H. E. McElroy House

United States historic place


H. E. McElroy House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The H. E. McElroy House in 2018
43°37′23″N 116°11′55″W / 43.62306°N 116.19861°W / 43.62306; -116.19861 (H. E. McElroy House)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901
Architect	John E. Tourtellotte & Company
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000222^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

The H.E. McElroy House in Boise, Idaho, USA, was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in 1901 in a neighborhood now designated the Fort Street Historic District. The brick veneer, 1+1⁄2-story Colonial design features a rectangular, symmetrical facade with a ridgebeam parallel to the street and an entry porch supported by Doric columns above flared, shingled walls. Dormers and gables are covered with square-cut and fish-scale shingles.^[2]

Hugh E. McElroy was a Boise attorney who helped to organize Idaho's Progressive Party.^[3] McElroy ran for governor as a Progressive candidate in 1914, but he lost the election to Democrat Moses Alexander.^[4]

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: H. E. McElroy House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 20, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1979
^ "Progressive Rally at Ustick School". Evening Capital News. October 24, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
^ "Idaho's Official Vote". Blackfoot Optimist. December 3, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved September 20, 2018.