DeLashmutt Building - Wallace, Idaho
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 47° 28.303 W 115° 55.444
11T E 581075 N 5258147
Building served as Shoshone County Courthouse after fire destroyed the downtown area of Wallace in 1890.
Waymark Code: WM2A2D
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 09/30/2007
Views: 18
The DeLashmutt Building was built in 1890 after fire destroyed the Wallace downtown area. The building served as Shoshone County Courthouse from 1898 to 1905. Court proceeding had been held out of Wallace after the fire but were moved to this building when county records were hijacked en route from Murry to Osburn. The lower level of the building was used for court proceedings and the upper-story rooms were known as "court rooms," providing female "boarding." The court moved to a new courthouse in 1905. The building became a cigar business in 1911 and which expanded into a saloon. The building is currently used as a bbq restaurant and saloon.
Year Built: 1890
Current Use of Building: Restaurant
Level of Courts: County
Dates this building was used to house judicial proceedings: 1898-1905
Physical Address:
424 Sixth Street
Wallace, Idaho
Related Website: [Web Link]
Architect: Not listed
Hours: Not listed
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