Built 1897 Opened 1897 Added to NRHP 3 January 1983 | NRHP Reference # 83000257 Area 1 ha Architect John E. Tourtellotte | |
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Location Branstetter Street, Garden City, Idaho Architectural styles Gothic architecture, Queen Anne style architecture Similar Aquarium of Boise, Eaton Hall, Washington County Courthouse, John Jacob Astor Hotel, Pacific Building | ||
The Pierce-Borah House is a historic building in Garden City, Idaho. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the house was among the earliest designed by prominent Idaho architect John E. Tourtellotte. It was completed in 1897 and originally located at 11th and Franklin Streets, in nearby Boise.
The house was commissioned by Boise entrepreneur Walter E. Pierce but was sold in 1898 to William Borah, later a prominent United States Senator. In 1959, the house was purchased by Vernon K. Smith and moved from its original location to the present site, in a rural area west of downtown Garden City.
Although the house was described as being in "excellent condition" in a 1982 report, it appears to have since fallen into disrepair.
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