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Hoff Building

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Hoff Building
The Hoff Building in 2018
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Former namesHotel Boise (1930–1976)
General information
TypeHotel (1930–1976)
Office (1976–present)
Architectural styleArt Deco
Location802 W. Bannock Street, Boise, Idaho, United States
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Named forHans T. Hoff
Founder, Hoff Companies
GroundbreakingJune 17, 1930[1]
CompletedDecember 15, 1930[2]
OpenedDecember 21, 1930;
95 years ago (1930-12-21)[3]
Cost$279,600[4]
($5.26 million in 2024[5])
A later estimate was $639,000[6]
($12 million in 2024[5])
Height165 feet (50 m)
Technical details
Floor count11 (1930)
13 (1976)
Design and construction
ArchitectFrank K. Hummel[7]
Architecture firmTourtellotte & Hummel
DeveloperWalter E. Pierce
Main contractorMorrison-Knudsen
Other information
Number of rooms400
Website
www.icreboise.com/802-w-bannock
Hoff Building
Part ofBoise Capitol Area District
NRHP reference No.76000663[8]
Added to NRHPMay 12, 1976;
50 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 96 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

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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

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References

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  10. ^ List of tallest buildings in Boise
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  • Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
  • Hoff Building, Idaho Architecture Project
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