Wallace Historic District

{{short description|Historic district in Idaho, United States}}

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Wallace Historic District

| nrhp_type = hd

| image = Wallace Idaho.JPG

| caption =

| location = Roughly bounded by Pine, Bank, 5th and 7th Sts., Wallace, Idaho

|coordinates = {{coord|47.4723|N|115.9262|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Idaho#USA

| built = `1890-91

| builder = Multiple

| architecture =Classical Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Late Victorian

| added = August 10, 1979

| area = {{convert|8|acre|ha}}

| refnum = 79000809{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Wallace Historic District, which is roughly bounded by Oak, Silver, C, Mullan, Canyon, Fir, and 1st Sts. in Wallace in Shoshone County, Idaho, is a historic district. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The listing was modified twice later. The Wallace Historic District was designated as part of a highway revolt to prevent Interstate 90 from being built and destroying the historic center of Wallace.{{Cite web|date=2012-02-24|title=Idaho Transportation Department|url=http://itd.idaho.gov/50.Years/I-50_I-90.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224045451/http://itd.idaho.gov/50.Years/I-50_I-90.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-24|access-date=2020-06-06}}

The original listing was an {{convert|8|acre|ha}} area roughly bounded by Pine, Bank, 5th and 7th Sts. It included 485 contributing buildings, many built during 1890–91. It included Classical Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Late Victorian and vernacular architecture.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79000809}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wallace Historic District |publisher=National Park Service|author=Don Hibbard |date=1979 |accessdate=October 10, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=79000809|photos=y|title=14 photos from 1978}}.

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Wallace Historic District (Boundary Increase)

| nrhp_type = hd

| image =

| caption =

| location= Roughly bounded by Oak, Silver, C, Mullan, Canyon, Fir, and 1st Sts., Wallace, Idaho

| locmapin = Idaho#USA

| built = 1890

| builder = Multiple; PWA

| architecture = Colonial Revival, Mixed (more Than 2 Styles From Different Periods), Bungalow/Craftsman

| added = September 1, 1983

| area = {{convert|100|acre|ha}}

| refnum = 83000289

}}

The Wallace Historic District was modified by a Boundary Increase listing in 1983. The modified district includes about 500 residences, plus the Carnegie library (separately listed as Wallace Carnegie Library) and other non-residential buildings in Wallace.

The {{convert|100|acre|ha}} increase included 301 contributing buildings.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=83000289}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Boundary Increase|publisher=National Park Service|author=Nancy Renk |date=July 18, 1983 |accessdate=October 10, 2017}} With {{NRHP url|id=83000289|photos=y|title=21 photos from 1979 and 1980}}.

There was also a boundary decrease, with refnum 90000360, of March 14, 1990.