Intermountain Institute Explained

Intermountain Institute
Location:Paddock Ave., Weiser, Idaho
Coordinates:44.2647°N -116.9808°W
Built:1907
Added:November 1, 1979
Area:15acres
Refnum:79000811

The Intermountain Institute in Weiser, Idaho, also known as the Idaho Industrial Institute, was a school which included facilities for students boarding there. Its complex of buildings are unusual in being constructed of continuously cast concrete during a span of about 20 years.

The complex includes nine buildings and a structure which were deemed contributing in a National Register of Historic Places listing in 1979.

It includes the Billings Memorial Gymnasium (1929), which was designed by Boise architects Tourtellotte & Hummel in Classical Revival style.

Hooker Hall is, architecturally, the "most pretentious" of the buildings; plans were afoot in 1979 for it to become home of something. In fact in 2019 it is the home of the Snake River Heritage Center and/or the Weiser Museum.[1]

Location: Paddock Ave.

Year of construction: 1907Historic function: EducationHistoric subfunction: School; Educational Related HousingCriteria: architecture/engineering, person

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weiser Museum . December 29, 2019.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=79000811}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Intermountain Institute ]. National Park Service. Patricia Wright . Don Hibbard . September 10, 1979 . December 30, 2019. With