Browning Block
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| Location | Main and Center Sts., Paris, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°WCoordinates: 42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1905 |
| Built by | Tueller Brothers |
| Architect | Shreeve & Madsen |
| Governing body | Private |
| MPS | Paris MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 82000265[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1982 |
The Browning Block, a building on the southeast corner of Main and Center Sts. in Paris, Idaho, was built in 1905. The building has included specialty stores and a local bank. It is centrally located; across the intersection, on the northeast corner, is the Bear Lake County Courthouse, also NRHP-listed.[2]:4 The construction of the building greatly changed the surrounding streetscape; the commercial block absorbed a preexisting bank building and made Main Street narrower by 16 feet (4.9 m). In addition, the building had some of the most lavish architecture in the city, as it featured a classically inspired frieze and decorative marquees.[3]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Patricia Wright, Madeline Buckendorf, and Jennifer Eastman Attebery (May 16, 1980). "Paris Multiple Resource Assessment".
- ↑ "Inventory Sheet For Group Nominations: Browning Block". Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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