National Register of Historic Places listings in Idaho County, Idaho

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Location of Idaho County in Idaho

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Idaho County, Idaho.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.[1]

There are 43 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county.


          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted April 12, 2024.[2]

Current listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register[4] Image Date listed[5] Location City or town Description
1 Ah Toy Garden June 27, 1990
(#90000893)
Along China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest
45°12′57″N 115°33′21″W / 45.215833°N 115.555833°W / 45.215833; -115.555833 (Ah Toy Garden)
Warren
2 Aitken Barn
Aitken Barn
Aitken Barn
August 9, 1982
(#82002512)
Southwest of Riggins on U.S. Route 95
45°24′28″N 116°19′48″W / 45.407896°N 116.329933°W / 45.407896; -116.329933 (Aitken Barn)
Riggins
3 Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Arctic Point Fire Lookout
Arctic Point Fire Lookout
August 29, 1994
(#94001019)
North of Big Creek in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Payette National Forest
45°28′28″N 115°02′19″W / 45.474373°N 115.038593°W / 45.474373; -115.038593 (Arctic Point Fire Lookout)
Big Creek
4 James V. and Sophia Baker House
James V. and Sophia Baker House
James V. and Sophia Baker House
January 6, 2004
(#03001366)
204 Broadway St.
46°02′51″N 116°21′04″W / 46.047448°N 116.351135°W / 46.047448; -116.351135 (James V. and Sophia Baker House)
Cottonwood
5 Polly Bemis House
Polly Bemis House
Polly Bemis House
March 4, 1988
(#87002152)
Accessible on the Salmon River via boat
45°25′59″N 115°40′13″W / 45.433056°N 115.670278°W / 45.433056; -115.670278 (Polly Bemis House)
Riggins
6 Big Cedar School
Big Cedar School
Big Cedar School
November 29, 2016
(#16000806)
947 Red Fir Rd.
46°05′52″N 115°51′08″W / 46.097790°N 115.852185°W / 46.097790; -115.852185 (Big Cedar School)
Kooskia
7 Blue Fox Theatre
Blue Fox Theatre
Blue Fox Theatre
November 30, 1999
(#99001412)
116 W. Main St.
45°55′32″N 116°07′09″W / 45.925556°N 116.119167°W / 45.925556; -116.119167 (Blue Fox Theatre)
Grangeville
8 Burgdorf
Burgdorf
Burgdorf
April 14, 1972
(#72000441)
About 15 miles west of Warrens
45°16′38″N 115°54′46″W / 45.277222°N 115.912778°W / 45.277222; -115.912778 (Burgdorf)
Burgdorf
9 Butts Point Creek Fire Lookout December 28, 2018
(#100002786)
Butts Creek Point, approx.. 40 mi. NE of Salmon, ID; Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness
45°21′42″N 114°44′15″W / 45.3616°N 114.7374°W / 45.3616; -114.7374 (Butts Point Creek Fire Lookout)
Salmon vicinity
10 Campbell's Ferry February 8, 2007
(#07000037)
Southeastern bank of the Salmon River at Mile 148 in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
45°29′11″N 115°20′03″W / 45.486252°N 115.334133°W / 45.486252; -115.334133 (Campbell's Ferry)
Riggins
11 Carey Dome Fire Lookout March 25, 1994
(#94000268)
Nez Perce National Forest, 9 miles north of United States Forest Service Burgdorf Guard Station
45°24′10″N 115°54′12″W / 45.402778°N 115.903333°W / 45.402778; -115.903333 (Carey Dome Fire Lookout)
Burgdorf
12 Celadon Slope Garden June 27, 1990
(#90000891)
Along China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest
45°12′58″N 115°34′15″W / 45.216111°N 115.570833°W / 45.216111; -115.570833 (Celadon Slope Garden)
Warren
13 Chamberlain Ranger Station Historic District January 14, 2004
(#03001388)
Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
45°22′32″N 115°12′02″W / 45.375556°N 115.200556°W / 45.375556; -115.200556 (Chamberlain Ranger Station Historic District)
Payette National Forest
14 Chi-Sandra Garden June 27, 1990
(#90000892)
Along China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest
45°12′52″N 115°33′50″W / 45.214444°N 115.563889°W / 45.214444; -115.563889 (Chi-Sandra Garden)
Warren
15 Chinese Cemetery March 29, 1994
(#94000270)
Payette National Forest, 0.5 miles northwest of Warren Wagon Rd. at B
45°16′22″N 115°41′06″W / 45.272778°N 115.685°W / 45.272778; -115.685 (Chinese Cemetery)
