The Harrison Boulevard Historic District in Boise, Idaho, includes 427 residences, an elementary school, and a church. The district is centered on Harrison Boulevard, a wide, tree lined thoroughfare with a grassy median separating north and south traffic. Harrison Boulevard extends approximately one mile from its southern beginning at West Hays Street to its northern boundary at Hill Road. The east boundary extends to Washington School at 15th and Ridenbaugh Streets, and it includes three residential properties at 15th Street, but the district narrows around Harrison Boulevard as it proceeds north. The west boundary extends as far as 20th Street at the south end of the district, and it narrows to Harrison Boulevard as the district proceeds north. With
Many architectural styles are represented in the district, including Bungalow, Queen Anne, Tudor Revival, Colonial Revival, and Classical Revival. Many residences were designed by Boise's prominent architectural firms, including Tourtellotte & Co., Tourtellotte & Hummel, Wayland & Fennell, and Nisbet & Paradice. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
History President Harrison visited Boise on May 8, 1891, less than one year after Idaho had become the 43rd state. Harrison was well received, and Harrison Boulevard was named in his honor. At 100 feet, the boulevard was at the time the widest street in Boise. The newly platted Brumback Addition included the south end of Harrison Boulevard, and homesites were advertised on the boulevard during President Harrison's visit. By 1895 the Lemp Addition and the Locust Grove Addition, north of the Brumback Addition, also included Harrison Boulevard.
In 1916 Harrison Boulevard was paved and landscaped, and street lights were installed. Signs marking the Harrison Boulevard Historic District were installed in 2001 in memory of Ambrose Baltes, a former resident of the district and homeless program volunteer.
Harrison Boulevard contributing resources A continuation sheet attached to the nomination form contains information about each of the contributing resources in the district. The list below includes the street address, year of construction, original owner, architect, and architectural style of each property if data was available. Most properties on the list include the year of construction, and some include the original owner and the architectural style. Few include the architect.
North of West Hays Street 820 Harrison Boulevard (1911)
North of West Resseguie Street 900 Harrison Boulevard (1905); Emulous Wallace House 901 Harrison Boulevard (1912); R.S. Shaw House 906 Harrison Boulevard; Colonial Revival 907 Harrison Boulevard (1911); C.A. Carter House; Wayland & Fennell; Colonial Revival 911 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Colonial Revival 912 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Harry Morrison House 915 Harrison Boulevard (1910); T.K. Little House; Nisbet & Paradice 919 Harrison Boulevard (1921); S.E. Brookover House
North of West Ada Street 1002 Harrison Boulevard (1925); Walter Dufresne House; Tudor Revival 1005 Harrison Boulevard (1910) 1009 Harrison Boulevard (1909) 1017 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Francis Sanders House 1020 Harrison Boulevard (1936); J.C. Jordan House 1021 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Manford Coffin House; Tourtellotte & Co.; Bungalow
North of West Sherman Street 1103 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Ross Cady House 1106 Harrison Boulevard (1929); Arthur Stevens House; Bungalow 1107 Harrison Boulevard (1937); J.D. Orr House 1111 Harrison Boulevard (1938); R.E. Newhouse House; Tudor Revival 1112 Harrison Boulevard (1923); Harry J. Bingham House; Colonial Revival 1118 Harrison Boulevard (1936); J.A. Terteling House; Tudor Revival
North of West Alturas Street 1200 Harrison Boulevard (1929); Tudor Revival 1201 Harrison Boulevard (1913); J.H. Oakes House; Nisbet & Paradice; Georgian Revival 1206 Harrison Boulevard (1932); Pearl Hastings House 1210 Harrison Boulevard (1936) 1213 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Al Kennard House; Colonial Revival 1220 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Colonial Revival 1221 Harrison Boulevard (1938); R.S. Smith House; Colonial Revival
