Aiken's Hotel

Aiken's Hotel in Eagle, Idaho, also known as Eagle Hotel, is a 2-story concrete block building constructed in 1910. The hotel features design elements of Colonial Revival architecture,[2] but it has been considered an Italianate structure.[3] The hotel was designed with 16 rooms large enough to accommodate residential customers.[4] It was added to the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Aiken's Hotel
The Aiken's Hotel in 2017
Location99 E. State St., Eagle, Idaho
Coordinates43°41′42″N 116°21′08″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1910 (1910)
NRHP reference No.82000177[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 29, 1982

Thomas H. Aiken, also known as Thomas H. Aikens, arrived in Idaho Territory in 1871. His brother, Samuel D. Aiken, owner of the Green Meadow Ranch, had arrived in 1862.[5] In 1877 Thomas Aiken secured water rights to property on Eagle Island.[4] By the 1890s, Aiken promoted and finally secured construction of a bridge across the Boise River, and he increased his land holdings on Eagle Island. Aiken platted the town of Eagle in 1904.[6]

The interurban trolley line opened on the island in 1907.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Aiken's Hotel". National Park Service. Retrieved April 16, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. John Sowell (January 18, 2018). "In Eagle, style matters ... here are the design styles allowed for use in the city". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  4. Laurie Baker. "The City of Eagle: Yesterday and Today". Everythingeagle. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
  5. Eva Hunt Dockery (November 28, 1915). "This Pioneer Made Eagle and He Has Spread in Other Directions". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 3.
  6. Hal Bunderson (2017). Idaho's 200 Cities: The Southwest. 2. Carlton, Oregon: Ridenbaugh Press. p. 63.

Media related to Aiken's Hotel at Wikimedia Commons

Further reading
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.