Zurcher Apartments

The Zurcher Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Neoclassical building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and completed in 1912. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Zurcher Apartments
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Zurcher Apartments in 2019
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Location	102 S. 17th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°37′16″N 116°12′48″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural style	Classical Revival, Late Victorian
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000257[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

When it opened, the building featured four apartments, each with three rooms, a bathroom, and a Murphy bed.[3]

Oscar Zurcher was a partner in a marble and granite company located near the Zurcher Apartments, and with his brother Otto Zurcher owned the Zurcher Brothers Grocery.[4][2]

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: Zurcher Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures
3. "New Apartment House". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 21, 1911. p. 3.
4. "New Marble and Granite Company". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 19, 1902. p. 6.

External links

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