Whitney_School_(Boise,_Idaho)

Whitney School (Boise, Idaho)

Whitney School (Boise, Idaho)

United States historic place

The Whitney School was a historic school in Boise, Idaho. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and was demolished in 2008.[2]

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The school was originally built in 1926 to plans by Wayland & Fennell of Boise, replaced a building that had burned. Ten years later, in 1936, Tourtellotte & Hummel designed large additions that were built on either end of the central building. A further addition was built in 1946.[3]

All of the sections were designed in a classical style, which helped to unify the sprawling, one-story structure. The building was demolished in 2008 and replaced by the new Whitney School on the same site.

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Historic Schools". http://www.preservationidaho.org/. n.d. Web.
  3. [3]
    "Boise Public Schools: Whitney School"


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