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Historic Preservation Commission Walki r Historic Preservation Walking Tour Please refrain from entering private residences, and respect the privacy of the owners. For additional Eagle history, visit the Eagle Museum and Preservation 660 E. Civic Lane, Eagle, ID Phone:[PHONE REDACTED] Email:[EMAIL REDACTED] © 2019 223 N. Eagle Road The Eagle United Methodist Church began in 1887 as the Boise Valley Methodist Episcopal Church “about eight miles down the valley from Boise.” It was originally located on Hill Road and was called “gem of a country church” when it was dedicated on January 10, 1889. It was later sold, and a new church was built at this location on land donated by David Heron. This sanctuary was built in 1906. By 1994, the congregation had grown, and a larger church was built north of Eagle Elementary School at 651 N. Eagle Rd. 349 W. State Street The Bushnell-Fisher House was constructed in 1909 by the Bushnell family. The house is a turn-of-the-century design with limited Colonial details. It has a cross-gable plan, fish scale shingles in gable ends, and double-hung windows. The historic screened-in front porch wraps around north and west sides with round wood support pillars. A garage and three other outbuildings were added later. George and Ella Fisher moved to Idaho in 1887 and purchased the home from the Bushnell family in 1917. They lived there with their 15 children. Earl Fisher, their youngest, purchased the property and lived in it for 51 years with his wife Margaret Records. The Fisher family descendants still live in the home, now continuously for over 100 years. 550 W. State Street Oliver Francis Short built this home in 1905 on the 320 acres he purchased in 1890. He planted 55 acres of prune orchards, and his prune packing warehouse was just east of the O.F. Short house. This house is a two story, 15 room home crafted entirely of cobblestones taken from the nearby Boise River. The building’s symmetrical main body is derived from the “Four Square” or “Classic Box” form popular at the beginning of the 20th century. The offset front door minimizes the box look and is balanced by the sun porch on the east side. The balcony above the front porch is a holdover from the Queen Ann style. The Eagle Historic Preservation Commission in conjunction with the Eagle Museum bring you this engaging walking tour. This tour will highlight some of the earliest buildings and residences in the city. These historic homes reflect our history and contribute to the authenticity and uniqueness of Eagle. Our aim is to safeguard the City’s historic structures and features. In the spirit of preservation, we always encourage those considering new developments to examine different ways to preserve the historic integrity of our city. The City of Eagle was named after the extensive number of eagles found along the Boise River. Our first settlers arrived in 1863 and farming flourished in the area. Eagle was incorporated in 1971 and covered 1.5 square miles with a population of 359. Today, the city spans an area of 17.5 square miles and over 30,000 people call Eagle home. We want to welcome you to the City of Eagle and hope you enjoy all that Eagle has to offer! 8 9 3 5 6 7 1 2 10 11 12 4 W. State St. W. State St. S. Cobblestone Way S. Harlan Pl S. Kestrel Pl W. Aikens Rd E. Aikens St E. Cedar Ridge St E. Idaho St N. Olde Park Place N. Eagle Rd N. 1st St S. 1st St S. Eagle Rd N. Cobblestone Way N. Story Book Way Eagle Glen Ln N. 2nd St S. 2nd St E. State St. ---PAGE BREAK--- The Orville Jackson House is a one-and-a-half story residence, considered a landmark example of 1930’s Tudor Revival architecture. It has a variety of decorative devices and textures as well as an irregular profile and plan: patterned clinker brick walls, inset gable dormers, and multi-light casement windows add to its unique exterior. The house has had limited alterations to its interior and exterior since it was built allowing it to be placed on the National Registry of Historic Preservation. It is historically significant to the city since it was commissioned and owned by one of Eagle's most prominent businessmen, Orville Jackson. 