A Reconnaissance Survey of the Old Hailey Town Site

HISTORIC SURVEY REPORT

A Reconnaissance Survey of the Old Hailey Town Site

Prepared for:

The City of Hailey and the Hailey Historic Preservation Commission 115 South Main Street Hailey, Idaho 83333

Prepared by:

Claudia Taylor Walsworth, M.A.

Walsworth and Associates Cultural Resource Consultants

P.O. Box 1248 Ketchum, Idaho 83340

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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................................1 2.0 PROJECT LOCATION .........................................................................................................................................1 3.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................................1 4.0 PROJECT SETTING..............................................................................................................................................4 5.0 GENERAL CULTURAL SETTING.....................................................................................................................6 6.0 RESEARCH DESIGN ...........................................................................................................................................9

6.1 PRE-FIELD RESEARCH.......................................................................................................................................10 6.2 SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS STUDIES ....................................................................................................................11 6.3 POST-FIELD RESEARCH.....................................................................................................................................11 6.4 RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY METHODS...........................................................................................................18

7.0 RESULTS..............................................................................................................................................................20 8.0 GENERAL DISCUSSION OF BUILDING PATTERNS .................................................................................21 10.0 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE SURVEY WORK ..........................................................................29 11.0 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ..............................................................................................................................31 12.0 REPOSITORY ....................................................................................................................................................31 13.0 CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS .....................................................................................................................31 14.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................................................................31 15.0 REFERENCES....................................................................................................................................................32

List of Figures

FIGURE 1. GENERAL PROJECT VICINITY MAP. ..................................................................................................2 FIGURE 2. PROJECT LOCATION MAP ....................................................................................................................3 FIGURE 3. RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY LOCATION MAP .............................................................................19

List of Tables

TABLE 1. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND RESULTS FOR CURRENT STUDY AREA...........................12 TABLE 2. PREVIOUSLY RECORDED HISTORIC SITES WITHIN STUDY AREA...........................................15 TABLE 3A. 2006 RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY RESULTS................................................................................22 TABLE 3B. 2006 RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY RESULTS.................................................................................23 TABLE 3C. 2006 RECONNAISSANCE SURVEY RESULTS.................................................................................24

A Reconnaissance Survey of Old Hailey Town Site Walsworth and Associates

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1.0 Introduction In February 2006, the City of Hailey (herein referred to as City) sent out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a reconnaissance survey within the Old Hailey Town site which includes portions of the city’s commercial core, transitional areas, and residential neighborhoods. The reconnaissance survey is administered under a Certified Local Government Grant from the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office and the National Park Service (NPS). As part of the Hailey Historic Preservation Commission (HPC), the City applied for federal funds that were matched with cash, donated time, and materials from the City. 2.0 Project Location Hailey is located in northern Blaine County which is situated in south central Idaho. Hailey’s Main Street is State Highway 75 (SH 75) which is a nationally designated scenic corridor known as the Sawtooth Scenic Byway (Figure 1). The legal description for the project area is portions of sections 9 and 10 of Township 2 North, Range 18 East of the Boise Base Meridian (Figure 2). The study area covers the city’s commercial core along Main Street between River Street on the west, Myrtle Street on the north, First Avenue on the east, and Cedar Street on the south. In addition, the transitional and residential areas extending east to Fifth Avenue of the commercial area just described, as well as that part of the Old Hailey Townsite lying between Fifth Avenue on the west, Carbonate Street on the north, Eighth Avenue on the east, and Croy Street on the south, will be included in the residential survey area (cf. Figure 3 in Section 6.4). 3.0 Project Description The purpose of the reconnaissance survey is to complete a basic inventory of the original town site that was platted between 1881 and 1882. The goal of the survey is to identify approximately thirty historic properties eligible to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) using criteria established by the NPS (1991 U. S. Department of the Interior). Information gathered from the survey will also be used to assist the City of Hailey with future preservation planning and to identify areas for additional survey work. Historic sites that are individually eligible; historic sites that may contribute to a potential historic district or neighborhood conservation area; and multiple properties that relate to a particular time period or theme will be identified through this investigation.


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Figure 1. General Project Vicinity Map. Map Courtesy Idaho Travel and Tourism Guide (visitidaho.org)


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Figure 2. Project Location Map


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Products produced from the survey will include a data cover sheet, a listing of all inventoried properties, black and white photographs in archival sleeves, maps showing project and site locations, Idaho Historic Site Inventory Forms, and a final survey report. All products will be delivered to the City in duplicate hard copy and on CD-R diskettes. Survey products will meet the Secretary of Interior’s standards for identification, evaluation, and historical documentation and adhere to requirements of the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office including guidelines for documenting historic properties (SHPO 2005). 4.0 Project Setting Hailey, which is the county seat of Blaine, is a small rural community that consists of approximately 6,200 people today. The number of households in Hailey is 2,389 with about 50.1% men and 49.9% women. A majority of Hailey’s population is 88% non Hispanic and 12 % Latino and ranges in age from 25 to 44 years of age with the median age at 33.3 years (City of Hailey 2006). Located in the upper Big Wood River Valley situated in south central Idaho, the drainage is a major tributary of the Snake River which is part of the Columbia Basin watershed. Situated at 5,330 feet above sea level Hailey is set within a narrow high elevation river valley that measures about 1.5 miles wide. The Big Wood River Valley is one of many north/south trending canyons or valleys in the region that form the divide between the Northern Great Basin and Northern Rocky Mountain physiographic provinces. Geologic deposits in the general study area which include rich veins of silver, lead, gold, and other precious metals, spurred mining developments near Hailey during the 1800’s. Geologic formations near Hailey are mainly associated with the Milligan (Mississippian) and Dollarhide (Permian) formations, which include several thousand feet of slate, black shale, and limestone. Several Cretaceous-Period igneous intrusions associated with the formation of the Northern Rocky Mountains are located within the project vicinity. Soils in the study area belong to the Little Wood-Balaam-Adamson Group and the Picabo-Harpur-Bickett group. The Little Wood Balaam-Adamson soils are typically very deep, well drained, and somewhat excessively drained soils that form in alluvium on slopes that range from 0% to 4%. The Picabo-Harpur-Bickett soils are very deep, somewhat poorly drained to very poorly drained soils that formed in alluvium on slopes that range from 0% to 2% (USDA 1991). The climate of Hailey is typically arid with long cold winters and short warm summers. Temperatures range from a lowest average daily minimum temperature of 8.3 degrees in January to a highest average daily maximum temperature of 84.9 degrees in July. Average precipitation is 16.2 inches annually, with an average annual snowfall of 78.2 inches (City of Hailey 2006)


