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Browning Block

Coordinates: 42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°W / 42.22667; -111.40056
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Browning Block
Browning Block is located in Idaho
Browning Block
Browning Block is located in the United States
Browning Block
LocationMain and Center Sts., Paris, Idaho
Coordinates42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°W / 42.22667; -111.40056
Arealess than one acre
Built1905
Built byTueller Brothers
ArchitectShreeve & Madsen
MPSParis MRA
NRHP reference No.82000265[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1982

The Browning Block, a building on the southeast corner of Main and Center Sts. in Paris, Idaho, was built in 1905. The building has included specialty stores and a local bank. It is centrally located; across the intersection, on the northeast corner, is the Bear Lake County Courthouse, also NRHP-listed.[2]: 4  The construction of the building greatly changed the surrounding streetscape; the commercial block absorbed a preexisting bank building and made Main Street narrower by 16 feet (4.9 m). In addition, the building had some of the most lavish architecture in the city, as it featured a classically inspired frieze and decorative marquees.[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Patricia Wright; Madeline Buckendorf & Jennifer Eastman Attebery (May 16, 1980). "Paris Multiple Resource Assessment".
  3. ^ "Inventory Sheet For Group Nominations: Browning Block" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
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