710 E Bannock St

Siting and Setting Description: The property lies within Boise’s East End on an angled street grid, fronting E Bannock Street. The cottage stands within an open lawn adjoining the church grounds. A straight concrete walk connects the front entrance to the Bannock sidewalk. A gravel rear service area provides access to the house and a small shed. The visible ground is approximately level. The applicable neighborhood development era is not documented in the supplied record. Main House Description: The house at 710 E Bannock Street occupies a mid-block lot. Its principal façade faces southwest, fronting E Bannock Street. The construction date is unknown. The one-story cottage has an attic within an elongated front-gabled, apparently frame body. A concrete foundation is apparent at the rear, where low rectangular basement openings are visible. A projecting entrance bay makes the footprint irregular. Asphalt shingles cover the main roof and smaller entrance gable. Broad embossed horizontal lap siding covers the walls and gables; wood versus a manufactured substrate is not securely evident. Tall front sash flank the centered entrance, and smaller sash punctuate the long side walls. A small upper window lights each visible end of the attic. The entry projection contains a round-headed recess around a rectangular doorway. Concrete steps and metal handrails lead to a glazed outer door, with a six-light upper door section visible behind it. The preliminary recommendation is contributing, subject to the review described below. Character-Defining Features: – Overall Massing: The narrow, elongated main body has a moderately steep front gable. A smaller centered entry gable repeats the roof form, giving the nearly symmetrical front a strong central emphasis. – Roof Form and Details: Asphalt shingles cover both gables. Modest eave overhangs, plain fascia and rake boards, and small upper sash provide restrained roof detailing. – Cladding Materials: Broad horizontal lap siding with an embossed grain-like texture covers the walls, gables, and entrance projection. The texture does not establish whether the material is wood, hardboard, or another manufactured product. – Fenestration and Window Details: Tall sash flank the doorway behind exterior screens or storm assemblies. Batten-style wood shutters with small decorative cutouts frame the front openings. Individual side windows and small attic sash provide secondary openings. Frame substrates and the principal sash light count are partly obscured. – Porch or Entry Treatment: The shallow entrance projection has a round-headed outer opening beneath its gabled roof. Concrete steps rise between metal rails to a rectangular glazed outer door. The inner door has six small upper lights. No broad open porch is present. – Foundation: The rear elevation exposes a concrete base punctuated by low rectangular openings. The front foundation is partly concealed by planting and the wall finish. – Style Elements: The paired gables, round-headed entrance recess, and decorative shutters give the small house a period-cottage character. The restrained treatment does not require a more specific revival label. Summary of Known or Observed Alterations: – Unknown date: Broad embossed lap siding may be replacement cladding. Its profile and substrate should be checked against an earlier photograph before treating the change as confirmed. – Unknown date: Exterior storm or screen assemblies and metal entrance rails are visible. These additions are localized and leave the round-headed entry recess exposed. Garage Description: A garage is not evident. The probable associated shed stands beside the rear service area in IMG_2884–2886. It is a small, one-story rectangular building with a front-gabled asphalt-shingle roof, vertically grooved panel walls, and an octagonal louvered gable vent. Paired side doors provide access; no vehicular opening is visible. The panel substrate is unresolved. Its smaller scale and standardized panel treatment suggest a later accessory structure, but the date is unknown. The open views connect it spatially to the house, while parcel association and contribution remain provisional.