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Historically, the valley floor was a predominantly a sagebrush grassland steppe adjacent to upland and wetland/riparian communities along the floodplain of the Big Wood River and its many tributaries. The shrub steppe community includes basin big sagebrush and mountain big sagebrush. Past disturbances from land use and settlement in and surround Old Hailey have created a different environment which is dominated by an under story of non-native grasses and weedy forbs such as western salsify, sweet clover, mustards, Dalmatian toadflax, prickly lettuce, dandelion, and yarrow. Green and gray rabbit brush is also common. During historic period, the under story included blue bunch wheat grass, basin wild rye, antelope bitterbrush, Indian rice grass, arrow leaf balsamroot and lupine which is often found in undisturbed areas near the City of Hailey. Many of these plants were highly regarded for food or medicine by Native Americans who lived in the area prior to Euro American contact. In the riparian communities along the Big Wood River and its tributary stream channels, the mature forest over story is dominated by black cottonwood. The shrub layer includes currant, serviceberry, and Wood’s Rose. Goldenrods, cow-parsnip, starry false Solomon’s seal, poison hemlock, field horsetail, wheatgrass, bent grass, and nettles are commonly found in the herbaceous layer. Mammals that are typically found near Hailey include badger, bats, black bear, cottontail rabbit, coyote, gopher, long-tailed weasel, moose, mountain lion, mule and white-tailed deer, raccoon, red fox, striped skin, and voles. Migratory and other bird species found near Hailey include woodpeckers, crow, warbles, and other passerines, magpies, robins, and water fowl. Waterfowl frequent the Big Wood River, adjacent wetlands, and seasonally use the canals, laterals, and agricultural drainage ditches near Hailey. The primary water flow species present in the general study region include mallard, Canada goose, pintail, green-winged teal, cinnamon teal, canvasback, widgeon, and gadwall. The Big Wood River and its numerous tributaries, especially from the North Fork of the Big Wood River in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, downstream to Bellevue, is a productive fishery with populations of rainbow trout and lesser numbers of brown and brook trout. The Big Wood River is planted annually by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game with hatchery rainbow trout.


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5.0 General Cultural Setting Cultural themes that influenced the historic settlement of Hailey include mining, agriculture, commerce, transportation, recreation, and tourism. General time periods for the Euro American occupation period of the study area include the Settlement and Territorial Development period from 1855 to 1890; the Early Statehood period from 1890 to 1904; the Beginning New Century period from 1904 to 1920; the Interwar and Great Depression period from 1920 to 1940; the World War II and Pre-Modern period from 1940 to 1960; and Modern period from 1960 to the present. The historic development of Hailey is tied to the expansion of the surrounding communities of Bellevue, Ketchum, and Sun Valley that were initially settled by unknown prehistoric people followed by Native Americans including various groups of Northern Shoshone such as the Tukudeka or Mountain Sheepeaters. The first Euro Americans to travel through Hailey were early path finders, explorers and fur trappers. An old Indian trail that ran from Fort Hall through the Camas Prairie near Fairfield was explored in 1820 by trapper Donald Mackenzie (ISHS 1972). Alexander Ross of the Hudson Bay Company was one of the first fur traders to lead a party into the Wood River region during the summer of 1824. A series of expeditions followed and when some trappers became sick from beaver taken from the river, the Big Wood River was nicknamed the Sickly River or River Malad. The Big Wood was actually named for the abundant trees along the river (ISHS 1987). During the 1850’s, the Oregon Trail and various northern segments of the route were built along former Indian trails and foot paths through southern Idaho. One of the northern most segments of the Oregon Trail that skirted the lower end of the Big Wood River Valley about five miles south of Hailey is the Goodale’s Cutoff which is also known as Jeffer’s Route. The route left the Oregon Trail at Fort Hall in southeastern Idaho and crossed the Snake River plains to the Lost River and headed west through the Camas Prairie to Mountain Home and Boise. to an area east of Boise near Mountain Home. Portions of the trail including deep ruts can be seen southeast of Hailey near the towns of Gannett and Picabo and southwest of Hailey near the former school house at Glendale. Historically, hundreds of mines operated in the Hailey area. Mining commenced during the late 1800’s and included the Mineral Hill District that surrounded the Hailey and Bellevue area; the Bullion District, which is located about 4.5 miles west of Hailey; and the Hailey Gold Belt, which was located directly west of Hailey (USDI BLM 1990). Hailey, which originated as a loose mining camp clustered around the Mineral Hill District and the Hailey Gold Belt was founded in 1881 by John Hailey with assistance from W. T. Riley and I. T. Osborne who formally registered with the Hailey Land Office on May 10, 1881.


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Hailey is named after John Hailey who was born in Tennessee, moved to Missouri with his parents, then crossed the Great Plains along the Oregon Trail during the 1850’s at the age of 18. After enlisting and fighting as an officer in the Rogue River War, Hailey joined hundreds of people in a mass migration to Idaho for the gold rush. In Idaho, Hailey became a packer and stage driver who developed a substantial stage line that ran from Kelton, Utah to Boise, Idaho. Hailey operated the lines which carried many of the northwest’s passengers, mail, and express traffic. The town grew around Hailey’s trade center that was comprised of corrals, livery stables, and feed storage facilities for the stage route that surrounded 440 acres of land that was originally filed through a desert land entry at the Government Land Office. John Hailey was an entrepreneur who also dabbled in stock ranching and politics. Over the years until his death in 1921, John Hailey became a delegate of the Idaho Territory, a warden of the Idaho State Penitentiary, manager of the Idaho State Historical Society, and author of a book published on the History of Idaho (ISHS 1971). Although John Hailey only lived for a short time in Hailey, his initial contribution to the community remains intact. Historical photographs of early Hailey shows where one of the first livery stables and carriage houses was located one block east of Main Street near the corner of North First Avenue and East Bullion Street (Site 23 in this investigation). One of the earliest settlers in Hailey was C. P. Croy who was a miner and developer. Croy located and settled on land in 1879 about two miles west of the Hailey which later became known as the Hailey Hot Springs. At Bullion, which is located about 4.5 miles west of Hailey, Mr. Croy and George W. Edgington located and filed for a mining claim known as the Jay Gould Mine in 1880. In 1887, John Smith filed for a patent on the land at Hailey Hot Springs. Croy Street in Hailey and Croy Canyon which is east of Hailey are named for Mr. Croy. Another early settler of Hailey was William Quigley who filed on land east of town that was at one time known as the Drake Ranch which became known as Quigley Gulch (McLeod 1950: 30). Ezra Pound, who was a notable poet, was born at the Homer Pound House in Hailey located at 314 Second Avenue. Homer Pound was the first registrar of the Government Land Office at Hailey (Davis and Swanson 1997). Around the turn of the century, Hailey had a population of around 200 Chinese. The immigrants came during the mining rush and stayed until anti-Chinese sentiment and a large movement in the northwest to remove Chinese made the atmosphere to some, intolerable. Until that time, the Chinese in Hailey worked as miners; builders of the Oregon Short Line Railroad; operated their own banks, laundries and restaurants; and grew large gardens of fresh produce to sell to the local community (Blanchard 1981; Bellon 2006; Outz and Heagle 2006).


