Whitney School (Boise, Idaho)

Whitney School
Location 1609 S. Owyhee St., Boise, Idaho
Area 8.9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built 1926 (1926)
Architect Wayland & Fennell; Tourtellotte & Hummel
MPS Boise Public Schools TR
NRHP reference # 82000255[1]
Added to NRHP November 8, 1982

The Whitney School was a historic school in Boise, Idaho. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and was demolished in 2008.[2]

The school was originally built in 1926 to plans by Wayland & Fennell of Boise, replaced a building that had burned. Ten years later, in 1936, Tourtellotte & Hummel designed large additions that were built on either end of the central building. A further addition was built in 1946.[3]

All of the sections were designed in a classical style, which helped to unify the sprawling, one-story structure. The building was demolished in 2008 and replaced by the new Whitney School on the same site.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Historic Schools". http://www.preservationidaho.org/. n.d. Web.
  3. "Boise Public Schools: Whitney School"


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