Nampa Historic District
Historic district in Idaho, United States
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The Nampa Historic District is a 3-acre (1.2 ha) historic district in Nampa, Idaho that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The listing included 10 contributing buildings.[1]
Nampa Historic District | |
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  Location within Idaho  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1200 and 1300 blocks S. 1st St., Nampa, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°34′41″N 116°33′28″W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Hummel |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000284[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 18, 1983 |
Its National Register nomination described:
The district is historically significant for its association with Nampa's commercial development during the period 1905 through 1920, a major period of growth during which Nampa's main street, First Street South, gained a full complement of two-story brick business blocks.[2]: 3
It includes part or all of the 1200 and 1300 blocks of S. 1st St. in Nampa, and it includes work by architects Tourtellotte & Hummel.[1] Tourtellotte & Hummel designed the one-story Nampa Department Store (1919) in the 1300 block, also the two-story Nampa Department Store at 1307 First Street South (1910).[2]
Nampa Fire of 1909
Most of the survey's ten contributing properties were constructed after July 3, 1909, when a fire destroyed the downtown commercial area bounded by First and Front Streets and Twelfth and Thirteenth Avenues. The fire burned for three hours after a customer at the Arnold Cigar Store ignited fireworks on display inside the store.[3]
