W.H. Watt Building

W.H. Watt Building (HM22W8)

Location: Hailey, ID 83333 Blaine County
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N 43° 31.23', W 114° 18.953'

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120 N. Main St.

The Watt Building is connected in local memory with W.H. Watt, who had the building erected as a bank. An 1889 fire that demolished the business district of Hailey left few buildings still standing. The rear portion of the building, which may date from as early as 1882, is the only known extant brick survivor of the fire.
The front portion of the building probably dates from just after the fire, when a major rebuilding effort began. Features representative of the period include the gable front, the use of pressed sheet iron, the symmetrical facade, double-hung sash windows that are smaller than the large display windows just becoming popular, vertical massing, and the use of brick.
Dr. Robert Wright, acquired the building in 1911 or 1912 and practiced there until March 8, 1967. Born south of Bellevue in 1881, he received his degree from Medical School American College in St. Louis. He worked in the Minnie Moore Mine west of Bellevue to earn money for school and rode the sheep trains to St. Louis. He organized the rescue effort at the disastrous avalanche at North Star mine in 1917.
Sawtooth Title Insurance Company had its offices here in 1960. The two story porch with turned posts was added to the building around 1968. This building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in March of 1983. This building
has been used as a café, a bookstore, offices for the County Recreation District and a jewelry store.
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HM NumberHM22W8
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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 716926 N 4822118
Decimal Degrees43.52050000, -114.31588333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 31.23', W 114° 18.953'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 31' 13.8" N, 114° 18' 57.18" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 126 N Main St, Hailey ID 83333, US
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