Lowell School (Boise, Idaho)
Lowell School | |
.jpg) Lowell School in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1507 N. 22nd St., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°38′02″N 116°13′23″W / 43.63389°N 116.22306°W |
| Area | 9.5 acres (3.8 ha) |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Heath & Twitchell |
| MPS | Boise Public Schools TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000220[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 1982 |
Lowell School in Boise, Idaho, is a 2+1⁄2-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.[2]
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.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lowell School". National Park Service. Retrieved January 30, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "Eastern Teachers Amazed at the Progress: Buildings without Architects". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 20, 1913. p. 2.
External links[edit]
Media related to Lowell School (Boise, Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons- Lowell School website
Further reading[edit]
- J. Howard Moon, A Centennial History of Schools of the State of Idaho (State School Boards Association, 1990), pp 1–12
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