Interstate Telephone Company - Priest River Commercial Core Historic District - Priest River, ID
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N 48° 10.779 W 116° 54.413
11U E 506921 N 5336272
This 1924 brick building ushered in the town's first information highway nearly a decade ago. The Phone company is long gone, but their substantial little building remains, now occupied by an antiques monger.
Waymark Code: WMKYJW
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 1

Built in 1924, this one-story, flat-roofed building measures 25'-0" x 30'-0". It is constructed of brick masonry set on a concrete foundation. Despite its modest size, this small building has classical overtones. Stylistic features include variation in brick color and regularly spaced brick pilasters. The main (south) façade is faced with variegated, light-colored brick laid in a stretcher bond pattern. Stringcourses of darker, solid-colored soldier bricks add interest and contrast to the façade. The cornice is concrete and extrudes downward slightly beyond the wall's top edge. A second identical treatment relieves the space between the cornice and the window and door openings, creating a double-awning effect. The building is accessed by a wood-frame, twelve-light door with matching sidelights capped with transom windows, all of which appear original. A brick pilaster separates the doorway from the adjacent window, which features an identical transom. A fixed-light, aluminum window has replaced the original glazing (which probably matched the present doorway treatment in appearance) beneath the transom.

The historic Interstate Telephone Company building has experienced minimal modifications and is very well preserved. It exhibits excellent exterior integrity, and is reflective of growth of the commercial core in response to changing technologies during the 1920s. Today it is known as the Office Services Building.
From the Idaho Historical Society
Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Priest River Commercial Core Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link]

Address:
212 High Street Priest River, ID USA 83856


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