The H.E. McElroy House in Boise, Idaho, USA, was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in 1901 in a neighborhood now designated the Fort Street Historic District. The brick veneer, 1+1⁄2-story Colonial design features a rectangular, symmetrical facade with a ridgebeam parallel to the street and an entry porch supported by Doric columns above flared, shingled walls. Dormers and gables are covered with square-cut and fish-scale shingles.[2]
H. E. McElroy House | |
 The H. E. McElroy House in 2018 | |
   | |
| Location | 924 W. Fort St., Boise, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°37′23″N 116°11′55″W / 43.62306°N 116.19861°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | John E. Tourtellotte & Company |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000222[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
Hugh E. McElroy was a Boise attorney who helped to organize Idaho's Progressive Party.[3] McElroy ran for governor as a Progressive candidate in 1914, but he lost the election to Democrat Moses Alexander.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: H. E. McElroy House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979
- ^ "Progressive Rally at Ustick School". Evening Capital News. October 24, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
- ^ "Idaho's Official Vote". Blackfoot Optimist. December 3, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
External links
edit
Media related to H. E. McElroy House at Wikimedia Commons
Further reading
edit- Boise, Frank Thomason (Arcadia Publishing, 2009), pg. 58: Brief history of the house and neighborhood
- Progressive Standard Bearer, Evening Capital News, August 2, 1914, pg. 6: Biographical information about Hugh E. McElroy
 | This article about a property in Idaho on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |