Boulevard Mo-tel | |
Location | 1121 S. Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 43°36′25″N 116°12′36″W / 43.60694°N 116.21000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1938 |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 97001609 [1] |
Added to NRHP | January 7, 1998 |
The Boulevard Mo-Tel, also known as the Capitol Auto Courts, is a Tudor Revival style motel constructed in Boise, Idaho, in 1938. [2]
Capitol Boulevard opened in 1931 with construction of Capitol Boulevard Memorial Bridge, and the route was part of the Old Oregon Trail Highway. During the 1930s, drive-ins, motels, and gasoline stations were constructed on Capitol Boulevard, and in 1938 Capitol Auto Courts opened on the Boulevard. A postcard printed later indicates that the motel featured “21 nicely furnished units with full-tile baths. Central heating. Room telephones and radios. Near city center... TV and Refrigerated Air Conditioning.” [3]
Ben H. Ellis owned the motel from 1938 until 1943, and the motel name was changed in the 1940s to Boulevard Mo-Tel. In 1994 the motel became the property of Boise Housing and Community Development, [2] although 1997 is given by the city of Boise as the year of acquisition. [4]