Union Block and Montandon Buildings
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Union Block and Montandon Buildings | |
.jpg) Union Block (right) and Montandon Buildings (left) in 2019 | |
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| Location | 8th and Idaho Sts., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°36′59″N 116°12′04″W / 43.61639°N 116.20111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Co.; Smith, J.W. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000767[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1979 |
The Union Block and Montandon Buildings in Boise, Idaho, are 2-story commercial buildings with rustic sandstone facades. The Romanesque Revival Union Block was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in 1901, and the Renaissance Revival Montandon Building was designed by J.W. Smith and constructed in 1908. Also known as the Fidelity-Union Block, the buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979.[2]
The Union Block a 2-story, brick and sandstone commercial building with 126-ft frontage on Idaho St and 120-ft depth between Idaho and Bannock Sts, constructed by contractors Walker & Jensen in 1901. The building includes space for five storefronts, and the second floor was designed for 21 offices and for a 55-ft by 120-ft meeting room and music hall.[3]
Original commercial tenants of the building included the O.K. Grocery Co., Beal Furniture, Regan Mercantile Co., and Idaho Hardware & Plumbing Company which expanded into the Union Block from their adjoining building. The music hall was leased by Professor Christensen's Dance Academy.[4]
