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Eichelberger Apartments
	Eichelberger Apartments
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
	The Eichelberger Apartments in 2018
Location	612-24 N. 9th St.; Boise, Idaho
Coordinates	43°37′15″N 116°11′57″W / 43.62083°N 116.19917°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Architect	Tourtellotte & Hummel
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Fort Street Historic District (ID82000199)
MPS	Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.	82000197
Added to NRHP	November 17, 1982

The Eichelberger Apartments in Boise, Idaho, is a 2-story, Colonial Revival building designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1910. The U-shape, brick and stucco design features corner quoins and keystoned windows with a roofline parapet covered between crested pilasters.^[2] It was included as a contributing property in the Fort Street Historic District on November 12, 1982.^[3] The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.^[1]

Albert V. Eichelberger

Albert V. Eichelberger and his brothers operated a coal supply company at 930 Main Street in Boise in the early 1890s,^[4] and by 1893 the Eichelbergers had sold the business to Smith & Stover.^[5] In 1892 Eichelberger purchased 80 acres (32 ha) of land near Boise where he planted prune trees.^[6]^[7] In 1910 he became manager of the Boise Valley Fruit Growers' Association.^[8]

Eichelberger served in the Idaho legislature 1903-1904^[9] and on the Boise City Council from 1912 until he was recalled in 1916. He supported expansion of city park land and prohibition of alcohol and dancing.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Eichelberger Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved December 23, 2018. With accompanying pictures
^ Susanne Lichtenstein. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 9, 1891. p. 5.
^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 17, 1893. p. 2.
^ "The State Land Sale". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. October 11, 1892. p. 5.
^ "Farmers' Institute". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. December 20, 1898. p. 4.
^ "Eichelberger Made Manager". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. February 23, 1910. p. 3.
^ "Ada County Vote". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 15, 1902. p. 3.
^ "Robinson Ousted in Recall Fight; Hays Made Mayor". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 2, 1916. p. 1.