202 N Straughan Ave

Siting and Setting Description: The property lies within a residential block in Boise's East End, following the neighborhood's angled street grid. It fronts N Straughan Ave and occupies an approximately level lot with concrete sidewalks, a planted setback, mature trees, and alley service access. The documented neighborhood development era and construction date are not established in the supplied record. Main Building Description: The photographed resource is a one-story building at the intersection of N Straughan Avenue and E Bannock Street. Its principal façade faces west, fronting N Straughan Ave. The photographed west-facing cottage has a compact one-story body beneath an intersecting gable roof. Horizontal lap siding covers the visible walls. A shallow enclosed or screened front projection contains broad rectangular windows, while the main entrance is partly concealed by vegetation and fencing. A detached front-gabled garage with a modern overhead door stands near the alley or rear service edge. The printed map and current parcel layer do not agree on whether one or two Straughan addresses apply here. Features: – Compact one-story intersecting-gable form. – Shallow enclosed front projection. – Horizontal wall cladding and broad rectangular windows. – Detached gabled garage. Summary of Known or Observed Alterations: – Unknown date: The front projection appears enclosed or substantially altered. – Unknown date: The overhead garage door is a later unit. – Unknown date: The address and building count remain unresolved. Accessory Building Description: – (1) main house; contribution and address pending review – (1) detached gabled garage; contribution pending chronology and parcel confirmation

Statement of Significance: The construction date is unknown. The cottage retains its small scale and gabled residential form, but dense screening and the apparent porch enclosure limit the present integrity assessment. A contribution recommendation should remain pending until the resource identity, address, and principal façade are confirmed. Contributing Determination: This is a pending recommendation. The recommendation applies only to the main building unless an accessory resource is expressly evaluated. Confirm the construction date, applicable district boundary, and period of significance before finalizing the ICRIS field. Evaluation of Integrity under Criterion C: – Location: The resource remains on the mapped parcel and maintains its relationship to the street and alley. Historic location has not been independently documented. – Design: The visible massing, roof form, openings, and entrance treatment continue to convey the identified gabled vernacular cottage. Any unresolved feature is named above. – Setting: The sidewalk, planted setback, mature canopy, nearby dwellings, and alley service pattern preserve a coherent residential setting. Recent work on adjoining parcels is noted where visible. – Materials: The photographs support the present material identifications of horizontal lap siding; substrate not evident and asphalt shingles. They do not establish which components are original. – Workmanship: Visible trim, porch elements, roof-edge details, and wall treatments retain evidence of the building's exterior design; concealed or replaced work is not assumed. – Feeling: The building's scale, setback, roof form, and street presence continue to express an older residential character except where the record remains pending. – Association: Under the proposed Criterion C basis, the relevant association is with the gabled vernacular cottage type expressed by the surviving form and detail. No architect, builder, event, or person association is established.

– (1) main house; contribution and address pending review – (1) detached gabled garage; contribution pending chronology and parcel confirmation