Harrison Commercial Historic District
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.
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.
It includes, on the east side of Coeur D'Alene Ave.:
- Bridgeman Building
- Corskie Building
- Marier and Brass/Paulsen building
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
Gallery
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Corskie Building at left, Marier and Brass/Paulsen building at right. Edge of Bridgeman Building at very left.
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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).
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North side of I.O.O.F. Building, facing the park.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#96001505)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ 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
- Media related to Harrison Commercial Historic District at Wikimedia Commons