815 E Jefferson St

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 E Jefferson St 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 on a mid-block lot. Its principal façade faces north, fronting E Jefferson St. The one-story cottage has an irregular form composed of a side-gabled main body and a steep front-facing gable. Horizontal lap siding covers the walls and gables, and asphalt shingles cover the roof. A small recessed entrance occupies the inner junction of the gables and is reached by concrete steps. Tall rectangular windows with plain surrounds light the front and side walls. A brick chimney rises near the roof intersection. Rear views show a lower extension and enclosed yard but do not establish a separate accessory resource. Character-Defining Features: – One-story intersecting-gable cottage form. – Steep front-facing gable. – Recessed entrance at the roof intersection. – Tall rectangular window openings and brick chimney. Summary of Known or Observed Alterations: – Unknown date: Exterior lap cladding and some window assemblies may be replacements; dates are unknown. – Unknown date: A lower rear extension may represent an addition or enclosed porch. Accessory Building Description: – (1) main house; preliminary recommendation: contributing

Statement of Significance: The construction date is unknown. The cottage retains a clearly legible intersecting-gable form, compact scale, recessed entry, and traditional window proportions. These features support a preliminary district contribution under Criterion C as a modest period cottage. Visible changes are localized and do not overwhelm the principal form. Contributing Determination: This is a preliminary contributing 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 period 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 period cottage type expressed by the surviving form and detail. No architect, builder, event, or person association is established.

– (1) main house; preliminary recommendation: contributing