Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
Warm Springs Avenue
The homes on Warms Springs Avenue are distinctive and grand, and designed in diverse architectural styles. The combination of stately homes and geothermal heat makes this area one of Boise’s most historically significant local districts, as well as one of the most unique in the western states.
Children’s Home Society of Idaho
The Children’s Home Society was established in 1908 by Reverend O. P. Christian to provide a home and education for the orphans of the state. Cynthia A. Mann, a teacher and local activist of the day, donated this block and a house where the children resided until completion of the permanent building. Constructed of sandstone quarried at Table Rock, this structure was begun in early 1910 and received its first residents later that year.
The facility served as an orphanage until 1966 when national legislation shifted responsibility for this population to foster care.
Warm Springs Avenue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was designated as a local historic district by Boise City in 1996. The district extends from Broadway Avenue to Marden Street.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.
Location. 43° 36.541′ N, 116° 11.217′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. Marker is at the intersection of East Warm Springs Avenue and North Straughan Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Warm Springs Avenue. Marker is located near sidewalk directly in front of the subject Children's Home Society of Idaho building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 740 East Warm Springs Avenue, Boise ID 83712, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Jesus Urquides, Circa 1870 (approx. half a mile away); Jesus Urquides Packs a Mule, 1925 (approx. half a mile away); Maria Dolores (Lola) Binnard, circa 1910 (approx. half a mile away); Urquides Village, Southern Edge, circa 1958 (approx. half a mile away); The O'Farrell Cabin (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oregon Trail Monument (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Chico Club (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Basque Center (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boise.
Also see . . . The Children’s Home Society of Idaho.
The Children’s Home Society is one of Idaho’s oldest, continually operational non-profit organizations opening its doors in 1908 as an orphanage. Today, the organization offers a variety of progressive mental, emotional and behavioral health services at its Warm Springs Counseling Center (Submitted on November 9, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
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