National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Idaho

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Custer County, Idaho.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, Idaho, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a map.^[1]

There are 38 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. More may be added; properties and districts nationwide are added to the Register weekly.^[2]

This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted August 16, 2024.^[3]

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Current listings

^[4]	Name on the Register^[5]	Image	Date listed^[6]	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bayhorse	Bayhorse More images	March 15, 1976 (#76000671)	South of Challis off U.S. Route 93 44°23′52″N 114°18′42″W / 44.397778°N 114.311667°W / 44.397778; -114.311667 (Bayhorse)	Challis	A silver mining ghost town, part of Land of the Yankee Fork State Park
2	Board-and-Batten Commercial Building	Board-and-Batten Commercial Building	December 3, 1980 (#80001300)	about 260 Main Ave. 44°30′19″N 114°14′09″W / 44.505278°N 114.235833°W / 44.505278; -114.235833	Challis	Built c.1896, removed after June 2008
3	Building at 247 Pleasant Avenue	Building at 247 Pleasant Avenue	December 3, 1980 (#80001301)	247 Pleasant Ave. 44°30′13″N 114°14′10″W / 44.503611°N 114.236111°W / 44.503611; -114.236111 (Building at 247 Pleasant Avenue)	Challis
4	Buster Meat Market	Buster Meat Market	December 3, 1980 (#80004551)	about 250 Main Ave. 44°30′19″N 114°14′10″W / 44.505278°N 114.236111°W / 44.505278; -114.236111 (Buster Meat Market)	Challis	Built in 1897, removed before June 2008
5	Bux's Place	Bux's Place	December 3, 1980 (#80001302)	321 Main Ave. 44°30′17″N 114°14′06″W / 44.504722°N 114.235°W / 44.504722; -114.235 (Bux's Place)	Challis
6	Challis Archeological Spring District	Challis Archeological Spring District	February 12, 1981 (#81000206)	Address Restricted^[7]	Challis
7	Challis Bison Jump Site	Challis Bison Jump Site	September 5, 1975 (#75000628)	Address Restricted^[7]	Challis
8	Challis Brewery Historic District	Challis Brewery Historic District	February 5, 1980 (#80001303)	Challis Creek Rd. 44°30′28″N 114°13′38″W / 44.507778°N 114.227222°W / 44.507778; -114.227222 (Challis Brewery Historic District)	Challis
9	Challis Cold Storage	Challis Cold Storage	December 3, 1980 (#80001304)	about 300 Main Ave. 44°30′19″N 114°14′07″W / 44.505278°N 114.235278°W / 44.505278; -114.235278 (Challis Cold Storage)	Challis	Built in 1881 for Idaho governor George L. Shoup, collapsed in the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake, killing two children
10	Challis High School	Challis High School More images	December 3, 1980 (#80001305)	701 Main Ave. 44°30′17″N 114°13′52″W / 44.504722°N 114.231111°W / 44.504722; -114.231111 (Challis High School)	Challis	Built in 1922, irreparably damaged by the 1983 Borah Peak earthquake, demolished
11	Bill Chivers House	Bill Chivers House	December 3, 1980 (#80001306)	3rd St. 44°30′21″N 114°14′07″W / 44.505833°N 114.235278°W / 44.505833; -114.235278 (Bill Chivers House)	Challis
12	Thomas Chivers Cellar	Thomas Chivers Cellar	December 3, 1980 (#80001307)	Challis Creek Rd. 44°30′27″N 114°13′34″W / 44.5075°N 114.226111°W / 44.5075; -114.226111 (Thomas Chivers Cellar)	Challis
13	Thomas Chivers House	Thomas Chivers House	December 3, 1980 (#80001308)	Challis Creek Rd. 44°30′27″N 114°13′52″W / 44.5075°N 114.231111°W / 44.5075; -114.231111 (Thomas Chivers House)	Challis
14	Custer County Jail	Custer County Jail	December 3, 1980 (#80001309)	801 Main Ave., Rear 44°30′18″N 114°13′49″W / 44.505°N 114.230278°W / 44.505; -114.230278 (Custer County Jail)	Challis
15	Custer Historic District	Custer Historic District More images	February 3, 1981 (#81000207)	Along Yankee Fork Road southwest of the city of Challis, within the Challis National Forest 44°23′15″N 114°41′45″W / 44.3875°N 114.695833°W / 44.3875; -114.695833 (Custer Historic District)	Custer
16	Ivan W. Day House	Ivan W. Day House More images	April 9, 1986 (#86000754)	Boise Meridian 44°16′06″N 114°57′05″W / 44.268333°N 114.951389°W / 44.268333; -114.951389 (Ivan W. Day House)	Stanley
17	East Fork Lookout	East Fork Lookout	September 27, 1976 (#76000672)	Address Restricted^[7]	Clayton
18	False-Front Commercial Building	False-Front Commercial Building	December 3, 1980 (#80001310)	about 291 Main Ave. 44°30′17″N 114°14′09″W / 44.504722°N 114.235833°W / 44.504722; -114.235833 (False-Front Commercial Building)	Challis
19	Emmett Hosford House	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001311)	3rd St. 44°30′22″N 114°14′07″W / 44.506111°N 114.235278°W / 44.506111; -114.235278 (Emmett Hosford House)	Challis
20	I.O.O.F. Hall	I.O.O.F. Hall	December 3, 1980 (#80001312)	521 Main Ave. 44°30′17″N 114°13′59″W / 44.504722°N 114.233056°W / 44.504722; -114.233056 (I.O.O.F. Hall)	Challis
21	Idaho Mining and Smelter Company Store	Upload image	February 1, 2006 (#05001601)	One Ford St. 44°15′34″N 114°23′47″W / 44.2594°N 114.3964°W / 44.2594; -114.3964	Clayton
22	Idaho Rocky Mountain Club	Upload image	December 9, 1994 (#94001451)	State Highway 75 south of Stanley 44°05′46″N 114°50′54″W / 44.0961°N 114.8483°W / 44.0961; -114.8483 (Idaho Rocky Mountain Club)	Stanley
23	Mackay Episcopal Church	Mackay Episcopal Church More images	November 17, 1982 (#82000336)	Park Ave. and College 43°54′40″N 113°36′47″W / 43.9111°N 113.6131°W / 43.9111; -113.6131 (Mackay Episcopal Church)	Mackay
24	Mackay Methodist Episcopal Church	Mackay Methodist Episcopal Church More images	September 7, 1984 (#84001118)	Custer St. and Park Ave. 43°54′48″N 113°36′35″W / 43.9133°N 113.6097°W / 43.9133; -113.6097 (Mackay Methodist Episcopal Church)	Mackay
25	McKendrick House	McKendrick House	December 3, 1980 (#80001313)	4th St. 44°30′12″N 114°14′03″W / 44.5033°N 114.2342°W / 44.5033; -114.2342 (McKendrick House)	Challis
26	Niece Brothers' Store	Upload image	June 12, 1995 (#95000667)	Ace of Diamonds St. 44°12′59″N 114°56′17″W / 44.2164°N 114.9381°W / 44.2164; -114.9381 (Niece Brothers' Store)	Stanley
27	Old Challis Historic District	Old Challis Historic District More images	December 3, 1980 (#80001314)	Bounded by Valley and Pleasant Aves., 2nd and 3rd Sts. 44°30′13″N 114°14′10″W / 44.5036°N 114.2361°W / 44.5036; -114.2361 (Old Challis Historic District)	Challis
28	Bill Peck House	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001315)	16 Main Ave. 44°30′18″N 114°14′17″W / 44.505°N 114.2381°W / 44.505; -114.2381 (Bill Peck House)	Challis
29	Penwell House	Penwell House	December 3, 1980 (#80001316)	North Ave. 44°30′23″N 114°13′50″W / 44.5064°N 114.2306°W / 44.5064; -114.2306 (Penwell House)	Challis
30	Redfish Archeological District	Redfish Archeological District	December 29, 1983 (#83003574)	Address Restricted^[7]	Stanley
31	Donaldson Rowles House	Donaldson Rowles House More images	December 3, 1980 (#80001317)	North Ave. 44°30′22″N 114°13′23″W / 44.5061°N 114.2231°W / 44.5061; -114.2231 (Donaldson Rowles House)	Challis
32	Henry Smith House	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001318)	5th St. 44°30′13″N 114°13′59″W / 44.5036°N 114.2331°W / 44.5036; -114.2331 (Henry Smith House)	Challis
33	Stanley Ranger Station	Stanley Ranger Station	December 15, 1982 (#82001885)	North of Stanley on U.S. Route 93 44°13′33″N 114°55′44″W / 44.2258°N 114.9289°W / 44.2258; -114.9289 (Stanley Ranger Station)	Stanley
34	Stone and Log Building	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001320)	Pleasant Ave. 44°30′16″N 114°14′06″W / 44.5044°N 114.235°W / 44.5044; -114.235 (Stone and Log Building)	Challis
35	Stone Building	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001319)	3rd St. 44°30′20″N 114°14′07″W / 44.5056°N 114.2353°W / 44.5056; -114.2353 (Stone Building)	Challis
36	Twin Peaks Sports	Twin Peaks Sports	December 3, 1980 (#80001321)	500 Main Ave. 44°30′20″N 114°13′59″W / 44.5056°N 114.2331°W / 44.5056; -114.2331 (Twin Peaks Sports)	Challis
37	Clyde Wilkinson House	Upload image	December 3, 1980 (#80001322)	9th St. 44°30′25″N 114°13′46″W / 44.5069°N 114.2294°W / 44.5069; -114.2294 (Clyde Wilkinson House)	Challis
38	Yankee Fork Gold Dredge	Upload image	June 17, 2021 (#100006663)	300 Yankee Fork Rd. (Forest Service Rd. 013) 44°22′39″N 114°43′22″W / 44.3776°N 114.7227°W / 44.3776; -114.7227 (Yankee Fork Gold Dredge)	Stanley vicinity

