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Idaho Mid-Century Modern Buildings (page 2)

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former First Federal Savings & Loan
Moscow, ID
The former First Federal Savings & Loan with a parabolic roof was designed by Melvin Rojko and built in 1963. The building now houses the City of Moscow Water Department. For more, see this website. [map]

St Augustine's Catholic Center
Moscow, ID
The St Augustine's Catholic Center was designed by Paul Blanton and Theodore Pritchard. It was built in 1966. The building features poured concrete walls and a conical roof covered with cedar shake shingles. [map]

More Moscow:
Kiva Theatre [gone]

Thunderbird Motel
Mountain Home, ID
The Thunderbird Motel was probably built in the 1960s. For more, see this website. [map]

Washington Federal
Savings & Loan
Nampa, ID
This Washington Federal Savings & Loan branch was built from 1962-1963 as a Provident Federal Savings. It was designed by William F. Cann using the Bank Building and Equipment Corp. design which was also used for the First National Bank of San Jose in Sunnyvale, CA. [map]

Payette High School
Payette, ID
Payette High School was built in 1962 as a junior high school. This dome gymnasium was added in 1974 when it was converted to a high school. I don't know when the building in the bottom row above was built but it appears to be from the 1960s. [map]

Washington Federal Bank
Payette, ID
This Washington Federal Bank branch appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. This was previously a Bank of America branch. I don't know what bank was here originally. [map]

Holt Arena
Pocatello, ID
The Holt Arena was built in 1970 as the ASISU Minidome for Idaho State University. It was the first domed stadium built on a U.S. college campus. It was renamed the Holt Arena in 1988. For more, see this website. [map]

Old Town Pocatello
Pocatello, ID
The Old Town Pocatello building was built in 1952 for The Huddle restaurant. It housed the Copycat Print print shop in 1972. [map]

A-1 Rental
Rexburg, ID
The A-1 Rental monolithic dome was produced by Dome Technology in the late 1970s. The roof was clad with metal. It was built for a frozen food facility known as Pappy's Distributing or Pappy's Warehouse. A-1 Rental has been here since around 1990. [map]

Rigby Bowl [gone]
Rigby, ID
The Rigby Bowl opened in 1959. The building details and sign appeared to be from then. In 2017, the building began housing a gym. The sign and mid-century features are gone. [map]

Lallatin Food Town
Soda Springs, ID
The Lallatin Food Town was built in 1962. The sign on the right has been replaced with backlit plastic letters and a plastic panel sign. [map]

Intelligent Employment Solutions
Twin Falls, ID
The Intelligent Employment Solutions appears to be from the 1950s or 1960s. I don't know what business was here originally. [map]

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