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As mining in the Hailey region waned during the late 1800’s the sheep ranching industry which simultaneously grew along with mining, continued to thrive. With the construction of a spur line for the Oregon Short Line Railroad from Shoshone to Ketchum, the rail system provided a venue for transporting goods to and from Hailey. Basque and later Peruvian sheep herders worked along the rolling hillsides surrounding Hailey. Some Basque families built and operated restaurants and boarding houses in Hailey. The Inchausti Family was one of those families, who moved to Hailey from the Challis and Mackay area in 1936 and operated the Gem Bar on West Bullion near River Street and a boarding house behind the establishment on South River Street in old Hailey (Mallory 2006). During the 1930’s the presence of the Sawtooth National Forest (SNF) was felt in Hailey. Between 1933 and 1935, the SNF and members of the Warm Springs (F-51) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp constructed a complex located between Main Street and South River Street in Hailey. The administrative site was comprised of an office, garage, warehouses, and a gas house and served as the SNF headquarters for the Forest Supervisor’s Office until 1953 when the office was moved to Twin Falls. During the 1980’s until 1992, the complex continued to house SNF personnel and equipment. After 1992, the property was sold to a private enterprise and the site was further developed (Wilson 2005; Godfrey 2004). Although Hailey has long been known as a community for mining and sheep ranching it was also a destination for tourists and pleasure seekers during the late 1800’s through the mid 1900’s. Hot springs and resort hotels near Hailey were popular at the turn of the century, including the Hailey Hot Springs Hotel near Democrat Gulch, the Clarendon Hot Springs at Deer Creek, and the Hiawatha or Alturas Hotel on East Croy Street one block east of Main Street. In Ketchum during the same time period, the Guyer Hot Springs Hotel out Warm Springs prospered and during the late 1920’s the Bald Mountain Hot Springs brought visitors to soak in warm mineral water. Hailey also benefited from the establishment of the world class ski resort at Sun Valley in 1936 developed Averill Harriman, who was Chairman of the Board of the Union Pacific Railroad. Since the early days of Sun Valley, the Wood River Valley including Hailey has become a destination for celebrities and in recent decades, various rich and famous people some from the movie industry in Hollywood have purchased properties in and around Hailey including Bruce Willis and Demi Moore. Some folks have gone to the extent of actually nicknaming Hailey “Haileywood” because of the world renowned residents who frequent the small town (2004 Leary).


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6.0 Research Design Reconnaissance surveys are the most basic approach for systematically documenting and evaluating historic buildings in a given geographical area. The main objective of this particular reconnaissance survey was to produce a document that describes the types of historic properties located within the old Hailey town site plat map and to provide the City and the Idaho SHPO with a list of approximately thirty NRHP eligible properties. A secondary objective of the reconnaissance survey was to provide a document to the City for future preservation planning and to identify areas for further research and survey work. The location of known historic sites within the old town site which meet the eligibility criteria for the NRHP may relate to a historic district or neighborhood conservation area. Others that do not necessarily meet the NRHP criteria may qualify for local or regional significance. Such historic sites may portray past events, highlight key people within the community, or focus on places that have distinct characteristics related to culture, architecture, or both. These sites may become areas to focus on in the future for walking tours, interpretive brochures and exhibits, or other venues for public education and enjoyment. It is expected that the old town site of Hailey contains hundreds of historic sites which portray a 125 year time span of Idaho history from 1881 to 1956. Some of these properties will be determined eligible to the NRHP under the following basic criteria: Criterion A for their association with an event; under Criterion B for their association with a person of national or regional importance; under Criterion C for their distinct or unique design, construction method, or style; and under Criterion D for their information potential. Time periods of history represented in Hailey include (1) the Settlement and Territorial period 1855 to 1890; the Early Statehood period 1890 to 1904; the Beginning New Century from 1904 to 1920; the Interwar Years or Great Depression era from 1920 to 1940; the World War II and the Pre-Modern period from 1940 to 1960; and the Modern period from 1960 onward. The methodology proposed during this investigation includes (1) pre-field research which focused on a review of existing historical and architectural literature; (2) an initial windshield survey; (3) a selective reconnaissance survey based on results of the windshield survey; (4) post-field research to establish dates of construction for buildings; and (5) the compilation of research and field data into a formal report. A secondary focus of the investigation is assess the integrity of historic sites, determine if general patterns of development exist, identify historic sites that may be eligible to the NRHP, determine if certain thematic groupings of historic sites exist, and determine if others areas are in need of protection such as neighborhood conservation areas where historic landscape features are intact.


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Pre-field research that focuses on Hailey’s culture history, architectural heritage, and known historic sites that have been previously recorded will be used to identify areas to concentrate on during the field work. Past survey reports, historic site forms, local history publications, historical photographs, oral history interview transcripts, historical maps, and other sources of historical or architectural information will also become base line data for the reconnaissance inventory. It is expected that about 200 historic properties would be identified during the survey that includes buildings from the general time frame 1881 to 1956. Based on preliminary research, it is expected that the bulk of historic sites will be from the early Settlement and Territorial Development period from 1855 to 1890 and the Early Statehood period from 1890 to 1904. A significant number of historic sites in Hailey will also represent the Beginning of the New Century era from 1904 to 1920 as well as the Interwar Years and Great Depression years from 1920 to 1940. Architectural sites that will soon be historic will also be noted, particularly those properties that stand out in terms of design or construction methods that date from the World War II, Pre-Modern, and Modern era which generally took place between the early 1940’s to the mid 1960’s. The project team consisted of lead consultant Claudia Walsworth and a small group of volunteers including Joan and John Davies, Rose (Inchausti) Mallory, Teddie Daley, Anna Mathieu, Denise Jackson, Julie Evans, Nick Busdon, and Rick Davis. Walsworth has extensive experience documenting and evaluating historic properties including individual sites, former and current town sites, and cultural landscapes in accordance with local, state, and national criteria. Walsworth past experienced historic preservation is highlighted by the fact that she served for four years as the Chair for the Ketchum Historic Preservation Commission from 1989 to 1993 and assisted the City of Sun Valley and the Blaine County Commissioners with comprehensive planning during that same time period. 6.1 Pre-Field Research The pre-field research focused on a one mile radius of the old town site. Prior to completing the background check and field work, Walsworth met with the City and Hailey HPC to discuss the parameters of the survey and to set boundaries and expectations for the historic buildings survey. Several repositories were accessed during the pre-field research. The first included the Idaho SHPO in Boise where archaeological and historic site survey reports, historic site inventory forms, national register nominations, and other pertinent studies were reviewed. In addition manuscripts, oral history transcripts, historical maps, and historic photographs were reviewed at the Regional History Department of the Community Library in Ketchum. Walsworth also performed informal interviews with Hailey residents while conducting field investigations.


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Assisted on numerous occasions by Joan Davies and Rose Mallory, Walsworth relied on known information about past owners of historic properties. Kimberly Johnson of Hailey provided Walsworth with numerous documents including out-of-print publications, historical maps, abstract and titles, and a complete set of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps in digital format for Blaine County. 6.2 Summary of Previous Studies Over the past twenty five years approximately fourteen surveys have been performed within the general study area. All past surveys were completed by cultural resource professionals working for the Idaho SHPO, the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), local government agencies, and private individuals or companies for compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Act of 1966 as amended. From past investigations, 94 historic sites have been identified or formally recorded in the Hailey study area. Forty two of the 94 historic sites recorded by the Idaho SHPO staff in the early 1980’s have records that are out dated. Nine of the 94 sites identified during a 2003 ITD survey were not formally recorded and simply noted during an early eligibility to the NRHP assessment process. To date, the sites have been determined eligible to the NRHP however have not been entered into the Idaho Historic Sites Inventory Form (IHSI) data base. Table 1 details past surveys and results for the Hailey study area. Table 2 describes the sites that have been formally recorded or previously identified as a result of past investigations. In general, more than half of the historic sites previously identified will require additional documentation to be useful for researchers using the Idaho SHPO historic sites data base and for future preservation planning efforts. 6.3 Post-Field Research Post-Field research was conducted by Walsworth to establish the construction dates of buildings identified during the survey. Two primary sources were obtained from the Blaine County Assessor’s Office; Tax Assessment Records and the Geographical Information System (GIS) county maps for addresses and names of property owners when unknown. As it was gathered, this information was plugged into the Idaho SHPO data base for historic sites that will be described in the next section of the report.


