C. H. Waymire Building

The C.H. Waymire Building in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, cement block structure designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1909. The building housed Waymire Grocery, a neighborhood market.[2]

Waymire, C. H., Building
The C.H. Waymire Building in 2019
C. H. Waymire Building is located in Idaho
C. H. Waymire Building
C. H. Waymire Building is located in the United States
C. H. Waymire Building
Location1521 N. 13th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′49″N 116°12′10″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909 (1909)
Built byShaffer, Hawk, & Clark
ArchitectTourtellotte, John E. & Company
MPSTourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.82000252[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

History

Clarence H. Waymire arrived in Boise in 1884 and operated a dairy under the name of Waymire & Brown. In 1892 Waymire purchased his partner's share of the business.[3] In 1902 Waymire constructed a 2-story, wood-frame grocery store at the southwest corner of 13th and Eastman Streets,[4] and in 1909 the building was moved to the rear of the lot and turned to face Eastman Street, enabling the store to function during construction of the C.H. Waymire Building at the corner. At the time, the Idaho Statesman noted that the building was the first large store in Boise to be constructed of cement blocks.[5]

The C.H. Waymire Building included a post office and was a local polling place during elections.[6][7][8] Waymire sold his grocery business in 1914, but he continued to make improvements to that and to other buildings, and the west side of 13th street between Alturas and Eastman Streets became known as the Waymire Block.[9]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Waymire, C. H., Building". National Park Service. Retrieved January 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Notice of Dissolution of Partnership". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 14, 1892. p. 5.
  4. "New Store Building". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 25, 1902. p. 5.
  5. "Building Business Block". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 10, 1909. p. 5.
  6. "Additional City Local". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 9, 1909. p. 3.
  7. "Legal Notices". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 20, 1912. p. 7.
  8. "Notice of Election". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. June 6, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  9. "Restaurant, bar planned for spot where a Hyde Park rug cleaner operated for decades". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 30, 2018.


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