Boise Architecture Project
Douglas P. StanWiens, Educator
(208) 869-8439
boisearchproject@gmail.com
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Welcome to the Boise Architecture Project! We started this project in the spring of 2006 after being inspired by all the great architecture Boise has in its community. From Art Deco and Egyptian Revival public buildings downtown to Mission Style, Post-Modern and Internationalist private residences in our communities, Boise is a treasure trove of great architecture.

Please help the BAP preserve Boise architecture by donating to the project.
Send checks made out to the Boise Architecture Project to
Boise Architecture Project
119 Hot Springs Dr.
Boise, ID 83712

Students from the Timberline High School AP U.S. History classes, the THS Photography class and District Focus 208 projects, and the Capital High School AP Geography class fanned out over Boise, finding their favorite buildings, researching their historical and architectural backgrounds and most importantly taking pictures of the buildings' characteristics. We have posted our research and slides online for your education and enjoyment. All the pictures, unless documented, were taken by BAP participants. Also, student research has been compiled from interviews with building owners, architects, and/or occupants and help from several great preservation folk in the community. Please let us know what you think of our collection at boisearchproject@gmail.com

Special thanks to the inspiration of Professor Robert "Bungalow Bob" Winter who taught the L.A. Architecture course at Occidental College in 1989. We'll never forget those arches! And also thanks to Gary Thomsen, Sports Marketing teacher at Chief Sealth High School in Seattle for providing the inspiration for student neighborhood projects and local history research.

The community is welcome to contribute as well. Please try out the "Add Buildings" button in the left side menu on the home page and follow instructions.

A BIG Thanks goes out to the following groups for their continued support of the BAP:
The Idaho Humanities Council
Boise Education Association
Boise City Arts and History Dept.
TAG Historical Consulting
Timberline High School
The Idaho State Historical Society
State Historical Preservation Office



*May 7th, 2009 ISHS WPA Photo Contest winners at the Idaho History Museum opening of the WPA photo exhibit



Congratulations to the BAP!!!!!!!
BAP student work has been recently recognized with the American Association of State and Local History Award of Merit! This is a national preservation award. Thank you to Shelby Day of SHPO for her help with our nomination and to Jan Gallimore and Shelby Day for the great award ceremony at THS on Sept. 17!


American Association of State and Local History


Congratulations to the BAP!!!!!!!

We were also recently named as a Preservation Idaho Orchid award winner for Cultural Heritage Preservation, a state wide award, and will be traveling to Rupert, Idaho on June 21 for the awards ceremony. Thank you to Dan Everhart and the Preservation Idaho Board for this recognition.
Preservation Idaho.





*Thank you to Mayor Bieter, Tully Gerlach, and Mark Baltes for their recognition of the BAP at the May 1st, 2008 Fettucine Forum. We appreciate it!

*We welcome the Focus 208 student projects from the THS Photography class. Their photography projects will appear in the Focus 208 magazine. Be sure to pick up a copy! Contact Trish Thorpe at patricia.thorpe@boiseschools.org


*This year's BAP events:
-Sept. 17: AASLH Award Ceremony with Jan Gallimore of the ISHS at THS
-Oct 11: Fall Architecture Walk featuring WPA projects in Boise
-Julia Davis Park History Promo video presented: Feb. 18, 19 and April 4
-Feb. 28: St. John's docent tour
-BAP student Hannah Artis named to the Preservation Idaho Board
-March 12: Janice Stevenor-Dale in as guest speaker on interior design
-April 19th: Depot Day volunteering
-May 7th: WPA Photo contest winners awards, 12 BAP students honored
-May 19th: BAP North Junior High presentation
-May 19th: Guest speakers Barbara Perry Bauer on history of the Depot and Tully Gerlach on Boise architectural history
-May 20th: Tricia Canaday/BAP presentation on New Deal projects in Idaho
-May 22nd: Guest speaker Tricia Canaday on architecture around Idaho
-May 23rd: BAP interview with Charles Hummel at St. John's Cathedral


*Here is the BAP assignment sheet used for the official spring project in Mr. StanWiens' AP U.S. History course.
BAP Activity Plan

*Check out what people have said about the BAP! Thank you to all of our supporters!

Mayor Dave Bieter
National Trust for Historic Preservation Office
TAG Historical Consulting
Todd Shallat of BSU


*BAP Volunteers, References, and Public THANKS!
-Barbara Bauer at TAG Historical Consulting
-Idaho State Historical Society: Amy Vecchione and Kathy Hodges
-Idaho State Historic Preservation Office: Tricia Canaday and Shelby Day
-Center for Idaho History and Politics: Todd Shallat
-Dan Hollar at the Boise School District
-Various home owners, architects, and building managers