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Table 1. Previous Investigations and Results for Current Study Area Date/Report No.

Author (s) Title Results

n.d. Davis & Swanson/ISHPO

National Register of Historic Places Listing for the Ezra Pound House

13-541

1979 Attebery/ISHPO Log Architecture Survey Negative n.d. ISHPO No report number or title give 13-214 Bullion St.

Doctor’s Office 13-218 Dunn Realty 13-279 Brock’s Appliance 13-301 Hailey Gold Belt 13-413 Blaine County Courthouse 13-511 Bullion St. House 13-541 Home Pound House 13-1204 Hiawatha Hotel 13-1270 Blaine County Museum 13-1272 Watt Bldg. 13-1273 Tracy Bldg. 13-4394 Rialto Hotel 13-4395 J.C Fox Bldg. 13-4396 Western Auto 13-4397 Copper Basin 13-4398 Atkinson’s Mkt. 13-4399 Sage Shop 13-4400 Foreign Car 13-4401 Inchausti 13-4402 Mt. Bell 13-4403 Liberty Theater 13-4404 Commercial Club 13-4405 Pizza Barn 13-4406 Farmers Insurance Group 13-4407 Harris Bldg. 13-4408 H & R Block Bldg. 13-4409 Episcopal Church Thrift Store

1982/134 Attebery/ISHPO Hailey Historic District; National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for 29 properties

13-4410 First Security Bank 13-4411 Zanzibar 13-4412 Wood River Journal 13-4413 Mint Bar/Dusty’s Sporting Goods


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Date/Report No.


1982/134 Attebery/ISHPO Hailey Historic District; National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form for 29 properties

13-4414 McDonald Insurance 13-4415 Bob Jackson Bldg. 13-4416 Wood River Bldg. Supply 13-4417 Radio Shack/Laundromat 13-4418 The Opportunity Shop 13-4419 The Sign Shop 13-4420 Wood River Building Supply

1987/638 Druss/Basin & Range Research

Interim Report, Archaeological Investigations, Hailey Main Post Office, 2nd Location

Negative

1989/640 Druss/Basin & Range Research

Archeological Investigations, Hailey Main Post Office

Negative

1989/4717 Metzler/SNF CRSRF, Hailey Supervisor’s Office & Residence

10 BN 145 10 BN 117/13-16163

1990/352 Gaston/ITD Passing Lanes, Hailey Negative 1993/734 Walsworth Friedman Memorial Airport Survey Negative 1995/851 Gallagher/Heritage

Preservation Resources

Archaeological Survey of Three US Postal Service Proposed Locations: Nampa, Murtaugh, and Hailey, Idaho

Negative

1999 Walsworth Cultural Resource Survey for the proposed St. Lukes Medical Center

10 BN 306/13-16171 Sawtooth Park Hwy. 10 BN 498/13-16172 Oregon Short Line Rail Road Grade

2001 Walsworth Archaeological Survey of the proposed Wood River Branch of the Syringa Networks, LLC Ketchum to Picabo Telecommunications Route

10 BN 1117 10 BN 1118 10 BN 1119 10 BN 1120 10 BN 1121

2003/ Leary (Roberts) /ITD

SH-75 Timmerman to Ketchum Site Eligibility Report (sites not formally documented with the Idaho SHPO)

TIM-10 Hailey Rodeo Grounds TIM-11 Butler Family Trust House TIM-65 Emer Wood State Farm Insurance TIM-66 Mt. Spirit Gallery & Framing TIM-67 The Bagel Place


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Date/Report No.


2003/ Leary (Roberts) /ITD

SH-75 Timmerman to Ketchum Site Eligibility Report (sites not formally documented with the Idaho SHPO)

TIM-68 Blaine County Recreation District TIM-69 Java on Main TIM-70 Hailey Paint & Supply TIM-71 South Central Head Start TIM-72 Hogan House TIM-73 Wicked Spud TIM-74 McDonald House TIM-75 Viva Taqueria TIM-76 Cari’s Salon TIM-77 Lost River Sports TIM-78 Sakura Japanese Steak House TIM-79 Harris Apartments TIM-80 McDonald House TIM-81 Bergvin House TIM-82 Mexican Take Out TIM-83 Valley Coffee Company TIM-84 Runley House TIM-85 Sun Summit South Shop TIM-86 Gardner House TIM-87 Creative Edge TIM-88 Upholsterer TIM-89 Little River Preschool TIM-90 Riggen/White House TIM-91 Sheltron House TIM-92 Lazzarini House TIM-93 Williams House TIM-94 Schlunegger House TIM-95 Darigold TIM-96 Ferguson House TIM-97 Sun Valley Rug & Tile Com. TIM-98 Tomasi Dentist Office


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Date/Report No.


2004/655 Leary/ITD STP-F-2392(035), Key No. 3077

SH 75 Timmerman to Ketchum 13-16209 Pidgeon House 13-16210 Cloverly Ranch 13-16211 Reiss Property 13-16212 Idaho Gas Employee Housing 13-16213 Amerigas

2004/655 Leary/ITD STP-F-2392(035), Key No. 3077

SH 75 Timmerman to Ketchum 13-16214 Zabala Trust Property 13-16215 Feris Property 13-16216 Bonnivier House 13-16217 Tierney Property 13-16218 Richmond Property 13-16219 W.G.W. Property

Table 2. Previously Recorded Historic Sites within Study Area Site No. Property Name Address Property

Type/Description *NRHP Status

10 BN 306/ 13-16171

Sawtooth Park Highway

N/A Road E; A

10 BN 498/ 13-16172

Oregon Short Line Rail Road

RR grade now Wood River Trail System

Former RR grade E; A

10 BN 1117 Hiawatha Canal E of Myrtle St. & 5th Ave.

Irrigation resource E; A

10 BN 1118 Loading chute E of Myrtle St. & 5th Ave

Irrigation resource IE

10 BN 1119 Modern ditch & culvert

E of Myrtle St. & 5th Ave








13-214 “Doctor’s Office” Bullion St. 1 story wood frame dwelling

NE

13-218 D. Dunn Realty Main St. 1.5 brick commercial building

NE

13-279 Brock’s Appliance 12 Bullion St. 2 story brick commercial building

NE

13-301 Hailey Gold Belt 10 miles west of Hailey

Mining district NE

13-413 Blaine County Courthouse

206 1st Ave. South County courthouse E; listed

13-511 House Bullion St. 1 story wood frame & log house

NE


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Site No. Property Name Address Property Type/Description