References

^ The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
^ "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2009.
^ National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.
^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.
^ The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Some listings on the NRHP are highly sensitive sites and may be subject to looting or vandalism. The NRHP lists this site as "Address Restricted."

[1] The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.

[2] "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions". National Park Service. Retrieved March 29, 2009.

[3] National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved August 16, 2024.

[NRHP_colors-4] Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.

[nris-5] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 24, 2008.

[refnums-6] The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.

[AddressRestricted-7] Some listings on the NRHP are highly sensitive sites and may be subject to looting or vandalism. The NRHP lists this site as "Address Restricted."

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

v t e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Topics	Architectural style categories Contributing property Historic district History of the National Register of Historic Places Keeper of the Register National Park Service Property types
Lists by state	List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Lists by insular areas	American Samoa Guam Minor Outlying Islands Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico Virgin Islands
Lists by associated state	Federated States of Micronesia Marshall Islands Palau
Other areas	District of Columbia American Legation, Morocco
Related	National Historic Preservation Act Historic Preservation Fund List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places portal Category

v t e Municipalities and communities of Custer County, Idaho, United States
County seat: Challis
Cities	Challis Clayton Lost River Mackay Stanley	Map of Idaho highlighting Custer County
Unincorporated communities	Chilly Ellis
Ghost towns	Bayhorse Bonanza Custer White Knob
Idaho portal United States portal

Current listings

See also

References