Browning Block

Browning Block
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Main and Center Sts., Paris, Idaho
Coordinates	42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°W / 42.22667; -111.40056Coordinates: 42°13′36″N 111°24′2″W / 42.22667°N 111.40056°W / 42.22667; -111.40056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Built by	Tueller Brothers
Architect	Shreeve & Madsen
MPS	Paris MRA
NRHP Reference #	82000265[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1982

The Browning Block, a building on the southeast corner of Main and Center Sts. in Paris, Idaho, was built in 1905. The building has included specialty stores and a local bank. It is centrally located; across the intersection, on the northeast corner, is the Bear Lake County Courthouse, also NRHP-listed.^[2]:4 The construction of the building greatly changed the surrounding streetscape; the commercial block absorbed a preexisting bank building and made Main Street narrower by 16 feet (4.9 m). In addition, the building had some of the most lavish architecture in the city, as it featured a classically inspired frieze and decorative marquees.^[3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[1]

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