Historic Districts
Vacant / Not In Use
Idaho - Custer County
Custer County Idaho has 38 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Bayhorse, Challis Archeological Spring District, Challis Bison Jump Site, Challis Brewery Historic District and Custer Historic District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Archaic, Paleo Indian, Lemhi Shoshone, Native American, Late Prehistoric, Late Archaic and Historic-Aboriginal dating back to 7999 BC.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Custer County places including Ellis Bjorling, Mesker Bros., Forest Service, John E. & Company Tourtellotte, Donaldson Rowles, Thomas Jose, Arthur Fox and Henry Smith. Prominent architectural styles found in Custer Country are Colonial Revival, Queen Anne and Art Deco.

Bayhorse (added 1976 - - #76000671)
S of Challis off U.S. 93 , Challis
Sassygirljenna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Energy Facility, Hotel
Current Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Current Sub-function:
Energy Facility
More Information:
archives document
Board-and-Batten Commercial Building (added 1980 - - #80001300)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Bonanza Historic District (added 1984 - - #84004120)
Unknown , Bonanaza
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Owner:
Federal, Private
Building at 247 Pleasant Avenue (added 1980 - - #80001301)
247 Pleasant Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Buster Meat Market (added 1980 - - #80004551)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mesker Bros.
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Specialty Store
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Bux's Place (added 1980 - - #80001302)
321 Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Restaurant
More Information:
archives document
Challis Archeological Spring District (added 1981 - - #81000206)
Address Restricted , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Archaic, Paleo Indian
Period of Significance:
5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1750-1799, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Unknown
Challis Bison Jump Site (added 1975 - - #75000628)
Address Restricted , Challis
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Historic - Aboriginal, Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Lemhi Shoshone
Period of Significance:
1900-1750 AD, 1000 AD-999 BC
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Current Sub-function:
Animal Facility
Challis Brewery Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001303)
Also known as Klug Brewery
Challis Creek Rd. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Industry
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Processing
Current Function:
Domestic, Vacant/Not In Use
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Challis Cold Storage (added 1980 - - #80001304)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Storage
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Challis High School (added 1980 - - #80001305)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Art Deco
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Education
Current Sub-function:
School
More Information:
archives document
Chivers, Bill, House (added 1980 - - #80001306)
3rd St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Jose,Thomas
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
Chivers, Thomas, Cellar (added 1980 - - #80001307)
Challis Creek Rd. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
Historic Sub-function:
Storage
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Chivers, Thomas, House (added 1980 - - #80001308)
Challis Creek Rd. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Custer County Jail (added 1980 - - #80001309)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Courthouse
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Courthouse
More Information:
archives document
Custer Historic District (added 1981 - - #81000207)
Address Restricted , Custer
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education
Historic Sub-function:
School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Conservation Area, Government Office, Museum, Single Dwelling
Day, Ivan W., House (added 1986 - - #86000754)
Also known as Doc Day Cabin
Boise Meridian , Stanley
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private, Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
More Information:
archives document
East Fork Lookout (added 1976 - - #76000672)
Also known as Machu Picchu II
Address Restricted , Clayton
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Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Native American
Period of Significance:
1499-1000 AD
Owner:
State
Historic Function:
Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction
Historic Sub-function:
Extractive Facility
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
False-Front Commercial Building (added 1980 - - #80001310)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office, Restaurant
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Hosford, Emmett, House (added 1980 - - #80001311)
3rd St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne, Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
I.O.O.F. Hall (added 1980 - - #80001312)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Queen Anne
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Social
Historic Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Clubhouse, Meeting Hall
More Information:
archives document
Idaho Mining and Smelter Company Store (added 2006 - - #05001601)
Also known as Clayton Store
One Ford St. , Clayton
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Commerce
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Idaho Rocky Mountain Club (added 1994 - - #94001451)
Also known as Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch
ID 75 S of Stanley , Stanley
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Hotel, Outdoor Recreation, Secondary Structure
More Information:
archives document
Mackay Episcopal Church (added 1982 - - #82000336)
Park Ave. and College , Mackay
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tourtellotte,John E. & Company
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
Mackay Methodist Episcopal Church (added 1984 - - #84001118)
Also known as Mackay Community
Custer St. and Park Ave. , Mackay
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Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
archives document
McKendrick House (added 1980 - - #80001313)
4th St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Niece Brothers' Store (added 1995 - - #95000667)
Also known as McCoy's Tackle and Gift Shop
Ace of Diamonds St. , Stanley
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Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Exploration/Settlement
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Government
Historic Sub-function:
Department Store, Post Office
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
archives document
Old Challis Historic District (added 1980 - - #80001314)
Bounded by Valley and Pleasant Aves., 2nd and 3rd Sts. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Peck, Bill, House (added 1980 - - #80001315)
16 Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Penwell House (added 1980 - - #80001316)
North Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Italianate
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Redfish Archeological District (added 1983 - - #83003574)
Address Restricted , Stanley
Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Native American, Prehistoric, Historic - Aboriginal
Cultural Affiliation:
Late Prehistoric, Late Archaic, Historic-Aboriginal
Period of Significance:
7500-7999 BC, 1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Village Site
Current Function:
Domestic, Landscape, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Institutional Housing, Outdoor Recreation, Unoccupied Land
Rowles, Donaldson, House (added 1980 - - #80001317)
North Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Rowles,Donaldson
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
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Smith, Henry, House (added 1980 - - #80001318)
5th St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Smith,Henry
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Stanley Ranger Station (added 1982 - - #82001885)
S of Stanley on US 93 , Stanley
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Forest Service
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Conservation, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Domestic
Current Sub-function:
Camp
More Information:
archives document
Stone Building (added 1980 - - #80001319)
3rd St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Stone and Log Building (added 1980 - - #80001320)
Pleasant Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Fox,Arthur
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Unknown
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
Twin Peaks Sports (added 1980 - - #80001321)
Main Ave. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Health Care
Historic Sub-function:
Medical Business/Office, Specialty Store
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Specialty Store
More Information:
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Wilkinson, Clyde, House (added 1980 - - #80001322)
9th St. , Challis
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Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Colonial Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Unknown
More Information:
archives document
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