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Alexanders
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National Register of Historic Places

Alexanders

On the National Register since 197848 years
Second Renaissance RevivalListed 1978Boise City

Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Alexanders

Alexanders, at 9th and Main Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 20, 1978. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Second Renaissance Revival, as it does for 8 other Idaho listings. 16 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric commercial building in Boise, Idaho, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 96 MB · National Archives↗
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9th and Main Sts., Boise City · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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65 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

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BCongregation Beth Israel SynagogueRomanesque · Built 18960.3 miBBoise High School CampusNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19020.3 miBImmanuel Evangelical Lutheran ChurchGothic Revival0.3 miBThomas E. Logan HouseBuilt 18680.4 miBAdolph Schreiber HouseNeo-Classical Revival · Built 19150.4 miBSamuel Hays HouseBuilding0.4 miBJohn Parker HouseBuilt 19110.4 miBWolters Double HousesBungalow0.4 miBEichelberger ApartmentsColonial Revival0.4 miBChristian ChurchRomanesque0.4 miBAxel Nixon HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBH. R. Neitzel HouseTudoresque · Built 19180.4 miBBrunzell HouseBungaloid0.4 miBWilliam Sidenfaden HouseBungalow0.4 miBDr. James Davies HouseShingle0.4 miBAlva Fleharty HouseQueen Anne · Built 19020.4 miBJ. M. Johnson HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBJohn Daly HouseGeorgian Revival0.4 miBR. K. Davis HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBJohn Haines HouseQueen Anne0.4 miDFort Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBM. J. Marks HouseColonial Revival · Built 19110.4 miBFriedline ApartmentsQueen Anne · Built 19040.4 miStCapitol Boulevard Memorial BridgeArt Deco0.5 miStNinth Street BridgePratt Through-Truss0.5 miBIdaho State Forester's BuildingRustic0.5 mi★Assay OfficeBuilding0.5 miBH. C. Burnett HouseClassical Cottage · Built 19240.5 miDState Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBAlexander HouseVictorian0.5 miBSt. Alphonsus' Hospital Nurses' Home and Heating Plant/LaundryBuilt 19200.5 miBWellman ApartmentsGeorgian Revival · Built 19290.5 miBJohn A. O'Farrell CabinLog Cabin0.5 miBFred Hottes HouseShingle · Built 19080.5 miBH. A. Schmelzel HouseColonial · Built 19060.5 miBSt. John's CathedralRomanesque Revival · Built 19210.5 miBSt. John's Cathedral BlockRomanesque Revival0.5 miBMinnie Preist Dunton HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBEmerson and Lucretia Sensenig HouseAmerican Foursquare · Built 19050.5 miBWalter Abbs HouseQueen Anne · Built 19030.5 miBJones, T. J., ApartmentsBuilding0.5 miBH. E. McElroy HouseShingle · Built 19010.5 miBJ. N. Wallace HouseShingle0.5 miBH. K. Fritchman HouseShingle · Built 19040.5 miBAlbert Beck HouseQueen Anne0.5 miBHenry Coffin HouseColonial0.5 miBJ. H. Gakey HouseColonial Revival · Built 19100.5 mi
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Second Renaissance Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Second Renaissance Revival.

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Questions about Alexanders

Is Alexanders on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 20, 1978 (Register number 78001029).

Is Alexanders a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Idaho has 11 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Assay Office, 0.5 miles away.

Can you visit Alexanders?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Alexanders?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 96 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 84248842 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.