Woolley Apartments Explained

Woolley Apartments
Coordinates:42.8617°N -112.455°W
Built:1920
Architecture:Prairie School, Bungalow/craftsman
Added:October 31, 1985
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:85003425

The Woolley Apartments, at 303 North Hayes Avenue in Pocatello, Idaho, is an apartment building constructed in 1920. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

It is a four-story brick and wood building upon a concrete foundation. Its design reflects influence of Prairie School and Craftsman styles, especially in projecting wooden bays on north and south sides. The bricks are laid in common bond.[1]

The developer was Hyrum Smith Woolley, Jr., whose father Hyrum Smith Woolley, Jr. was prominent in business in Idaho, whose father-in-law was William Budge and whose grandfather was Charles Coulson Rich, early Mormon pioneer and founder of San Bernardino, California.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85003425}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woolley Apartments ]. National Park Service. September 13, 2019. With