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Fort Boise VA Study

A new Fort Boise was established in 1863 by the U.S. Army, during the middle of the Civil War.  The new location was fifty miles to the east of the old Hudson’s Bay Company fort, up the Boise River at the site which would soon become the city of Boise. After operating as an Army fort for 49 years the US Army left the site in 1912, and the Idaho National Guard occupied it until 1919.  In 1938, the Veterans Administration acquired the site presently operates the Boise VA Medical Center (VAMC).

The VAMC retained Trout Architects to provide a campus wide analysis and subsequent rehabilitation program for all of its historic buildings. These buildings date back to original buildings constructed in 1863. In all, 15 historic buildings were studied.

The rehabilitation projects all followed the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and were carefully reviewed by the State Historical Preservation Office. Wood, brick, and sandstone buildings were studied. Various elements were reviewed and solutions developed. Lead paint abatement, wood window and siding restoration, stone and brick re-pointing work, and roof replacements were are few of the issues needing solutions.

  • FIRM PROFILE
    • Firm History
    • Staff
      • Steve Trout – AIA, LEED AP, Principal
      • Shaun Weston – Architect
      • Neil King – Drafting Technician
      • Carrie Durant – Office Manager
    • Publications
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  • Philosophy
    • Architecture + Design
    • Environmentally Conscious
    • Historic Preservation
  • Projects
    • Residential
      • Multi-family
        • Boise State University Apartments
        • Davis Park Apartments
        • River’s Bend Condominiums
        • Gateway Crossing Apartments
        • Grand Avenue Homes
      • Single Family
        • Hill House
        • Foothills House
        • Hill Road Houses
        • Klein House
        • McCall Housing
        • Troutner House Addition
        • Warm Springs Residence
        • Veltex Condominium
    • Planning
      • Harriman State Park
      • Brookside Village
      • Fort Boise VA Study
      • University of Idaho Physics Building
    • Public
      • Arts
        • Art Experience Gallery
      • Education
        • Boise State University TECenter
        • Frontier Point Lodge
      • Library
        • Caldwell Public Library Children’s Area Remodel
        • Collister Neighborhood Library
        • Hillcrest Neighborhood Library
        • Boise Main Library – Conceptual Study
        • Boise Main Library – Support Services Remodel
        • Boise Main Library – 3rd Floor Remodel
      • Municipal
        • Boise City Hall – Second Floor
        • Boise Veterans Administration Medical Center Campus
        • Blaine County Courthouse Annex
      • Museums
        • Boise Art Museum Addition
      • Non-Profits
    • Historic
      • Adaptive Reuse
        • Modern Hotel and Bar
        • Harriman State Park – Scovel Center
        • Syringa Networks – Idaho Falls
        • Churchill School Renovation
      • Preservation
        • Bown House Renovation
        • Klein House
        • Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead
        • Harriman State Park – Harriman Cottage
        • O’Farrell Cabin Restoration
        • Christ Chapel Stabilization
        • Harriman State Park – Bunkhouse
      • Renovation
        • Baxter Apartment Building Renovation
        • Boise VA Building #4 Surgeon’s Quarters
        • R.Z. Johnson Building
        • Hopffgarten Restoration & Renovation
        • Blaine County Courthouse Roof
        • Blaine County Historic Courthouse Stair
        • Harriman State Park – Dude Barns
        • Troutner House Addition
      • Studies
        • First Bank of Vale
        • Central High School
        • Fort Boise VA Study
    • Commercial
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        • Boise Brewing
        • Slanted Rock Brewing Company
        • Woodland Empire Ale Craft
        • Clairvoyant Brewery
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        • J Crist Gallery
        • Newt and Harolds
      • Office
        • Syringa Networks – Idaho Falls
      • Medical
        • Primary Health
      • Hospitality
        • Lucy’s Coffee and Espresso
        • Moxie Java – Vista
  • On The Boards
    • Brewery
    • Historic
      • Gene Harris Bandshell Restoration
      • Boise Basin Mercantile
      • Spalding Hall Renovations
      • Boise Reserve Street Armory
      • Teton County Historic Courthouse
      • Lincoln Creek Day School
    • Public
      • Chaussee Swan
      • Boise River Sculpture Repair & Renovation
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