*NRHP Status

13-541 Homer Pound House

314 2nd Ave. South 2 story wood frame house

E; listed 1978

13-1204 Hiawatha Hotel Croy St. & 1st Ave. Brick, terra cotta & stone building

E; listed 1986 demolished

13-1270 Blaine County Historical Museum

216 North Main St. 1 story stucco& brick building

NE

13-1272 W. H. Watt Building

120 South Main St. Brick & wood commercial building

E; listed 1988 Demolished

13-1273 J. J. Tracy Building South Main St. 1.5 story brick commercial building

E; Listed

13-4394 Rialto Hotel (Hailey Hotel)

South Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

E

13-4395 J. C. Fox Building South Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

E; listed

13-4396 Western Auto South Main St. 1.5 story brick commercial building

E

13-4397 The Copper Basin South Main St. 1.5 story stucco commercial building

E

13-4398 Atkinson’s Market Main St. 1.5 story brick commercial building

E; demolished

13-4399 The Sage Shop 101 South Main St. 1.5 story brick commercial building

E; listed

13-4400 Foreign Car Service Bullion St. 1 story brick building E 13-4401 Inchausti Basque

Boarding House Bullion St. 1 story frame building E

13-4402 Mt. Bell Telephone Building

Main St. 1 story brick building IE

13-4403 Liberty Theater 110 North Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

E

13-4404 Commercial Club Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

E

13-4405 Pizza Barn/Timberline Sports/Pawn Shop

Main St. 1.5 story brick building E

13-4406 Farmers Insurance Group

Main St. 1 story board & batten building

IE

13-4407 Harris Building Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

E

13-4408 H & R Block Main St. 1 story frame building IE 13-4409 Episcopal Thrift

Store Bullion St. 1 story frame building E

13-4410 First Security Bank Main St. 2 story brick commercial building

IE

13-4411 Zanzibar Main St. 1.5 story brick & stucco commercial building

E; demolished

13-4412 Wood River Journal

Main St. 1.5 story board & batten commercial building

E


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*NRHP Status

13-4413 Mint Bar/Dusty’s Sporting Goods

Main St. 1.5 story brick & stucco commercial building

E; demolished

13-4414 McDonald Insurance Co.

Main St. 1.5 story wood commercial building

E

13-4415 Bob Jackson Building


E

13-4416 Wood River Supply Co.

Main St. 1.5 story false front commercial building

E

13-4417 Radio Shack/Laundromat


E

13-4418 The Opportunity Shop (North & Co)

NE corner of Main & Croy Streets

1.5 story brick building E

13-4419 The Sign Shop Croy St. 1 story frame commercial building

E; demolished

13-4420 Wood River Building Supply

1st Ave. 2 story false front commercial building

E

13-16163 Sawtooth National Forest Hailey Administrative Site

309 South Main St. Complex of concrete, wood, cement block & brick government buildings

E; A & C

13-16183 Collier & Korb Community Home Health; Hailey Wellness Center

301 1st Ave. South 2 buildings; Wood & brick houses

NE

13-16209 Pidgeon House SH 75 & Empty Saddle Road

2 story stucco, wood house

IE

13-16210 Chapman’s Cloverly Ranch

SH 75 4 buildings; historic home & several modern outbuildings

E; B

13-16211 Reiss Property SH 75 2 buildings; house converted to commercial & garage

E; A

13-16212 Idaho Gas Co. Employee Housing

SH 75 Building E; C

13-16213 Amerigas (Idaho Gas Co. Store & small shed)

SH 75 Small rectangular cinderblock commercial building & cinderblock shed

E; C

13-16214 Zabala Family Trust (Moedl Trading Post circa 1950)

SH 75 Early 20th century wooden store front/commercial building; boomtown façade

E; C

13-16215 Feris Property 11735 SH 75 Historic log house & modern outbuilding

E; C

13-16216 Bonnivier House 101 McKenzie Drive Wood shingle house (rural residence)

IE


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*NRHP Status

13-16217 Tierney Property 11785 SH 75 Modern residence & historic outbuilding

IE

13-16218 Richmond Property 11803 SH 75 3 buildings; remodeled historic house, historic outbuilding & modern outbuilding

IE

13-16219 W.G. W. Property 11815 SH 75 2 buildings; historical house & modern garage

IE

*NOTE: E = Eligible; IE = Ineligible; NE = Not Evaluated; IIE = Insufficient Information to Evaluate. Criteria: A = Event; B = Person; C = Unique des 6.4 Reconnaissance Survey Methods From March 8 to May 30, 2006 Walsworth completed a brief windshield and selective reconnaissance survey of Old Hailey. The geographical area consisted of approximately 350 acres and 140 blocks that were platted between 1881 and 1882 (Figure 3). The survey area was broken up into four management units that were systematically surveyed one street at a time. Commencing in the northeast portion of old town site at the corner of North 5th Avenue at Myrtle Street, the survey ended in the southwestern corner of town at the junction of South River and Elm Streets. In certain situations, the survey extended beyond the boundaries previously describe to areas where historic development patterns were noted such as South 3rd Avenue near SH 75. Due to the sheer volume of historic properties noted during the windshield survey which amounted to about 450, the survey did not focus on historic sites that Idaho SHPO staff inventoried along Main Street, Bullion Street, and Croy Street in 1982 and the historic sites that the ITD Consultants identified on Main Street during an eligibility study for the SH 75 Timmerman to Ketchum highway project from 2002 to 2004. Due to time and funding constraints, it was not possible to re-survey and assess the integrity of all previously identified historic resources near Main Street. However the basic objectives of the survey were met such as identifying general patterns of development including locations, primary periods of development, functions and related building types and identifying preservation planning areas. Individual historic sites and possible historic districts and neighborhood conservation areas that represent certain patterns of historic development that appeared to have architectural or historical significance and retained a good level of architectural or historical integrity were noted.


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Figure 3. Reconnaissance Survey Location Map Map Courtesy Evelyn Backman Phillips and 2006 Names and Numbers


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During the course of the initial field investigation or windshield survey, historic sites were first identified by visual inspections. During the selective reconnaissance survey, historic sites were later relocated by address and plotted on maps using a Garmin eTrex Legend C Geographical Positioning System (GPS) to plot Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system coordinates on the IHSI forms. 7.0 Results Approximately 450 historic sites were identified during the initial windshield survey of Old Hailey. Due to time, funding, and logistic constraints, the selective reconnaissance survey focused on certain commercial and residential areas east of Main Street in order to focus on 30 properties needed for formal documentation for the CLG grant. The survey did not concentrate on any of the previously recorded properties on Main Street or any of the buildings situated west of Main Street along River Street or the streets that run perpendicular to River Street west of Main Street with the exception of the former Hailey Supervisor’s Office complex known as the Sawtooth Center LLC or Site 40. The reason Site 40 was selected during this investigation was due to a situation that developed during early May that involved the recent sale of the property and subsequent removal 80 year old conifer trees adjacent to Main Street. At the request of Hailey HPC Chair Denise Jackson, Walsworth documented the historic buildings at the site in case buildings are demolished in the near future. Most of the sites recorded during this investigation represent a cross section of the types of historic properties available for study in old Hailey. The greater part of structures identified in the survey are residential buildings however some are commercial or places of public worship or gatherings. The majority of buildings were built prior to 1920 and constructed during three main phases of Idaho history; the Settlement and Territorial Development period 1855 to 1890; the Early Statehood period from 1890 to 1904; and the Beginning New Century from 1904 to 1920. Most of the buildings identified during the investigation were from the early time period. Many are wood frame structures that are clad in ship-lap siding, tongue and grove siding, shingle, board and batten, log, brick, synthetic materials, formed stone, stucco, or a combination of the several materials. Each site was photographed using a digital camera. Digital images were downloaded and saved to TIF files and later processed in a professional laboratory using standard technology to produce black and white images that are preserved long term on archival paper (cf. Appendix C). Site maps were prepared plotting locations on the historic Sanborn Fire Insurance map, a United States Geological Service (USGS) quadrangle map, and the City’s Zoning Map. Basic characteristics of the site were recorded such as building materials, plan, estimated age, and assessing the eligibility of the properties in terms of the NRHP. All of this information was entered into a computerized data base which was designed using Microsoft Access by Belinda Davis


