Idaho - Bingham County
Bingham County Idaho has 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 7 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Aviator's Cave, Blackfoot I.O.O.F. Hall, Blackfoot LDS Tabernacle, Blackfoot Railway Depot and Fort Hall Site.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Shoshone and Late Archaic dating back to 1000.

The famous person Fred T. Dubois is associated with one of more of the Bingham County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Bingham County places including Walter DeMordaunt, Gilbert Stanley Underwood, M.E. Anderson, Pope and Burton, Dahle & Eccles, Cannon & Fetzer, Marcus Mesker, R.H. Hopkins, C.W.C. Van Winkle and Tourtellotte & Hummel. Prominent architectural styles found in Bingham Country are Moderne, Art Deco and Bungalow/Craftsman.

Aviator's Cave (added 2009 - - #09001224)
Also known as 10-BT-1582
Address Restricted , Arco
Nyttend, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential
Area of Significance:
Prehistoric
Cultural Affiliation:
Shoshone, Late Archaic
Period of Significance:
1749-1500 AD, 1499-1000 AD
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Camp
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Ceremonial Site
Blackfoot I.O.O.F. Hall (added 1979 - - #79000775)
57 Bridge St. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade, Social
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Meeting Hall
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Blackfoot LDS Tabernacle (added 1977 - - #77000456)
Also known as Civic Center
120 S. Shilling St. , Blackfoot
Rich jj, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Anderson,M.E., Pope and Burton
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
More Information:
Blackfoot Railway Depot (added 1974 - - #74000731)
Main St., NW , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
Bungalow/Craftsman
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Transportation
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade, Transportation
More Information:
Dubois Historic District (added 1982 - - #82005189)
Roughly bounded by E. Main, Court, S. Shilling, and Bingham Sts. , Blackfoot
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Owner:
Private
Eastern Idaho District Fair Historic District (added 2001 - - #01000864)
Also known as Eastern Idaho State Fairgrounds
97 Park Dr. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Local
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Fair
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Fair
More Information:
Fort Hall Site (added 1974 - - #74000732)
16 mi. N of Fort Hall , Fort Hall
Jgbackes, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Information Potential, Event
Area of Significance:
Military
Cultural Affiliation:
Military,American
Period of Significance:
1875-1899, 1850-1874
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Defense
Historic Sub-function:
Fortification
Current Function:
Agriculture/Subsistence
More Information:
Idaho Republican Building (added 1979 - - #79000776)
Also known as American Land Title Company
167 W. Bridge St. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Dahle & Eccles, Cannon & Fetzer
Architectural Style:
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mission/Spanish Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Communications
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
Jones, J. W., Building (added 1982 - - #82000319)
104 Main St., NE , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Mesker,Marcus, Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Professional
Current Function:
Social
Current Sub-function:
Civic
More Information:
Lincoln Creek Day School (added 2010 - - #10000174)
Rich Ln., eight mi. SE of St. Hwy. 91 , Fort Hall
25or6to4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event
Area of Significance:
Entertainment/Recreation, Education
Period of Significance:
1950-1974, 1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Education
Historic Sub-function:
School
Current Function:
Work In Progress
Current Sub-function:
Work In Progress
More Information:
North Shilling Historic District (added 1979 - - #79000777)
Also known as See also:Shilling Avenue Historic District
N. Shilling Ave. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Other, Queen Anne, Late Victorian
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Social History
Period of Significance:
1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Domestic
Historic Sub-function:
Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Museum, Single Dwelling
More Information:
Nuart Theater (added 1978 - - #78001049)
195 N. Broadway , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Et al., DeMordaunt, Walter
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Art, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Recreation And Culture
Historic Sub-function:
Theater
Current Function:
Recreation And Culture
Current Sub-function:
Theater
More Information:
Ross Fork Episcopal Church (added 1983 - - #83000277)
Also known as Good Shepherd Mission
Mission Rd. , Fort Hall
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Tourtellotte,John E. & Company
Architectural Style:
Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Ross Fork Oregon Short Lines Railroad Depot (added 1984 - - #84001019)
Also known as Fort Hall Oregon Short Lines Railroad Depot
Agency Rd. , Fort Hall
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture
Period of Significance:
1900-1924
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Transportation
Historic Sub-function:
Rail-Related
Current Function:
Vacant/Not In Use
More Information:
Shilling Avenue Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000278)
Also known as 0710791653
Shilling Ave. between E. Idaho and Bingham Sts. and Bridge and Judicial Sts. to Stout Ave. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Person, Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Multiple
Architectural Style:
Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)
Historic Person:
Dubois,Fred T.
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Architecture, Community Planning And Development
Period of Significance:
1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Owner:
Private, Local
Historic Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
Current Function:
Domestic, Education, Religion
Current Sub-function:
Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, School, Single Dwelling
More Information:
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (added 1979 - - #79000778)
72 N. Shilling Ave. , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Van Winkle,C.W.C., Hopkins,R.H.
Architectural Style:
Late Gothic Revival
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Religion
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Religion
Historic Sub-function:
Religious Structure
Current Function:
Religion
Current Sub-function:
Religious Structure
More Information:
Standrod Bank (added 1979 - - #79000779)
Also known as Brown-Hart Store
59 and 75 Main St., NW , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Event, Architecture/Engineering
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Unknown
Architectural Style:
No Style Listed
Area of Significance:
Architecture, Commerce
Period of Significance:
1875-1899
Owner:
Private
Historic Function:
Commerce/Trade
Historic Sub-function:
Business, Financial Institution
Current Function:
Commerce/Trade
Current Sub-function:
Business
More Information:
US Post Office--Blackfoot Main (added 1989 - - #89000128)
Also known as Blackfoot Main Post Office
165 W. Pacific , Blackfoot
Pilleyk, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Historic Significance:
Architecture/Engineering, Event
Architect, builder, or engineer:
Underwood,Gilbert Stanley
Architectural Style:
Moderne
Area of Significance:
Politics/Government, Art, Architecture
Period of Significance:
1925-1949
Owner:
Federal
Historic Function:
Government
Historic Sub-function:
Post Office
Current Function:
Government
Current Sub-function:
Post Office
More Information:
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