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The '''Twin Falls Downtown Historic District''' is a {{convert|20|acre|ha}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] in [[Twin Falls, Idaho]] which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000. The district included 42 [[contributing buildings]].<ref name=nris/>
The '''Twin Falls Downtown Historic District''' is a {{convert|20|acre|ha}} [[historic district (United States)|historic district]] in [[Twin Falls, Idaho]] which was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2000.


The {{convert|20|acre|ha}} district spans 11 blocks of mostly commercial buildings, and included 42 [[contributing buildings]] and 33 non-contributing ones.<ref name=nris/><ref name=nrhpdoc/>
It includes one or more works by [[Burton Morse]].


<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=00000035}}|title=National Register of Historic Places registration: twin falls downtown historic district |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Elizabeth Egleston Giraud |date=June 15, 1999 |accessdate=October 13, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=00000035|photos=y|title=24 photos}}.</ref>
It includes works by local architects [[Burton Morse]] and Ernest Gates, and by other architects including [[J.H. Dodd]], Houghtelling and Vissner, [[C. Harvey Smith]], and Boise firm [[Wayland & Fennell]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=00000035}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Twin Falls Downtown Historic District |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author=Elizabeth Egleston Giraud |date=June 15, 1999 |accessdate=October 13, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=00000035|photos=y|title=24 photos}}.</ref>

Selected buildings include:
*Twin Falls Title and Abstract building, 202 E. Shoshone, whose main portion, with [[Classical Revival architecture|Classical Revival]] details, was designed by Burton Morse in 1917
*Herriott Motor Building (c.1917), 156 Second Avenue W., designed by Burton Morse. It became an auto dealership, the location of local radio station [[KTFI (AM)|KTFI]] from 1932 to 1937, a ballroom named "Radioland", and during the 1940s was the Rollerdome skating rink.<ref name=nrhpdoc/>
*Baugh Building (1916), 102 Main Avenue N., a two-story building with a [[cornice]], having a corner entrance and also an entry on Shoshone Street N. This was designed by [[Wayland & Fennell]].<ref name=nrhpdoc/>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:33, 9 August 2023

Twin Falls Downtown Historic District
Orpheum Theater, built 1920
Twin Falls Downtown Historic District is located in Idaho
Twin Falls Downtown Historic District
Twin Falls Downtown Historic District is located in the United States
Twin Falls Downtown Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by 2 Ave. N, 2 St. E, 2 St. W, 2 St. S, 3 Ave. S, 3 St. W., Twin Falls, Idaho
Area20 acres (8.1 ha)
ArchitectMorse, Burton; et.al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
NRHP reference No.00000035[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 4, 2000

The Twin Falls Downtown Historic District is a 20 acres (8.1 ha) historic district in Twin Falls, Idaho which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

The 20 acres (8.1 ha) district spans 11 blocks of mostly commercial buildings, and included 42 contributing buildings and 33 non-contributing ones.[1][2]

It includes works by local architects Burton Morse and Ernest Gates, and by other architects including J.H. Dodd, Houghtelling and Vissner, C. Harvey Smith, and Boise firm Wayland & Fennell.[2]

Selected buildings include:

  • Twin Falls Title and Abstract building, 202 E. Shoshone, whose main portion, with Classical Revival details, was designed by Burton Morse in 1917
  • Herriott Motor Building (c.1917), 156 Second Avenue W., designed by Burton Morse. It became an auto dealership, the location of local radio station KTFI from 1932 to 1937, a ballroom named "Radioland", and during the 1940s was the Rollerdome skating rink.[2]
  • Baugh Building (1916), 102 Main Avenue N., a two-story building with a cornice, having a corner entrance and also an entry on Shoshone Street N. This was designed by Wayland & Fennell.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d Elizabeth Egleston Giraud (June 15, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Twin Falls Downtown Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2017. With 24 photos.
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