Zurcher Apartments Explained

Zurcher Apartments
Coordinates:43.6211°N -116.2133°W
Architect:Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architecture:Classical Revival, Late Victorian
Added:November 17, 1982
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
Refnum:82000257

The Zurcher Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Neoclassical building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and completed in 1912. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

When it opened, the building featured four apartments, each with three rooms, a bathroom, and a Murphy bed.[2]

Oscar Zurcher was a partner in a marble and granite company located near the Zurcher Apartments, and with his brother Otto Zurcher owned the Zurcher Brothers Grocery.[3] [1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=82000257}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Zurcher Apartments ]. National Park Service. January 28, 2019. With
  2. News: New Apartment House . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . December 21, 1911 . 3.
  3. News: New Marble and Granite Company . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . November 19, 1902 . 6.