Bullion Block Site/Werthheimer Building

Bullion Block Site/Werthheimer Building (HM22W7)

Location: Hailey, ID 83333 Blaine County
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N 43° 31.165', W 114° 18.926'

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101 S. Main St.

The original building on this site, called the Bullion Block, was constructed in 1882. It was at this time that Hailey became the county seat of Alturas County after a bitterly fought election with Bellevue, and the existing county seat, Rocky Bar. The building was rented by the county from owners L.H. Wooden and Texas Angel to be used as the first County Court House, for $425 per month. The jail was located in the basement. The building served as the County Court House for 16 months until the present Court House on South 1st Ave. was completed in 1884.
Leopold Werthheimer, a German born clothing merchant, came to Hailey in 1884 with a stock of goods and opened a men's clothing and furnishings store in the Bullion Block. His business was successful, and in 1887 he was able to buy the building that housed his store. On July 2, 1889, a year and a day before Idaho was admitted to statehood, a disastrous fire destroyed virtually the entire business district of Hailey, including the Werthheimer's Bullion Block. The fire started under suspicious circumstances in a room above the Nevada Chop House located on Main Street. The rebuilding of the town began almost immediately. Werthheimer joined with local merchant J.C. Fox and the First National Bank to construct a block of four attached commercial buildings. Werthheimer located on the former
site of the Bullion Block. He reopened his business three months after the fire and continued to operate at this location until his death in 1913. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has housed Mallory Clothing, Jacob Variety Store, the Vancil Grocery, the Sage Shop and North and Company.
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HM NumberHM22W7
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Placed ByHailey Historic Preservation Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, November 15th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 716966 N 4821999
Decimal Degrees43.51941667, -114.31543333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 31.165', W 114° 18.926'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 31' 9.8999999999999" N, 114° 18' 55.56" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 107 State Hwy 75, Hailey ID 83333, US
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