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(Redirected from Masonic Temple (Harrison, Idaho)) Historic district in Idaho, United States

United States historic place
Harrison Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Masonic Temple at left; Theatre/Armstrong Garage at right; E.C. Hayes and Sons grain elevator in center background
Harrison Commercial Historic District is located in IdahoHarrison Commercial Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by N. Lake Ave., W. Harrison St., N. Coeur d'Alene Ave., and Pine St., Harrison, Idaho
Coordinates47°27′15″N 116°47′06″W / 47.45417°N 116.78500°W / 47.45417; -116.78500
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1917
NRHP reference No.96001505
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 1996

The Harrison Commercial Historic District, in Harrison, Idaho, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The listing included six contributing buildings.

The commercial district of Harrison was mostly destroyed in a fire in 1917. Some businessmen rebuilt in fireproof construction. The historic district includes most of the rebuilt area including six brick buildings dating from 1917 or shortly thereafter, and a metal grain elevator built in 1955 which is the only non-contributing structure in the district. It also includes a non-rebuilt city block which is a city park.

It includes, on the east side of Coeur D'Alene Ave.:

  • Bridgeman Building
  • Corskie Building
  • Marier and Brass/Paulsen building

And it includes, from south to north along west side of Coeur D'Alene Ave. (Idaho State Highway 97):

  • I.O.O.F. Building
  • City park
  • Masonic Temple
  • E.C. Hayes and Sons grain elevator
  • Theatre/Armstrong Garage

Gallery

  • Corskie Building at left, Marier and Brass/Paulsen building at right. Edge of Bridgeman Building at very left. Corskie Building at left, Marier and Brass/Paulsen building at right. Edge of Bridgeman Building at very left.
  • South wall of I.O.O.F. Building, at right; the former post office, at left, the sole structure surviving the 1917 fire (not included in historic district). South wall of I.O.O.F. Building, at right; the former post office, at left, the sole structure surviving the 1917 fire (not included in historic district).
  • North side of I.O.O.F. Building, facing the park. North side of I.O.O.F. Building, facing the park.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#96001505)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Nancy F. Renk (May 17, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Harrison Commercial Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 29, 2019. With accompanying 18 photos from 1985

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