Zurcher Apartments

The Zurcher Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Neoclassical building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and completed in 1912. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Zurcher Apartments
The Zurcher Apartments in 2019
Location102 S. 17th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′16″N 116°12′48″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectTourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Late Victorian
MPSTourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.82000257[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

When it opened, the building featured four apartments, each with three rooms, a bathroom, and a Murphy bed.[3]

Oscar Zurcher was a partner in a marble and granite company located near the Zurcher Apartments, and with his brother Otto Zurcher owned the Zurcher Brothers Grocery.[4][2]

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: Zurcher Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved January 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "New Apartment House". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 21, 1911. p. 3.
  4. "New Marble and Granite Company". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 19, 1902. p. 6.

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