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of the Idaho SHPO in 2001 and revised in 2005. The IHSI Form includes basic information such as property name; street address; legal description including UTM coordinates; tax parcel number; and block and lot number, and NRHP eligibility status. Table 3 details the results of the survey. 8.0 General Discussion of Building Patterns Old Hailey is like many other places in rural Idaho that over the past century grew from a small tent city into an organized mining camp, formally platted trade center, and railroad hub with commercial and residential activity. Hailey was the first town in Idaho Territory in 1881, the first town to have telephone service in 1883, and was one of the first towns in the nation to obtain electric lighting including the first hydroelectric plant by 1887. After statehood in 1890, Hailey grew into a center for commerce and trade for the Wood River region servicing the agriculture and mining industries. With the weakening of mining fortunes around 1900, Hailey shifted economic gears to become one of the largest sheep raising centers in the United States and second to Australia in the world. The importance of the sheep industry to the area’s regional history is celebrated each fall with the Annual Trailing of the Sheep Festival. After the mid 1930’s, Hailey benefited economically, culturally, and socially from the recreation and tourism industry soon after Sun Valley opened as a ski resort. Today, Hailey is a thriving community with traditional neighborhoods that offer a wide range of services and businesses that cater to the working class citizens of Blaine County. On land that was originally filed as a desert land entry of 440 acres, the town of Hailey was surveyed and platted in a parallel or perpendicular relationship to Main Street or SH 75, which runs in a northwest to southeast direction. As with most small rural towns in Idaho the center of activity was either Main Street or a central square. For Hailey Main Street was the dominant hub of activity and after the railroad was built in 1884, the Hailey Depot which was located about five blocks east of Main Street, became a secondary source of commotion. West of Main Street to the river or east of Main Street to the rail line included the commercial core and adjacent residential neighborhoods. When the town was originally platted 72 blocks were arranged in a systematic fashion beginning in the southeast corner of town near the former Della High School property and the present day Hailey Elementary School. The town was laid out in the quintessence of a typical 19th century town that is characterized by wide tree-lined streets and long narrow lots that march back to the alleys and yards that added living space to homes that were set back 25 feet from the street. By 1882 after the Hailey Town Company sold to the Idaho and Oregon Land Improvement Company, Hailey was expanded to include 140 blocks total. Since the 1970’s, a series of annexations into the City has resulted in tremendous growth that includes a number of subdivisions including the Woodside and Northridge neighborhoods.


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Table 3a. 2006 Reconnaissance Survey Results Site No. Property

Name Date Other Names Address Block No;

Lot No. Tax Parcel No. NRHP Status

1 Dr. Fox & Jensen Chicken Ranch

1920 Macleod

417 Myrtle St. 73; 1-12 RPH0000073001A IE

2 Knight 1880’s 1953

Lerand; Dorr 500 N. 4th Ave. 80; 1-12 RPH0000081001AT House = IE Barn = E; A & C

*3 James McDonald Home

1915-1917

LDS Church Ellsworth Inn

702 S. 3rd Ave. 1 & 125; 5 RPH00001250050A IE

*4 Martin& R. Bruce Young Ranch

1900 Jones 707 E. Bullion St. RPH0000093019A IE

*5 Martin & R. Bruce Young Ranch;

1900 DeBoard; Hennessy

694 E. Bullion St. 94; 5-12 RPH0000094005AA IE

*6 Martin & R. Bruce Young Ranch

1910 Shawbeck

771 E. Bullion St. RPH04630000020A IE

7 S. M. Friedman Home

1900 Moore 215 E. Silver St. 59; 7-12 RPH0000059007AA E; A, B, & C

8 Horn Home 1900 Smith 202 N. 3rd Ave. 48; 21-24 RPH0000048021AA E; A & C 9 W. H. Beamer

Home 1885 Walker &

Timberlake 202 S. 4th Ave. 104; 13-18 RPH0000104013AA E; A & C

10 Aukema Home 1890’s Hanson 102 S. 4th Ave. 97; 13-16 RPH0000097013AA E; A & C 11 Ensign Home 1910 Johnson &

Lobb 403 E. Carbonate St. 89; 21-24 RPH0000089021AA IE

12 William Bailey Home

1898; 1940

Arndt 121 N. 3rd Ave. 38; 1-4 RPH0000038001AA IE

13 Ensign Home 1881; 1955

Hill 103 N. 3rd Ave. 38; 9-12 RPH0000022001AA IE

14 Sam Boone Home

1880; 1980

Oscar Cline; Commons

111 S. 3rd Ave. 35; 3-9 RPH0000035003AA IE

Please Note: * = Located in City of Hailey Impact Zone, Outside Original Hailey Townsite Plat Map NRHP Eligibility Status Acronyms: E = Eligible; IE = Ineligible; NE = Not Evaluated; IIE = Insufficient Information to Evaluate


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Table 3b. 2006 Reconnaissance Survey Results Site No. Property



15 S.J. Friedman House

1885; 1922

Krankkula 123 N. 2nd Ave. 39; 1-4 RPH0000039001AA E; A, B, & C

16 George W. Richards Home

1900 Friedman; Fuld; Savaria; Provonsha

113 N. 4th Ave. 37; 6-8 RPH0000037006AA E; A & C

17 Barnum Mallory Home

1880’s Stone 314 N. 1st Ave. 51; 13-16 RPH0000051013AA IE

18 Dr. Jones Dental Office & Residence

1895; 1980

Swanger 317 N. 1st Ave. 52; 1-2 RPH0000052001AA House = IE or E Barn = E; A & C

19 1920 Price 207 E. Spruce St. 62; 23-24 RPH0000062023AA IE 20 Strodes Home 1910;

1970 Savaria; Ritzau

113 E. Carbonate St. 45; 8-10 RPH0000035021AA IE

21 1910; 1920

Reed; Jago; Butler

403 E. Silver St. 81; 21-24 RPH0000081021AA IE

22 George Knight Home

1880; 1904

Davis 423 N. 3rd Ave. 59; 1-6 RPH0000059001AA House = IE Barn = E; A & C

23 John Hailey Carriage House & Livery Stable

1880; 1910

Sun Valley Opportunity, LLC

104 N. 1st Ave. 39; 19-20 RPH0000039019AA IE

24 C. B. Fox Property

1880; 1960

Hunter Nelson; Linscott

115 E. Bullion St. 39; 7-12 RPH0000039007BA E; A & C

25 C. B. Fox Home

1881; 1906

Hunter Nelson; Wood River Land Trust

119 E. Bullion St. 39; 7-12 RPH0000039007AA E; A & C

26 Boarding House; Judge’s

1880; 1920

Pilaro (Cap 13, Inc.)

