Whitney School (Boise, Idaho)

Whitney School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1609 S. Owyhee St., Boise, Idaho
Area	8.9 acres (3.6 ha)
Built	1926
Architect	Wayland & Fennell; Tourtellotte & Hummel
MPS	Boise Public Schools TR
NRHP Reference #	82000255[1]
Added to NRHP	November 8, 1982

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]

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.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Historic Schools". http://www.preservationidaho.org/. n.d. Web.
3. "Boise Public Schools: Whitney School"