Harrison Commercial Historic District
Harrison Commercial Historic District | |
 Masonic Temple at left; Theatre/Armstrong Garage at right; E.C. Hayes and Sons grain elevator in center background | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by N. Lake Ave., W. Harrison St., N. Coeur d'Alene Ave., and Pine St., Harrison, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 47°27′15″N 116°47′06″W / 47.45417°N 116.78500°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1917 |
| NRHP reference No. | 96001505[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1996 |
The Harrison Commercial Historic District, in Harrison, Idaho, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The listing included six contributing buildings.[1]
The commercial district of Harrison was mostly destroyed in a fire in 1917. Some businessmen rebuilt in fireproof construction. The historic district includes most of the rebuilt area including six brick buildings dating from 1917 or shortly thereafter, and a metal grain elevator built in 1955 which is the only non-contributing structure in the district. It also includes a non-rebuilt city block which is a city park.[2]
It includes, on the east side of Coeur D'Alene Ave.:
- Bridgeman Building
- Corskie Building
- Marier and Brass/Paulsen building [2]
And it includes, from south to north along west side of Coeur D'Alene Ave. (Idaho State Highway 97):
- I.O.O.F. Building
- City park
- Masonic Temple
- E.C. Hayes and Sons grain elevator
- Theatre/Armstrong Garage[2]
Gallery
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Corskie Building at left, Marier and Brass/Paulsen building at right. Edge of Bridgeman Building at very left. -
South wall of I.O.O.F. Building, at right; the former post office, at left, the sole structure surviving the 1917 fire (not included in historic district). -
North side of I.O.O.F. Building, facing the park.
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#96001505)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Nancy F. Renk (May 17, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Harrison Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying 18 photos from 1985
External links
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Media related to Harrison Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
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