Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court

Coordinates: 43°07′49″N 115°41′50″W / 43.130196°N 115.697128°W / 43.130196; -115.697128
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Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court
Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is located in Idaho
Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court
Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is located in the United States
Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court
LocationW. 2nd North Street
Mountain Home, Idaho
Coordinates43°07′49″N 115°41′50″W / 43.130196°N 115.697128°W / 43.130196; -115.697128
Arealess than one acre
Built1908
NRHP reference No.78001060[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 30, 1978

The Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is a Basque pelota court located on West 2nd North Street in Mountain Home, Idaho. The court was built in 1908 during a period of Basque immigration to Idaho. Basque immigrants largely settled in the Boise and Mountain Home regions, where they herded sheep; Basque pelota, a sport similar to handball, was one of their main forms of recreation. The Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court is the only outdoor Basque pelota court remaining in Idaho.[2]

The court was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 30, 1978.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Hibbard, Don (May 20, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Pedro Anchustegui Pelota Court" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 24, 2014.