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Item Title
Miners' Exchange Block, Main & Wall Streets, Idaho City, Boise County, ID
LocationMain & Wall Streets,
Idaho City, ID
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS ID-14
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (FN-9).
Building/structure dates:
1865 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1867 subsequent work
Significance: The Miners' Exchange Building is one of a half-dozen red brick structures in Idaho City built during the city's first decade. Important as part of a homogenous historic district as well as an example of a territorial building, the Miners' Exchange has been thoroughly renovated and is one of the most successful commercial restorations in Idaho.
Subjects
OfficesSaloons
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 VIEW OF MINERS' EXCHANGE BLOCK, FROM SOUTHWEST
2. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 REAR VIEW OF THE BLOCK, FROM NORTHEAST
3. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 NORTHWEST VIEW OF THE BLOCK
4. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 FRONT GABLE END WITH DECORATIVE BRICK WORK
5. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 DETAIL OF ARCHED OPENINGS, WEST (FRONT) ELEVATION
6. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 WINDOW DETAIL ON NORTHEAST CORNER
7. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 VIEW OF COUNTY RECORDER AND AUDITOR'S OFFICE, LOOKING WEST
8. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 VIEW OF RESTAURANT, LOOKING EAST
9. Duane Garrett, Photographer 1976 DIRT CEILING OVER FIRST FLOOR, LOOKING WEST AND NORTH
10. Photocopy of old photo shows men sitting in front of the saloon, late 19th or early 20th century. Original photograph at Idaho Historical Society, Boise, Idaho.
11. Photocopy of old photo shows people in front of Miners' Exchange, late 19th or early 20th century. Original photograph at Boise Basin Museum, Idaho City, Idaho.
12. Photocopy of old photo shows the saloon, then owned by Melvin Wiegel, in business from 1907-1945. Stuffed wild animals and birds decorate the saloon, date unknown. Original photograph at Idaho Historical Society, Boise, Idaho.
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