01 · Resource Details
Description
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 Bannock 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 at the intersection of E Bannock Street and N Elm Avenue. Its principal façade faces south, fronting E Bannock St. The one-story corner bungalow has a long side-gabled body and a prominent gabled porch projecting from the south façade. Broad eaves, triangular porch brackets, square supports, and an open railing give the house a strong horizontal composition. Narrow horizontal lap siding covers the walls, while a textured or shingle-like treatment encloses the lower porch. Grouped rectangular windows line the front and long side wall. A detached, one-story, front-gabled garage with horizontal siding and an overhead door opens toward the alley. Character-Defining Features: – Low side-gabled bungalow massing. – Prominent front-gabled porch. – Broad eaves, triangular brackets, and square supports. – Grouped windows and horizontal wall cladding. – Detached gabled alley garage. Summary of Known or Observed Alterations: – Unknown date: Some windows, porch elements, and cladding may be replacements. – Unknown date: The garage overhead door is a later unit. – Unknown date: A tall side and rear fence limits views of the property. Accessory Building Description: – (1) main house; preliminary recommendation: contributing – (1) detached gabled garage at the rear; contribution pending chronology
History
02 · NRHP Evaluation
Justification of Significance and Integrity
Statement of Significance: The construction date is unknown. The bungalow retains the broad roof, projecting porch, bracketed details, square supports, grouped windows, and horizontal emphasis central to its Craftsman character. These elements remain readily legible from Bannock Street and support a preliminary Criterion C district contribution. 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 Craftsman bungalow. 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 narrow 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 Craftsman bungalow type expressed by the surviving form and detail. No architect, builder, event, or person association is established.
03 · Property, Construction & Use
Feature Description
– (1) main house; preliminary recommendation: contributing – (1) detached gabled garage at the rear; contribution pending chronology
04 · Materials & Architecture
05 · Photos · 7
South side, viewed from the west. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
South side, viewed from the southwest. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
South side, viewed from the south. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
South side, viewed from the south. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
South side, viewed from the east. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
South side, viewed from the northeast. View of the principal building and its street-facing setting.
North side, viewed from the northwest. Detached accessory building and alley relationship.