124 S. 2nd Ave. 35; 21-24 RPH0000035021AA IE


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Home 27 Masonic Lodge 1937 Masonic Hall 100 S. 2nd Ave. 35; 13-15 RPH0000035013AA E; A & C 28 Community

Baptist Church 1886; 1980

Methodist Church

200 S. 3rd Ave. 26; 13-15 RPH0000026013BA E; A & C

29 Dairy 1890; 1920

Schaefer Dairy; Outz

307 S. 3rd Ave. 23; 5-8 RPH0000023004AA IE

Table 3c. 2006 Reconnaissance Survey Results Site No. Property



30 Peter & Marie Snider Home

1880; 1980

Vought; Burke


31 Jack Seagraves Home

1890; 1910

Deckard 120 S. 3rd Ave. 36; 23-24 RPH0000036023AA IE

32 Ella Reed Home

1920; 1936

Baybutt 306 S. 3rd Ave. 24; 15-17 RPH0000024015AA IE

33 Eldon & Margaret Shipp Home

1900; 1939

Siemer 312 S. 3rd Ave. 24; 18-20 RPH0000024018AA E; A & C

34 Tony Bonin Home

1940 Martin 316 S. 3rd Ave. 24; 21-22 RPH0000024021AA IE

35 Roger & Edith Snider Home

1900; 1962

Rawlinson 320 S. 3rd Ave. 24; 23-24 RPH0000024023AA IE

36 Tony & Mary Bonin Home

1926 Maccarillo 402 S. 3rd Ave. 13; 13-15 RPH0000013013AA IE

37 Ollie Glenn Home

1925 Larkey 414 S. 3rd Ave. 13; 19-22 RPH0000013019AA IE

38 George Brooks Home

1900; 1940

Winnie Brooks Beauty School; Marinello Beauty Salon

123 S. 2nd Ave. 34; 11-12 RPH0000034011AA IE


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39 Episcopal Church Thrift Store

1907 Assay Office; Hailey Free Public Library


40 Sawtooth National Forest Supervisor’s Office (Hailey)

1933; 1992

Sawtooth Center LLC (Michael O’Neil)

309 S. Main Street (also located at 311-314 S. River Street)

Block 20; Lots 4-8; 13-20

RPH0000020013BA; RPH0000020004AA

E; A, B, & C

Hailey’s historic built environment was primarily influenced by mining activities of the Hailey Gold Belt and Mineral Hill District and the Oregon Short Line Railroad spur line built from Shoshone to Ketchum. The buildings in Hailey’s down town commercial core and adjacent residential neighborhoods are some of the oldest and although not necessarily unique in design or construction methods, represent an important example of how architecture followed settlement patterns of the West. Buildings evolved from simple square log structures to more complex plans with architectural detailing as advances in ideas, technology, and engineering emerged. Prior to the 1880’s, Hailey’s few permanent structures were simple miner’s cabins constructed of indigenous wood and log. The first folks to build in Hailey were small groups of working class families who constructed houses simply to escape the cold, snow, and wind. In the beginning, many of the structures along Main Street included canvas tents and simple rectangular buildings constructed of wood frame lumber. Dense forests provided an abundance of wood and once sawmills were in place wood products such as planed, lathed, and band-sawed woodwork were available from local mills or retailers. By 1884 when the railroad came to Hailey many of the products used in commercial and residential construction came from the Midwest or East coast Local retailers carried factory millwork that could be ordered from catalogs and sent via rail cars out West. In general, mail order buildings and supplies were inexpensive, sturdy, and easy to ship and reassemble. Hailey’s older residential neighborhoods which lie directly east and west of Main Street are characterized by a mixture of textures and colors of wood, brick, stone, and shingle. Simpler vernacular house plans were used to build homes of frame lumber with exterior walls covered in brick, stone or other veneers. Homes built during this time period were not only attractive but comfortable to live in. In mining and ranching towns throughout Idaho including Hailey, the central-passage house became common during the 1880’s but was replaced by the more complex cross-wing and half-Georgian house plans. Hall and parlor plan homes, simple plans such as gable-front houses or single-room houses, and other simple plan houses were among the first frame houses built in Hailey. Simple plans continued to be built past the 20th century however as technology and design methods evolved, buildings became more asymmetrical and complex. After a series of fires, particularly the fire of 1889 swept through the town, many of the wood frame buildings along Main Street were destroyed and replaced by stronger materials that employed brick and stone construction. By the late 1880’s brick was readily available to the extent that most regional centers had brick buildings. Hailey was no exception and with a local brick factory at Quigley Gulch, Hailey grew into a town of many brick buildings including commercial and residential structures.


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Many of the commercial buildings in Hailey had distinct architectural and construction features. Hailey’s business district that represents the railroad transport era included cast iron storefronts and cornices, window heads, and facades of pressed galvanized sheet iron that were used as popular accessories for many commercial buildings some of which have lasted into the 21st century. An example of this influence is the Episcopal Church Thrift Store or Site 39 in this survey. The railroad era in Idaho as well as Hailey influenced architecture and allowed for variations in regional interpretations of styles that included but are not limited to the Italianate, Romanesque Revival, Gothic Revival, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival. The rapid reconstruction of streetscapes in Hailey from the early to mid 1900’s has been influenced by architectural and design trends during the early to mid 20th century. New materials available from experimentation such as poured concrete, concrete blocks, and stucco and with natural materials such as cobblestone, lime stone, lava rock, and Oakley stone were employed in the construction of both commercial and residential structure An example of the evolving technology in Hailey can be seen in the many historic buildings along 1st to 4th Avenues between Silver and Pine Streets. Most of the buildings that are found in the commercial and residential heart of Hailey are folk or vernacular versions of traditional architectural styles such as the Queen Ann and Stick Style of the Victorian era that spans from around 1880 to 1910. Examples of this style of architecture found during the current investigation are the Moore Property (Site 7), the Smith Residence (Site 8), the Williams and Timberlake House (Site 9), the Hanson Property (Site 10), the Johnson and Lobb House (Site 11), the Stone Property (Site 17), and the Swanger Place (Site 18). The arts and crafts, bungalow and rustic style of the Early 20th Century period from approximately 1900 to 1935 are represented by many of the houses built in Hailey. Some of the best examples are structures that Tony and Dominick Bonnin who were known as the Bonnin Brothers, built on South 3rd Avenue between Croy and Walnut Streets. Representative historic sites from this period include the Outz Residence (Site 29), the Baybutt House (Site 32), the Siemer Property (Site 33), the Martin Residence (Site 34), the Rawlinson House (Site 35), the Macarillo Home (Site 36), and the Larkey Property (Site 37). The Period Revival buildings including the Late Gothic style were generally built from 1915 to 1935, some earlier. Examples from this time period in Old Hailey include the Community Baptist Church (Site 28) and the Burke Residence (Site 30).


