Hoff Building

Historic office building in Boise, Idaho

43°37′02.4″N 116°12′07.4″W / 43.617333°N 116.202056°W / 43.617333; -116.202056Named forHans T. Hoff
Founder, Hoff CompaniesGroundbreakingJune 17, 1930[1]CompletedDecember 15, 1930[2]OpenedDecember 21, 1930;
93 years ago (1930-12-21)[3]Cost$279,600[4]
($5.1 million in 2023[5])
A later estimate was $639,000[6]
($11.7 million in 2023[5])Height165 feet (50 m)Technical detailsFloor count11 (1930)
13 (1976)Design and constructionArchitect(s)Frank K. Hummel[7]Architecture firmTourtellotte & HummelDeveloperWalter E. PierceMain contractorMorrison-KnudsenOther informationNumber of rooms400Websitewww.icreboise.com/802-w-bannock
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Part ofBoise Capitol Area DistrictNRHP reference No.76000663[8]Added to NRHPMay 12, 1976;
48 years ago (1976-05-12)

The Hoff Building is an historic building in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. Designed by Boise architects Tourtellotte & Hummel, it was constructed 94 years ago in 1930 in the style of Art Deco. Known as Hotel Boise until 1976, the building is a contributing resource in the Boise Capitol Area District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 12, 1976.[9]

At eleven floors in 1930, the building is considered Boise's first skyscraper and is the eleventh-tallest building in the city.[10]

History

Hotel Boise was constructed in 1930 for Boise developer Walter E. Pierce on the former site of a Methodist church.[11] The building included 400 hotel rooms and ten apartments;[6] the commercial tenants included Leah's Corner Cupboard giftshop,[12] Veda Renfro's Artistic Beauty Salon,[13] Lee McClelland's Barber Shop,[14] the North American Automobile Association,[15] and the Hotel Boise Cab Company.[16] The first hotel manager was Earl McInnis, and the hotel was an early affiliate of the Western Hotels Company.[17]

Hotel Boise operated from 1930 until 1976, when it was sold to Hoff Companies, Inc. The new owner changed the name to Hoff Building, renovated the building for office space, added two floors, and removed Art Deco features. Two years later the building was sold to EBCO Inc., and the Art Deco details were reinstalled.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Laborers Rushing Construction on Boise's New Hotel". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 19, 1930. p. 5.
  2. ^ "Contractors Rushing to Get New Hostelry Ready for Opening Dec. 15". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 23, 1930. p. 5.
  3. ^ "New Hotel Opens Its Doors with Formal Dinner Dance and Congratulatory Speeches". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 21, 1930. p. 26.
  4. ^ "Boise Spends $977,000 for New Structures and Improvement, 13 Per Cent Less than In '29". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 1, 1931. p. 2.
  5. ^ a b 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Lumber Firm Seeks to Buy Hotel Boise". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 2, 1976. p. 19.
  7. ^ a b Anna Webb (May 28, 2013). "150 icons to celebrate Boise's sesquicentennial: the Hoff Building". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  8. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  9. ^ Arthur A. Hart (March 26, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boise Capitol Area District". National Park Service. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  10. ^ List of tallest buildings in Boise
  11. ^ Anna Webb (July 21, 2014). "A Boise church bell was lost, and now it's found - If all goes as planned, it will soon peal from the First Baptist steeple after more than a century". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho.
  12. ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 20, 1930. p. 9.
  13. ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 17, 1930. p. 2.
  14. ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 19, 1930. p. 7.
  15. ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 21, 1930. p. 8.
  16. ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 20, 1930. p. 8.
  17. ^ "Attaches Named for New Hotel". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 9, 1930. p. 4.

External links

  • Media related to Hoff Building at Wikimedia Commons
  • Hoff Building, Idaho Architecture Project