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Twin Falls Original Townsite Residential Historic District

Coordinates: 42°33′36″N 114°28′12″W / 42.560006°N 114.470029°W / 42.560006; -114.470029
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Twin Falls Original Townsite Residential Historic District
Photograph of a single-story house
The house at 612 4th Avenue North in 2016
LocationRoughly bounded by Blue Lakes Ave., Addison Ave., 2nd Ave. E, and 2nd Ave. W, Twin Falls, Idaho
Coordinates42°33′36″N 114°28′12″W / 42.560006°N 114.470029°W / 42.560006; -114.470029
Area264 acres (1.07 km2)
Built byMorse, Burton; Smith, C. Harvey, et al
Architectural stylemultiple
NRHP reference No.01001306[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 30, 2001

The Twin Falls Original Townsite Residential Historic District in Twin Falls, Idaho is a 264 acres (1.07 km2) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]

The district is roughly triangular, and roughly bounded by Blue Lakes Ave., Addison Ave., 2nd Ave. E, and 2nd Ave. W. It included 929 buildings, of which 624 were contributing buildings.[2]

The district includes the Bickel School and the Lincoln School, both of which are listed separately on the National Register.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Elizabeth Egleston Giraud (2001). "National Register of Historic Places registration: Twin Falls Original Townsite Residential Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved October 14, 2017. With 51 photos.