Warren
16 Chinese Mining Camp Archeological Site September 4, 1994
(#94001018)
Northwest of Warren in the Payette National Forest
45°16′14″N 115°41′34″W / 45.270556°N 115.692778°W / 45.270556; -115.692778 (Chinese Mining Camp Archeological Site)
Warren
17 Cold Meadows Guard Station August 19, 1994
(#94001017)
Northeast of McCall in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Payette National Forest
45°17′10″N 114°56′28″W / 45.286111°N 114.941111°W / 45.286111; -114.941111 (Cold Meadows Guard Station)
McCall
18 Deep Creek Ranger Station December 11, 2013
(#13000902)
West Fork Ranger District, Bitterroot National Forest
45°42′15″N 114°43′03″W / 45.704052°N 114.717392°W / 45.704052; -114.717392 (Deep Creek Ranger Station)
Bitterroot National Forest
19 Jurden Henry Elfers Barn and Field
Jurden Henry Elfers Barn and Field
Jurden Henry Elfers Barn and Field
June 7, 2007
(#07000544)
South bank of John Day Creek, ⅓ mile east of U.S. Route 95
45°34′59″N 116°17′15″W / 45.582957°N 116.287626°W / 45.582957; -116.287626 (Jurden Henry Elfers Barn and Field)
Lucile
20 Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment May 21, 2001
(#01000536)
Nez Perce National Forest
45°51′29″N 115°35′23″W / 45.858056°N 115.589722°W / 45.858056; -115.589722 (Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segment)
Elk City Surviving segment of historic wagon road to mining town of Elk City.
21 Fenn Ranger Station
Fenn Ranger Station
Fenn Ranger Station
June 18, 1990
(#90000931)
Selway Road 223 near Johnson Creek in the Nez Perce National Forest
46°06′06″N 115°32′41″W / 46.101667°N 115.544722°W / 46.101667; -115.544722 (Fenn Ranger Station)
Kooskia
22 First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
May 13, 1976
(#76000674)
Southeast of Kamiah on U.S. Route 12
46°12′15″N 116°00′24″W / 46.204286°N 116.006639°W / 46.204286; -116.006639 (First Presbyterian Church)
Kamiah
23 Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore
Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore
Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore
April 26, 2005
(#05000337)
West side of River Rd.
45°45′44″N 116°18′01″W / 45.762222°N 116.300278°W / 45.762222; -116.300278 (Dr. Wilson Foskett Home and Drugstore)
White Bird
24 Blacky Foster House April 10, 1992
(#92000307)
Along the Salmon River west of Shoup in the Bitterroot National Forest
45°29′10″N 114°58′29″W / 45.486111°N 114.974722°W / 45.486111; -114.974722 (Blacky Foster House)
Shoup
25 Gardiner Peak Lookout
Gardiner Peak Lookout
Gardiner Peak Lookout
April 6, 2018
(#100002295)
Gardiner Peak, West Fork District
45°58′12″N 114°46′00″W / 45.969959°N 114.766586°W / 45.969959; -114.766586 (Gardiner Peak Lookout)
Bitterroot National Forest
26 Gold Point Mill
Gold Point Mill
Gold Point Mill
July 14, 2000
(#00000792)
United States Forest Service Road 222
45°46′56″N 115°23′33″W / 45.782222°N 115.3925°W / 45.782222; -115.3925 (Gold Point Mill)
Elk City
27 Hells Canyon Archeological District
Hells Canyon Archeological District
Hells Canyon Archeological District
August 10, 1984
(#84000984)
Address Restricted[6]
Riggins Extends into Adams and Nez Perce counties and Wallowa County, Oregon
28 Lochsa Historical Ranger Station
Lochsa Historical Ranger Station
Lochsa Historical Ranger Station
June 9, 1978
(#78001065)
Lewis and Clark Highway (U.S. Route 12)
46°20′20″N 115°19′45″W / 46.338790°N 115.329096°W / 46.338790; -115.329096 (Lochsa Historical Ranger Station)
Kooskia Open as a museum
29 Lower Salmon River Archeological District
Lower Salmon River Archeological District
Lower Salmon River Archeological District
September 4, 1986
(#86002170)
Address Restricted[6]
Cottonwood Extends into Lewis and Nez Perce counties
30 Sue McBeth Cabin
Sue McBeth Cabin
Sue McBeth Cabin
June 3, 1976
(#76000675)
Southeast of Kamiah on U.S. Route 12
46°12′18″N 116°00′22″W / 46.205°N 116.006111°W / 46.205; -116.006111 (Sue McBeth Cabin)
Kamiah
31 Meinert Ranch Cabin September 23, 1987
(#87001561)
1.8 miles southwest of Red River Hot Springs on Red River-Beargrass Road 234
45°46′19″N 115°13′22″W / 45.771944°N 115.222778°W / 45.771944; -115.222778 (Meinert Ranch Cabin)