North of West Eastman Street 1304 Harrison Boulevard (1901); John Myer House; Queen Anne 1305 Harrison Boulevard (1905); Eugene Looney House; Tourtellotte & Co.; Queen Anne 1311 Harrison Boulevard (1936) 1312 Harrison Boulevard (1923) 1315 Harrison Boulevard (1939); Colonial Revival 1316 Harrison Boulevard (1912); Colonial Revival
North of West Brumback Street 1402 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival 1403 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Arthur Golden House; Colonial Revival 1406 Harrison Boulevard (1938); Tudor Revival 1409 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Harry C. Wyman House; Tourtellotte & Co. 1410 Harrison Boulevard (1911); Bungalow 1415 Harrison Boulevard (1919); Colonial Revival 1420 Harrison Boulevard (1910); S.J. Loupe House
North of West Ridenbaugh Street 1500 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Colonial Revival 1505 Harrison Boulevard (1911); G.W. Bond House; Tourtellotte & Hummel; Mission Revival 1509 Harrison Boulevard (1910) 1510 Harrison Boulevard (1941); Colonial Revival 1516 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Tudor Revival 1519 Harrison Boulevard (1907); Robert Nourse House
North of West Lemp Street 1601 Harrison Boulevard (1920); J.H. Richards House; Wayland & Fennell; Colonial Revival 1602 Harrison Boulevard (1910); W.E. Leitner House 1605 Harrison Boulevard (1937) 1609 Harrison Boulevard (1908); Henry Compton House 1610 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival 1615 Harrison Boulevard (1925) 1619 Harrison Boulevard (1928); Colonial Revival 1620 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Mary Nutt House
North of West Heron Street 1700 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Tudor Revival 1701 Harrison Boulevard (1923); Ira E. High House; Bungalow 1704 Harrison Boulevard (1915) 1706 Harrison Boulevard (1905); John P. Anderson House 1707 Harrison Boulevard (1920); H.K. Fritchman House (second); Bungalow 1711 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Tudor Revival 1714 Harrison Boulevard (1905) 1717 Harrison Boulevard (1936); Claude R. High House; Moderne 1718 Harrison Boulevard (1908)
North of West Hazel Street 1800 Harrison Boulevard (1921); Bungalow 1801 Harrison Boulevard (1940); A. Anderson House; Hans Hulbe; Colonial Revival 1806 Harrison Boulevard (1922) 1812 Harrison Boulevard (1919); E.C. Daughlin House; Bungalow 1820 Harrison Boulevard (1921); Bungalow
North of West Bella Street 1901 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Bungalow 1903 Harrison Boulevard (1916); Bungalow 1907 Harrison Boulevard (1916); Bungalow 1911 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Bungalow 1910 Harrison Boulevard (1922); Bungalow 1912 Harrison Boulevard (1911); Bungalow 1915 Harrison Boulevard (1923) 1919 Harrison Boulevard (1923); J.R. Courtney House; Bungalow 1920 Harrison Boulevard (1930); Tudor Revival
North of West Irene Street 2001 Harrison Boulevard (1921); B.J. Bradley House; Bungalow 2004 Harrison Boulevard (1910) 2009 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Omer W. Allen House; Bungalow 2010 Harrison Boulevard (1941); Colonial Revival 2014 Harrison Boulevard (1914); Charles Spinner House 2016 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Bungalow 2017 Harrison Boulevard (1930) 2020 Harrison Boulevard (1926) 2021 Harrison Boulevard (1906) 2025 Harrison Boulevard (1940); Tudor Revival 2026 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Queen Anne 2030 Harrison Boulevard (1912) 2036 Harrison Boulevard (1938) 2037 Harrison Boulevard (1937) 2040 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Colonial Revival 2041 Harrison Boulevard (1937); Colonial Revival
North of West Dewey Street 2101 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Bungalow 2106 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Joseph and Mary Rose House 2108 Harrison Boulevard (1920); Ezekiel Sweet House; Bungalow 2111 Harrison Boulevard (1909); Thomas Hamilton House 2114 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Bungalow