127 S. Eagle Road The original Eagle Drug Store was a small white frame building built in 1892, but sometime between then and 1922, the original wooden frame building was torn down and the current sandstone block structure was built. In August 1922, Orville Jackson, an Idaho native bought the building and turned it into a landmark. Jackson stocked diverse items for his customers throughout the Treasure Valley. Orville sold his business in May 1974 to Wayne and Jane Crosby. During the 1980’s, business owners remodeled their buildings along State Street, going for a more Western theme. It was then the Eagle Drug Store received a false wooden front over its block construction. The Crosby’s continued to serve the community until they retired in 2006. 190 E. State Street The Eagle Bank was constructed in 1908 from brick and sandstone block in the Richardsonian Romanesque architectural style. It has a corner entrance with a round-arched transom. A commercial rectangular section was added to the back of the building in 1999. The bank thrived for 24 years until 1932 when unfortunately, it closed due to the Great Depression. The building became a local watering hole after the repeal of Prohibition in 1933. Dubbed the Bank Club, it has served as a popular gathering place for over eighty years and continues today as a restaurant. 3 50 E. State Street In 1902 The Independent Order of Odd Fellows, a benevolent fraternal organization, built a two-story hall at the corner of Eagle Road and State Street. The building was built in the Greek Revival style with clap board siding. The I.O.O.F. meetings were held on the top floor and the bottom floor was used as a community center. The upstairs hall later became Eagle’s first high school. In 1964 the upper story was moved two blocks east, placed on a new foundation, and is now a retail business building. The first floor was later demolished. 99 E. State Street The Eagle Hotel was completed in 1911 by one of Eagle’s founders, Thomas Aikens. It is a significant representation of early sandstone block construction used in the Boise Valley. The flat blocks were carved by local Eagle resident, Frank Mehaffey. The rectangular building had sixteen rooms and served as quarters for the workers on the Eagle Bridge, the Odd Fellows Hall and the Interurban Trolley. The front room of the hotel housed the first real estate office in Eagle. Today the hotel is occupied by several businesses. 5 5 78 E. Aikens Street The Aikens House was constructed in 1905, by Thomas Aikens for his daughter, Clara. Aikens was a highly influential business man and helped Eagle grow into the city it is today. The house design is loosely based on the Craftsman style which reached the height of popularity between 1910 and 1920. The low pitched, gabled roof is shingled with asphalt, as is the closed-in porch. Unusual for a Craftsman style home, this house is of brick construction with a stucco overlay. It continues to be used as a residence today. 6 6 3 164 E. State Street 222 E. State Street After meeting at different locations, The Eagle Church of the Nazarene purchased this corner lot in 1924 and built a small wood-frame church. For the next twenty-eight years, the congregation increased and eventually out-grew the small church. In 1952, a larger Nazarene church was built on this site. As membership continued to grow, the Church of the Nazarene purchased eight acres west of Eagle and built a much larger church with the first services held in 1982. The old Nazarene building was sold and later used as a funeral home and in 2003 purchased by Second Avenue Consignment and Home Furnishings. 8 7 4 8 360 E. State Street In 1913, The Boise Valley Cooperative Creamery opened a branch in this building. Eagle farmers each hauled their milk and cream in large cans to The Eagle Creamery where it was then pooled together. The creamery then bottled the milk and cream to be sold to the public. Part of the net proceeds was returned to the farmers in proportion to the amount of milk each furnished. The democratic nature of this business model and the potential economic benefits for all involved was very attractive to the local dairy farmers. 9 9 7 4 93 S. Eagle Road The First Baptist Church was constructed in 1890 using weather- board and granite, and was dedicated in 1896. The original building has Gothic windows with frosted glass and is in the southeast portion of the current building. There is a gabled wing to the north with double-hung windows and exposed rafter tips. There is a belfry near the front entry, partially shingled and now has a modern entry vestibule. It served as a church for over 100 years, until it was outgrown by its congregation in 2004 and is now a restaurant. 2 2 Photo courtesy of the University of Idaho’s Digital Archives