The Gem County Courthouse, located at the intersection of Main St. and McKinley Ave. in Emmett, serves Gem County, Idaho. The courthouse was built in 1938 to give the small county a government building, as it had been without one since the previous courthouse burned in 1920. Architect Frank Hummel of Tourtellotte and Hummel designed the Art Deco building. The two-and-one-half-story concrete building features a projecting three-story entrance with fluted columns and cross vents on either side of the doorway. Each side of the front facade features four sets of windows separated by fluted pilasters.[2]

Gem County Courthouse
Gem County Courthouse is located in Idaho
Gem County Courthouse
Gem County Courthouse is located in the United States
Gem County Courthouse
Map
Interactive map showing the location of Gem County Courthouse
LocationMain St. and McKinley Ave., Emmett, Idaho
Coordinates43°52′31″N 116°29′42″W / 43.875250°N 116.495106°W / 43.875250; -116.495106
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
Built byRichardson, David
ArchitectHummel, Frank
Architectural styleModern Movement, Art Deco
MPSTourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.82000347[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Inventory Sheet For Group Nominations: Gem County Courthouse" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. Retrieved July 2, 2014.