Idaho - Canyon County - Historic Districts
Canyon County Idaho (Historic Districts) has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 2 places of National significance and 1 place of Statewide significance. Significant places include Guffey Butte--Black Butte Archeological District, Map Rock Petroglyphs Historic District and Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments, Caldwell Historic District and Nampa Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Great Basin, Plateau, Shoshone and Not Available dating back to 4999 BC.

The famous person William Judson Boone is associated with one of more of the Canyon County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Canyon County places including US Reclamation Service and Tourtellotte & Hummel. Prominent architectural styles found in Canyon Country are Renaissance, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals and Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements.

Caldwell Historic District (added 1982 - - #82002509)
Also known as Downtown Caldwell
Roughly bounded by Railroad and Arthur Sts., 7th and 9th Aves. , Caldwell
Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural Style:
Other, Romanesque, Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Commerce, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Hotel
Diversion Dam and Deer Flat Embankments (added 1976 - - #76000666)
SE of Boise on Boise River , Boise
Martin H., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
US Reclamation Service
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Engineering, Conservation, Industry, Agriculture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Water Works
Current Function:
Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Water Works
Guffey Butte--Black Butte Archeological District (added 1978 - - #78001038)
Also known as See Also:Swan Falls Dam and Power Plant
Address Restricted , Unknown
ThayneT, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Great Basin, Plateau, Shoshone
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 1900-1750 AD, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-1499 BC
Owner:
Federal, State, Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Camp, Village Site, Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence, Landscape
Current Sub-function:
Agricultural Fields, Park, Underwater
Map Rock Petroglyphs Historic District (added 1982 - - #82000325)
Address Restricted , Givens Springs
Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Art, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Not Available
Period of Significance:
500-999 BC, 499-0 BC, 499-0 AD, 3000-4999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000-1499 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
State, Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Work Of Art (Sculpture, Carving, Rock Art)
Nampa Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000284)
1200 and 1300 blocks S. 1st St. , Nampa
Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural Style:
Renaissance
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Organizational
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Organizational
Nampa Neighborhood Historic District, Old (added 2007 - - #07000164)
Roughly bounded by 4th Ave. S, 4th St. S, 11th Ave. S, and 9th Sts. S , Nampa
Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals
Area of Significance:
Community Planning And Development, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Government, Health Care
Current Sub-function:
Financial Institution, Government Office, Medical Business/Office, Multiple Dwelling, Professional, Single Dwelling
North Caldwell Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000785)
9th, Albany and Belmont Sts. , Caldwell
Tamanoeconomico, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Late Gothic Revival
Historic Person:
Boone,William Judson,et al.
Area of Significance:
Education, Architecture, Social History, Religion
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Church Related Residence, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling
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