1916); Bungalow
1309 N 17th St (1926); Bungalow
1312 N 17th St (1922); Bungalow
1313 N 17th St (1928)
1317 N 17th St (1908); Walter Hulick House; Bungalow

North of West Irene Street

1901 N 17th St (1898) 1700 Irene St; Frank Foster House
1908 N 17th St (1906); Jesse Dressler House
1912 N 17th St (1906)
1913 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow
1915 N 17th St (1907); Queen Anne
1918 N 17th St (1908)
1919 N 17th St (1904); Queen Anne
1920 N 17th St (1905); Queen Anne
1923 N 17th St (1911); Bungalow
1924 N 17th St (1911); Bungalow
1930 N 17th St (1906)
1934 N 17th St (1910)
1938 N 17th St (1908); Benjamin Frank Orr House
1944 N 17th St (1908); Queen Anne

North of West Dewey Street

2001 N 17th St (1899); George Vaughn House; John E. Tourtellotte; Queen Anne
2002 N 17th St (1905)

North 18th Street

North of West Washington Street

617 N 18th St (1913); W.B. Hartman House
621 N 18th St (1912)
703 N 18th St (1909)
704 N 18th St (1912)

North of West Resseguie Street

801 N 18th St (1921); Bungalow
802 N 18th St (1922); F.H. Roseboom House; Bungalow
805 N 18th St (1921); Bungalow
808 N 18th St (1931); Tudor Revival
809 N 18th St (1910); Queen Anne
814 N 18th St (1933); Tudor Revival
815 N 18th St (1926); Tudor Revival
818 N 18th St (1907)
819 N 18th St (1928); Tudor Revival

North of West Ada Street

901 N 18th St (1921); Bungalow
902 N 18th St (1935); Tudor Revival
905 N 18th St (1910); George Schaff House
906 N 18th St (1929); Tudor Revival
908 N 18th St (1914); Bungalow
911 N 18th St (1910); Queen Anne
912 N 18th St (1934)
915 N 18th St (1914); Bungalow
918 N 18th St (1935)
919 N 18th St (1933); Tudor Revival

North of West Sherman Street

1001 N 18th St (1910); John Leonard House
1002 N 18th St (1921); Colonial Revival
1004 N 18th St (1929); Mission Revival
1007 N 18th St (1910); Bungalow
1012 N 18th St (1912); Dorothy Hook House; Colonial Revival
1013 N 18th St (1919); Bungalow
1014 N 18th St (1938); Tudor Revival
1015 N 18th St (1937)
1018 N 18th St (1940); Clayne Robinson House; Tudor Revival
1019 N 18th St (1938); Colonial Revival

North of West Alturas Street

1101 N 18th St (1935); Tudor Revival
1102 N 18th St (1914); G.W. Bond House (second); Tourtellotte & Hummel; Bungalow
1104 N 18th St (1914)
1107 N 18th St (1913); Bungalow
1111 N 18th St (1940)
1115 N 18th St (1910)
1116 N 18th St (1928); Tudor Revival

North of West Eastman Street

1202 N 18th St (1905)
1212 N 18th St (1905)
1215 N 18th St (1911); W.E. Leitner House (second)
1220 N 18th St (1907)
1226 N 18th St (1902)

North of West Brumback Street

1301 N 18th St (1910); Bungalow
1302 N 18th St (1911); A.E. Ihrig House; Bungalow
1304 N 18th St (1911); A.E. Ihrig House (second); Bungalow
1307 N 18th St (1916); A.E. Woodman House (second); Bungalow
1308 N 18th St (1911); A.E. Ihrig House (third); Bungalow
1314 N 18th St (1911)

North of West Ridenbaugh Street

1401 N 18th St (1906); Queen Anne

North of West Irene Street

1902 N 18th St (1910); Queen Anne

North 19th Street

North of West Resseguie Street

701 N 19th St (1929)
706 N 19th St (1919); Bungalow
707 N 19th St (1910)
710 N 19th St (1911); Tudor Revival
711 N 19th St (1911); Colonial Revival
714 N 19th St (1921); Bungalow
720 N 19th St (1911); Queen Anne

North of West Ada Street

801 N 19th St (1910)
802 N 19th St (1922)
805 N 19th St (1910); Bungalow
806 N 19th St (1922); Bungalow
809 N 19th St (1923); William Antrim House
810 N 19th St (1922); Colonial Revival
816 N 19th St (1908); J.R. Compton House
817 N 19th St (1911)
819 N 19th St (1911)

North of West Sherman Street

901 N 19th St (1911); David Newman House; Bungalow
902 N 19th St (1911); Silas Burnham House; Bungalow
905 N 19th St (1911); Bungalow
906 N 19th St (1910); Bungalow
909 N 19th St (1910); Bungalow
910 N 19th St (1911)
915 N 19th St (1911)
916 N 19th St (1910); Bungalow
918 N 19th St (1922); Bungalow
919 N 19th St (1922); Bungalow

