A Journey Into the Past: Downtown Nampa Historic Walking Tour
2017. A Journey Into the Past: Downtown Nampa Historic Walking Tour. City of Nampa, Idaho; Idaho State Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
Walking tour brochure promoting historic properties and downtown revitalization in Nampa, Idaho. Information from this printed brochure is also available using a mobile app that may be downloaded from the Nampa Economic Development website. From the Historic Downtown Walking Tour website: "Downtown Nampa is rich in history, and our Historic Main Street District has been recognized by the National Register of Historic Places. The Downtown Nampa Historic Walking Tour features many historic Nampa buildings in the downtown area and is available in both a print and digital format. This year, the Walking Tour was updated to be more mobile friendly by the creation of a new mobile app, developed by Mobile Town Guide. In addition, the printed brochure features quick response (“QR”) codes that direct to a web page for downloading the app in both IOS and Android format. Our webpage also contains the links which will take you directly to the Apple ITunes or GooglePlay location for downloading as well. This new app has been funded in part by a Community Local Government (CLG) grant from the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office and by the City of Nampa Arts & Historic Preservation Commission." Featured properties include: Nampa Train Depot, Tiny’s Cocktails, J.M. Bray Longbranch, Burns Fox Building, Dewey Palace Hotel, First National Bank of Nampa, U.S. Post Office, Washington Federal Savings and Loan, Masonic Temple, Nampa City Hall, Firestone Store and the Cheeseborough Cafe, Bon Ton Bakery and Kandy Kitchen, IOOF Hall, The Quick Lunch, Edmark Auto Company, Christenson Implement, American Bakery, Terry Electric and Terry Furniture and Appliances, Nampa Department Store, Commercial Building, Presbyterian Church, American Legion Hall, Nampa Meridian Irrigation Office, Dewey Building, Smallwood Building, Blue Eye Building, C. Meister Building, W. Hardiman Building E.R. Brace Building, 'Wall Street' Alley Way, and Bank of Nampa Building. Funding was provided in part by a 2016 Historic Preservation Fund grant to the City of Nampa (project number ID-16-029) administered by the State Historic Preservation Office, Idaho State Historic Society (grant number P16AF00022) and the State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Nampa, Idaho is a Certified Local Government.
- Type
- Brochure
- Date of Issue
- 2017
- Publisher
- City of Nampa, Idaho; Idaho State Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Brochures, Certified Local Governments, Interpretive Products; Interpretive Tours; Web Sites