Boulevard Mo-tel

The Boulevard Mo-Tel, also known as the Capitol Auto Courts, is a Tudor Revival style motel constructed in Boise, Idaho, in 1938.[2]

Boulevard Mo-tel
The Boulevard Mo-Tel in 2018
Location1121 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°36′25″N 116°12′36″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.97001609[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 7, 1998

History

Capitol Boulevard opened in 1931 with construction of Capitol Boulevard Memorial Bridge, and the route was part of the Old Oregon Trail Highway. During the 1930s, drive-ins, motels, and gasoline stations were constructed on Capitol Boulevard, and in 1938 Capitol Auto Courts opened on the Boulevard. A postcard printed later indicates that the motel featured “21 nicely furnished units with full-tile baths. Central heating. Room telephones and radios. Near city center... TV and Refrigerated Air Conditioning.”[3]

Ben H. Ellis owned the motel from 1938 until 1943, and the motel name was changed in the 1940s to Boulevard Mo-Tel. In 1994 the motel became the property of Boise Housing and Community Development,[2] although 1997 is given by the city of Boise as the year of acquisition.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Jennifer Eng (September 9, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boulevard Mo-tel". National Park Service. Retrieved August 29, 2018. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Capitol Boulevard". Boise State University. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  4. "Affordable Rental Housing" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 30, 2018. Retrieved August 29, 2018.


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