730 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 house occupies a planted corner with lawn along both public streets. A brick approach and steps connect the porch to the Bannock sidewalk. Side and rear bays address the yard, and mixed board and chain-link fencing separates the garden from the alley service area. The applicable neighborhood development era is not documented in the supplied record. Main House Description: The house at 730 E Bannock Street occupies a corner lot at the intersection of E Bannock Street and N Straughan Avenue. Its principal façade faces southwest, fronting E Bannock Street. The construction date is unknown. The one-and-one-half-story, apparently wood-frame residence has a steep side-gabled body on a rock-faced stone foundation, apparently sandstone, with a concrete base at a lower rear wing. Its irregular footprint includes a polygonal side bay, a lower rear wing, and a smaller projecting bay. Asphalt shingles cover the main roof and lower projections. Narrow wood clapboard covers the walls, while flat and molded wood trim defines the corners, windows, and bays. The principal elevation is nearly symmetrical, with tall sash flanking a centered door and rectangular transom. A full-width porch has slender square posts, an open vertical-member frieze, and a straight wood balustrade. Brick steps lead to a wood board deck and paneled entry door with a glazed upper section. A tall brick chimney rises through the main roof. The preliminary recommendation is contributing, subject to the review described below. Character-Defining Features: – Overall Massing: The steep side-gabled body gives the house a tall, narrow profile above its low full-width porch. A polygonal side bay and lower rear wing extend the otherwise compact form. These projections are secondary to the main roof. – Roof Form and Details: Asphalt shingles cover the steep main gable. A low porch roof stretches across the façade, while shallow roofs cap the side and rear bays. Plain rake trim and a broad horizontal eave line frame the main body. – Cladding Materials: Narrow wood clapboard extends across the main walls and gables. The polygonal bay has framed panels above and below its tall windows, providing a more elaborate treatment than the surrounding wall courses. – Fenestration and Window Details: Tall one-over-one sash flank the entrance, and a rectangular transom sits above the door. Narrow windows wrap the polygonal bay, while upper gable sash light the attic level. Flat casings, projecting head trim, and paneled bay surrounds appear to be wood. – Porch or Entry Treatment: Slender square wood posts carry a low roof above the full-width porch. Open vertical members form a frieze beneath the beam, and straight balusters enclose the board deck. Brick steps rise to the centered paneled door and transom. – Chimney: A tall rectangular brick stack rises through the main roof near a gable end. Its plain shaft forms a vertical accent above the steep roof. – Foundation: Rock-faced stone courses, apparently sandstone, are exposed beneath the main body and polygonal bay. The low rear wing has a smoother concrete base. The exact stone identification is a visual inference. – Style Elements: The open porch frieze, tall sash, paneled polygonal bay, and steep roof enrich a vernacular cottage form. These details support an older domestic design vocabulary without requiring an undocumented precise stylistic or period label. Summary of Known or Observed Alterations: – Unknown date: The lower rear wing and smaller bay may be additions. Their subordinate roofs and differing foundation treatment suggest more than one construction phase, but the sequence is not documented. – Unknown date: Porch rails and the open frieze may include repaired or reconstructed components. Their present form is visible, while their originality is unconfirmed. – Unknown date: Asphalt shingles cover the current roof. The previous covering and reroofing date remain undocumented. Garage Description: The probable detached one-car garage stands at the alley behind the garden. It is a low, rectangular frame building with a front-gabled asphalt-shingle roof, horizontal lap siding, a small rectangular gable vent, and one narrow sectional overhead door. The garage siding appears to be wood, although some areas are screened. IMG_2874 shows a small gabled building with a pedestrian door and side window from the garden side. Its location and roof form may correspond to the opposite end of the same garage shown from the alley in IMG_2875–2876; it should not be counted as a third resource without confirming separation. Date relative to the house and contribution remain unresolved. A numbered refuse bin is movable and is not treated as parcel evidence.