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Alexanders (Boise, Idaho)

Coordinates: 43°36′59″N 116°12′15″W / 43.616338°N 116.204254°W / 43.616338; -116.204254
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Alexanders
The Alexander building as it appeared in the 1970s
Alexanders (Boise, Idaho) is located in Idaho
Alexanders (Boise, Idaho)
Alexanders (Boise, Idaho) is located in the United States
Alexanders (Boise, Idaho)
Location826 Main Street, Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°36′59″N 116°12′15″W / 43.616338°N 116.204254°W / 43.616338; -116.204254
Built1924
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleSecond Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.78001029[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1978

Alexanders is a two-story, Second Renaissance Revival style commercial building designed by architects Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in Boise, Idaho, in 1924.[2] The brick building is clad in white terracotta.[3]

Alexanders was a men's clothing store chain begun in 1891 by Moses Alexander. After construction, the building at 826 Main Street contained Alexanders' flagship store, although Alexanders had operated a store prior to 1924 at the same corner.[4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Don Hibbard (June 14, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Alexanders". National Park Service. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alexanders Men's Store 1924". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Alexander advertisement, 1912" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2018.
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