North of West Dora Street 2200 Harrison Boulevard (1910); Byron J. Wilson House 2201 Harrison Boulevard (1942) 2203 Harrison Boulevard (1940); John Cornell House; Tudor Revival 2206 Harrison Boulevard (1903); John B. Archibal House
North 15th Street 1101 N 15th St (1905) 1403 N 15th St (1903); Queen Anne 1419 N 15th St (1921); Bungalow 1607 N 15th St (1912); Washington School; designed by Boise High School students
North 16th Street North of West Resseguie Street 900 N 16th St (1905); L.M. Bumpas House; Queen Anne 901 N 16th St (1906); Bungalow 904 N 16th St (1906) 905 N 16th St (1905) 909 N 16th St (1908); Calvin Starling House 910 N 16th St (1906) 914 N 16th St (1904) 917 N 16th St (1907); Ella Baxter House; Queen Anne 918 N 16th St (1920); Bungalow
North of West Ada Street 1001 N 16th St (1907); C.C. Abernathy House; C.E. Ward; Bungalow 1003 N 16th St (1912); Bungalow 1004-1006 N 16th St (1921); Leda B. Goux Bungalows 1008 N 16th St (1910); Bungalow 1011 N 16th St (1905); Queen Anne 1014 N 16th St (1906) 1015 N 16th St (1906) 1019 N 16th St (1908); Glenn Shawhan House
North of West Sherman Street 1101 N 16th St (1920); Bungalow 1102 N 16th St (1904); Gardner G. Adams House 1107 N 16th St (1912); Guy Stanets House; Bungalow 1108 N 16th St (1908); Queen Anne 1109 N 16th St (1909); Queen Anne 1112 N 16th St (1911) 1113 N 16th St (1905); Charles and Maude Bassett House 1119 N 16th St (1908); James Wylie House
North of West Alturas Street 1201 N 16th St (1904); Queen Anne 1202 N 16th St (1906) 1208 N 16th St (1905) 1209 N 16th St (1905);Newton Irish House 1210 N 16th St (1906); Mary Goff House 1211 N 16th St (1910); Albert Redd House 1212 N 16th St (1904) 1213 N 16th St (1909); Harvey Bostwick House 1215 N 16th St (1910) 1217 N 16th St (1920); Charles Yerrington House; Bungalow 1220 N 16th St (1900)
North of West Eastman Street 1301 N 16th St (1906); Lewis Heaston House; Queen Anne 1304 N 16th St (1904); Guy Matthews House; Queen Anne 1307 N 16th St (1900); F.C. Smith House; J.W. Smith 1310 N 16th St (1904) 1314 N 16th St (1903) 1315 N 16th St (1908); Queen Anne 1318 N 16th St (1898); Lou Harris House 1319 N 16th St (1908); George Cole House; Queen Anne
North of West Ridenbaugh Street 1501 N 16th St (1940); Bungalow 1509 N 16th St (1927); Bungalow 1511 N 16th St (1924); Bungalow 1515 N 16th St (1923); Bungalow 1519 N 16th St (1904); Queen Anne
North of West Lemp Street 1601 N 16th St (1902) 1604 N 16th St (1910); James and Lizzie Hanley House 1607 N 16th St (1901) 1609 N 16th St (1911) 1612 N 16th St (1912); Harriet Lane House 1613 N 16th St (1922); Bungalow 1615 N 16th St (1903) 1619 N 16th St (1904); John F. Green House 1620 N 16th St (1940); Colonial Revival
North of West Heron Street 1702 N 16th St (1905); Augusta Wootan House 1703 N 16th St (1903); William O'Neill House; Queen Anne 1706 N 16th St (1905); Etta and David Kimsey House 1710 N 16th St (1907); Earl Holmstead House 1711 N 16th St (1907) 1713 N 16th St (1905); Thomas Moore House 1715 N 16th St (1905); L.C. Heffner House 1717 N 16th St (1907); Joseph Monroe House
North 17th Street North of West Franklin Street 709-711 N 17th St (1940); Moderne 713-715 N 17th St (1935); Moderne
North of West Resseguie Street 801 N 17th St (1909) 805 N 17th St (1911); Bungalow 806 N 17th St (1921); Bungalow 807 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow 808 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow 809 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow 812 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow 819 N 17th St (1912); Bungalow 820 N 17th St; Bungalow
North of West Ada Street 901 N 17th St (1909); Queen Anne 906 N 17th St (1930); John Perrault House; Tudor Revival 907 N 17th St; Bungalow, Queen Anne 909 N 17th St (1921); Colonial Revival 910 N 17th St (1910); Bungalow 912 N 17th St (1913); Bungalow 915 N 17th St (1921); Colonial Revival 919 N 17th St (1908)
North of West Sherman Street 1001 N 17th St (1914); Bungalow 1004 N 17th St (1911) 1006 N 17th St (1920); Bungalow 1010 N 17th St (1910) 1011 N 17th St (1907)