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The Modern period of architecture is represented from the time periods 1930 to the 1950’s. Art Deco and Park Service modern are examples of this influence and include the following sites; the Hill Residence (Site 13), the Masonic Lodge (Site 27) and the Sawtooth Center LLC or former Hailey SNF Supervisor’s Office (Site 40). The Hill Residence or Site 13 which is located at the corner of East Bullion Street and North 3rd Avenue, is the only known Arthur Troutner designed house in Hailey. Having the trademark Oakley stone wall that forms the divide on the exterior and interior west wall, the Troutner designed portion of the house that has since been remodeled can only be seen from the alley between 2nd and 3rd Avenues. As with other towns of the Intermountain West, Hailey’s neighborhoods mimicked pages of popular pattern books, particularly from the Sears and Roebuck catalogue that could be ordered from 1908 to 1940. Although there are certainly many homes in Hailey that represent this style of prefabricated architecture and design, more research is needed to identify and document the catalog houses of Hailey. At the turn-of-the-century, Hailey’s sparse residential streetscapes were defined by many one-story houses that were built between large mansions and undeveloped lots that provided clear views of open fields, steep barren hillsides, and mountainous vistas. A beautiful oasis amidst the dust and dry sagebrush covered hills, Hailey’s residential landscape is best described by its numerous, varied, and mature deciduous trees that offer shade and comfort during the hot summer months. Small orchards, flower and vegetable gardens, and ornamental bushes that line the avenues, streets, and alleys that adds to the old town flavor of Hailey’s charming neighborhoods. Cultivated landscapes in the residential areas of Hailey were made possible during the 1880’s when a network of irrigation ditches were built to transport water from Indian Creek and the Big Wood River through the Hiawatha Canal. Adjacent to the oldest houses in Hailey are historic sidewalks many of which are buckling under root pressure and in a state of disrepair. At some corners along the old sidewalks are faint imprints of early 1900’s contractor sidewalk stamps. These relics that lie beneath one’s feet have the ability to tell a story of the early settlement history and the evolving cultural landscape of Hailey. Construction dates and development patterns for Hailey’s’ early commercial and residential neighborhoods are present in the old sidewalks which predominantly run between 1st and 4th Avenues and from Silver to Croy Streets in old town Hailey. Eclectic and folk vernacular are words that describe the general characteristics of buildings along the old streets of Hailey. Traditional characteristics of Hailey’s late 19th and early 20th century houses are broad porches, big yard space, low fences, and abundant views. Hailey as an early mining and ranching community boasted residential structures that were small in scale, built of wood frame lumber with steep pitched gable roofs situated between Victorian mansions. The mining mentality for


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early construction is represented by the many uncomplicated homes that are still standing. Simple homes that were essentially constructed for the value in the speed in which building could be erected rather than in their durability over time. A century later, many of these early buildings are still standing and can be identified by their exterior and interior visual characteristics such as walls without studs, steep roofs so that snow would fall off easy, and large porches or verandas that sheltered the house and its occupants from wind and sun. Although some of the turn-of-the-century buildings in Hailey have either gone by the wayside or have been altered by architectural or structural changes through unrelenting remodeling, there are many still standing . Much can be learned about the basic architectural and historical integrity of these buildings. Old Hailey represents a distinct example of rural Idaho architecture and offers a great opportunity to showcase its history and how structural designs evolved with advances in technology, engineering, and construction methods over time. 10.0 Recommendations for Future Survey Work The results of this study clearly indicate a need for more work. Main Street, River Street, and all of the alleys need to be systematically surveyed or re-inventoried before eminent changes in lot size and new ordinances are passed that may alter the historic patterns of Hailey’s architectural and cultural history. First and foremost is the need to update site records from the 1982 Idaho SHPO survey, particularly historic sites on Main Street, West Bullion Street, East Bullion Street, and East Croy Street. In addition to these 29 sites from the 1982 survey are the nine sites on Main Street identified by the ITD Consultant from 2002 to 2004. All nine sites have been determined eligible to the NRHP and need to be formally recorded and entered into the Idaho SHPO data base. From the current windshield survey, it is estimated that approximately 50 more historic sites in addition to the previously identified 38 are worthy of formal documentation and evaluation for the NRHP. In order to help the City establish preservation priorities and plan for future the following recommendations are given:

• Continue the reconnaissance survey in a systematic fashion of all parallel and perpendicular streets west and east of Main Street and include all alleys where numerous historic outbuildings are situated some of which are within the City right-of-way

• Update records for known historic sites identified during the 1982 Idaho SHPO

• Formally record the nine eligible sites the ITD Consultant identified during 2002

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• Document 50 historic sites identified during the 2006 initial windshield survey • Re-survey the 1982 “historic district “to determine if boundaries are still intact or

need to be enlarged or reduced based on new information

• Continue researching Old Hailey’s commercial and residential areas for multiple property or thematic groupings and determine where neighborhood conservation areas exist

• Identify and document historic properties that represent the Interwar Years and

Great Depression from 1920 to 1940 and the World War II and Pre-Modern Era from 1940 to 1960 that are lacking from the 2006 investigations

• Record archaeological historic sites that played a significant role in the history of

Idaho’s technological, agricultural, and transportation developments such as the first electric light and hydroelectric plant; the elaborate system of irrigation ditches and canals; and historic transportation networks such as stock trails, wagon roads, the railroad grade and associated features

• Identify historic sites that have been moved to Hailey from other places such as

the Zinc Spur School, the Punkin School, Superintendent of the Mines residential structure, former railroad depot outbuildings, old motel structures, and other buildings that have interpretive potential

• Designate local landmarks such as heritage trees, historic sidewalks and

engravings, and other landscape features for future study, preservation, or interpretation

• Compile a list of structures of merit that are worthy of attention including

properties that have fallen by the wayside and sites that are pending demolition • Continue to refine areas for future preservation planning such as the historic

business district centered around Main Street and the South 3rd Street Residential Neighborhood known as the “Bonnin Brothers Subdivision,” an area that spans about three blocks from Croy to Pine Streets that contains about a dozen historic craftsman style bungalows that were built between 1900 and 1940

• Encourage NRHP nominations for certain historic sites identified during the

current and previous investigations


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11.0 List of Attachments Appendix A Site Location Map Appendix B Idaho Historic Site Inventory Forms Appendix C Black and White digital photographs 12.0 Repository Original survey records and attendant data are housed at the offices of Walsworth and Associates in Ketchum, Idaho. Copies of the report and attendant data are on file with the Idaho Archaeological Survey of Idaho and the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office in Boise and the City of Hailey. 13.0 Certification of Results I certify that I conducted that the investigations reported herein including pre-field research, field observations, survey methods, and results which are fully documented. I confirm that the survey was carried out in accordance with standards and guidelines provided by the Cultural Resources Division of the National Park Service using the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office. Furthermore, I attest that this report is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. ______________________________________________________________________________ Claudia Taylor Walsworth Date 14.0 Acknowledgements The author wishes to express her gratitude to the City and the Hailey HPC for the opportunity to conduct this investigation. Each person that has been involved has unique knowledge and a relentless passion for honoring Hailey’s distinct architectural and cultural heritage. It is because of the support of numerous volunteers and individuals in the community that made this project possible. However, the author accepts full responsibility for information presented herein, for opinions expressed in the report, and for any errors or omissions.


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