Lilyquist-Christianson Building
Lilyquist--Christianson Building | |
.jpg) The Lilyquist-Christianson Building in 2019 | |
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| Location | 459 W. Main, Kuna, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°29′26″N 116°25′03″W / 43.49056°N 116.41750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909 |
| Built by | Lilyquist, Charles |
| Architectural style | Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000415[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 1, 1999 |
The Lilyquist-Christianson Building in Kuna, Idaho, is a 2-story brick building constructed by Charles Lilyquist in 1909. The building features a decorative brick cornice with raised corbeling between end brackets below a flat parapet roof. Three symmetrical double hung sash windows are above a central, inset entry between two commercial display windows. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[2]
Charles and Emma Lilyquist arrived in Kuna in 1909, intending to open a general store. Their daughter's husband, A.H. Christianson, had arrived earlier that year and constructed a wood frame mercantile and hardware building across the street from what would become the Lilyquist-Christianson Building. When the Lilyquist building was nearing completion, Lilyquist fell from a ladder and died. Christenson finished construction and opened the general store with merchandise from the Lilyquist estate.[3][4] In 1913 Christianson remodeled the Lilyquist building and moved his hardware business into the site.[5] In 1918 Emma Lilyquist transferred ownership of the building to Christianson.[6]
A.H. Christianson and his brothers operated their hardware business at the Lilyquist-Christianson Building at least until 1923, when they incorporated the Christianson Hardware and Implement Company of Nampa in Nampa, Idaho.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Arlene O'Leary (May 16, 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Lilyquist--Christianson Building". National Park Service. Retrieved April 18, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ Warren D. Reynolds (1983). The Settlement of the Kuna Region 1900-1925. Kuna Public Schools. pp. 58, 60.
- ^ "Our Growing Neighbor". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. February 24, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Kuna Local Notes". The Meridian Times. Meridian, Idaho. December 19, 1913. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
- ^ "Real Estate Transfers". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 15, 1918. p. 8.
- ^ "Articles of Incorporation". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 19, 1923. p. 12.
External links[edit]
Media related to Lilyquist-Christianson Building at Wikimedia Commons
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