North of West Alturas Street

1001 N 19th St (1911)
1002 N 19th St (1911); Hezekiah and Lucy Saunders House (second)
1003 N 19th St (1914)
1004 N 19th St (1910)
1009 N 19th St (1928)
1012 N 19th St (1911); Bungalow
1015 N 19th St (1910); Alfred Lee House
1016 N 19th St (1908)

North of West Eastman Street

1101 N 19th St (1923); Bungalow
1102 N 19th St (1911)
1106 N 19th St (1910); A.H. Bain House; Bungalow
1107 N 19th St (1912); J.P. Taylor House; Bungalow
1110 N 19th St (1910); Bungalow
1115 N 19th St (1911); Bungalow
1116 N 19th St (1941); Lyle Ferney House
1117 N 19th St (1910); Willie A. White House

North 20th Street

North of West Washington Street

603 N 20th St (1908); Lars S. Honstead House
616 N 20th St (1911); A.E. Woodman House

North of West Resseguie Street

702 N 20th St; Tudor Revival
706 N 20th St (1911)
708 N 20th St (1927); Bungalow
709 N 20th St (1921); Bungalow
710 N 20th St (1911); C.K. Denman House
711 N 20th St (1913); Bungalow
713 N 20th St (1922); Robert Mowbray Davidson House; Colonial Revival
718 N 20th St (1909); Robert Bears House

North of West Ada Street

801 N 20th St (1908); Henry and Mary Vernon House

Named streets

West Hays Street

1609 W Hays St (1921)
1615 W Hays St (1909)
1619 W Hays St (1909)
1621 W Hays St (1904); William Hitson House; Queen Anne

West Resseguie Street

1605 W Resseguie St (1910); James Slick House
1607 W Resseguie St (1910)
1609 W Resseguie St (1911)
1611 W Resseguie St (1907); Queen Anne
1660-1666 W Resseguie St (1935); Colonial Revival
1701 W Resseguie St (1911)
1705 W Resseguie St (1912)
1707 W Resseguie St (1912)
1711 W Resseguie St (1911); Bungalow
1713 W Resseguie St (1909); Hezekiah Saunders House
1715 W Resseguie St (1912); Bungalow
1811 W Resseguie St (1910); Bungalow
1817 W Resseguie St (1911); Colonial Revival
1818 W Resseguie St (1940)
1820 W Resseguie St (1935); Colonial Revival
1903 W Resseguie St (1928); Tudor Revival
1915 W Resseguie St (1914)

West Ada Street

1670 W Ada St (1915); Colonial Revival
1715 W Ada St (1907)

West Sherman Street

1529 W Sherman St (1921); R.S. Coolbaugh House

West Alturas Street

1521 W Alturas St (1911)
1661 W Alturas St (1921)

West Eastman Street

1661 W Eastman St (1916); Bungalow
1665 W Eastman St (1921)
1717 W Eastman St (1901)
1723 W Eastman St (1911); Former United Presbyterian Church
1803 W Eastman St (1904); Andrew McQuaid House; Bungalow
1804 W Eastman St (1900); John and Carrie Pilmer House; Queen Anne
1817 W Eastman St (1898); Francis Leonard House

West Brumback Street

1817 W Brumback St (1903); Harmon Cox House
1901 W Brumback St (1921); Otis Hon House

West Ridenbaugh Street

1702 W Ridenbaugh St (1900); J.M. Campbell House
1711 W Ridenbaugh St (1911); Bungalow
1724 W Ridenbaugh St (1904); Queen Anne
1801 W Ridenbaugh St (1904); Thomas Bennett House
1810 W Ridenbaugh St (1938)

West Lemp Street

1611 W Lemp St (1913)

West Hazel Street

1511 W Hazel St (1910)

West Irene Street

1662 W Irene St (1938)
1710 W Irene St (1920)

West Dewey Street

1661 W Dewey St (1928)

Notes and References

Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=80001286}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Harrison Boulevard Historic District ]. National Park Service. Janet McCulloch . September 26, 1979 . April 7, 2019. With
News: Welcome to Boise . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . May 8, 1891 . 8.
News: Boise City's Welcome . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . May 9, 1891 . 1.
News: Harrison Boulevard . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . May 8, 1891 . 5.
News: Harrison Boulevard . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . April 23, 1895 . 2.
News: Boise Voters Pass $30,000 Paving Bonds . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . June 14, 1916 . 1.
News: Lights for Boulevard . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . July 14, 1916 . 2.
News: Boise social worker memorialized . Emily Simnitt . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . May 6, 2001.