Lowell School (Boise, Idaho) Explained

Lowell School
Coordinates:43.6339°N -116.2231°W
Architect:Heath & Twitchell
Added:November 8, 1982
Mpsub:Boise Public Schools TR
Refnum:82000220

Lowell School in Boise, Idaho, is a -story, brick and stone elementary school constructed in 1913 and named for James Russell Lowell. The building was expanded in 1916, 1926, and 1948, and it was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1982.[1]

The NRHP nomination form credits Tacoma architects Heath & Twitchell with the design, but in 1913 The Idaho Statesman reported that plans and specifications had been prepared by students in the Drafting Department at Boise High School.[2]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000220}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lowell School ]. National Park Service. January 30, 2019. With
  2. News: Eastern Teachers Amazed at the Progress: Buildings without Architects . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . April 20, 1913 . 2.