Elk City
32 Jim Moore Place March 29, 1978
(#78001063)
Salmon River Canyon
45°29′13″N 115°20′14″W / 45.486944°N 115.337222°W / 45.486944; -115.337222 (Jim Moore Place)
Dixie
33 Moose Creek Administrative Site June 25, 1990
(#90000932)
Eastern side of Moose Creek, south of Whistling Pig Creek, in the Nez Perce National Forest
46°06′40″N 114°55′15″W / 46.111111°N 114.920833°W / 46.111111; -114.920833 (Moose Creek Administrative Site)
Grangeville
34 Old China Trail June 27, 1990
(#90000894)
Along China Creek near its confluence with the South Fork of the Salmon River in the Payette National Forest
45°13′00″N 115°33′48″W / 45.216667°N 115.563333°W / 45.216667; -115.563333 (Old China Trail)
Warren
35 Riggins Motel
Riggins Motel
Riggins Motel
September 14, 2001
(#01000979)
615 S. State Highway 95
45°25′05″N 116°19′02″W / 45.418056°N 116.317222°W / 45.418056; -116.317222 (Riggins Motel)
Riggins
36 St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel
St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel
St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel
June 18, 1979
(#79000790)
West of Cottonwood
46°02′01″N 116°23′25″W / 46.033611°N 116.390278°W / 46.033611; -116.390278 (St. Gertrude's Convent and Chapel)
Cottonwood
37 Salmon Mountain Lookout April 6, 2018
(#100002296)
Salmon Mtn., West Fork District
45°37′01″N 114°50′12″W / 45.616925°N 114.836789°W / 45.616925; -114.836789 (Salmon Mountain Lookout)
Bitterroot National Forest
38 State Bank of Kooskia
State Bank of Kooskia
State Bank of Kooskia
May 22, 1978
(#78001067)
1 S. Main St.
46°08′24″N 115°58′40″W / 46.14°N 115.977778°W / 46.14; -115.977778 (State Bank of Kooskia)
Kooskia
39 Tolo Lake
Tolo Lake
Tolo Lake
February 7, 2011
(#10001200)
Tolo Lake Rd., Nez Perce National Historical Park
45°54′54″N 116°14′10″W / 45.915°N 116.236111°W / 45.915; -116.236111 (Tolo Lake)
Grangeville Tolo Lake page on NPS website
40 Warren Guard Station, Building 1206 April 7, 1994
(#94000271)
Southwestern side of Warren Wagon Rd., United States Forest Service Highway 21
45°16′02″N 115°40′16″W / 45.267222°N 115.671111°W / 45.267222; -115.671111 (Warren Guard Station, Building 1206)
Warren
41 White Bird Battlefield
White Bird Battlefield
White Bird Battlefield
July 18, 1974
(#74000332)
North of White Bird off U.S. Route 95
45°47′30″N 116°16′47″W / 45.791667°N 116.279722°W / 45.791667; -116.279722 (White Bird Battlefield)
White Bird
42 White Bird Grade
White Bird Grade
White Bird Grade
July 30, 1974
(#74000740)
Northeast of White Bird
45°48′58″N 116°15′11″W / 45.816076°N 116.253084°W / 45.816076; -116.253084 (White Bird Grade)
White Bird Switchbacks and winding roadway of Old Highway 95, formerly U.S. Highway 95, an engineering feat when built in 1920 as part of "good roads" movement.
43 Yawwinma Traditional Cultural Property
Yawwinma Traditional Cultural Property
Yawwinma Traditional Cultural Property
June 12, 2017
(#100001053)
143 Rapid River Rd.
45°22′19″N 116°21′46″W / 45.371973°N 116.362715°W / 45.371973; -116.362715 (Yawwinma Traditional Cultural Property)
Riggins

Former listings[edit]

[3] Name on the Register Image Date listedDate removed Location City or town Description
1 Grangeville Savings and Trust July 24, 1978
(#78001064)
March 28, 1989 State and Main Sts.
Grangeville Destroyed by fire, January 30, 1989.
2 O'Hara House October 2, 1978
(#78001066)
March 1, 1991 E of Kooskia off U.S. 12
Kooskia Destroyed by fire, January 11, 1991.[7]
3 Wylies Peak Lookout June 5, 1975
(#75000632)
October 17, 1983 Nez Perce National Forest
Grangeville Destroyed by lightning in 1983[8]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
  2. ^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
  5. ^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
  6. ^ a b Some listings on the NRHP are highly sensitive sites and may be subject to looting or vandalism. The NRHP lists this site as "Address Restricted."
  7. ^ "Fire consumes historic cabin". Twin Falls Times-News. January 16, 1991. p. 9. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wylies Peak Fire Lookout Cabin".