posted 09/21/11 10:40 AM | updated 09/21/11 10:40 AM
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Wood River Land Trust Office Listed on National Register of Historic Places

Wood River Land Trust's Historical Office

The Wood River Land Trust has received notice that its historic Hailey office has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places, a program administered by the National Park Service.

The home was nominated under the name of the Fox-Worswick House and dates of historical significance are 1880-1910. The original lot was purchased by C.B. Fox from John Hailey for $25, and ownership changed hands six times between 1885 and 1919. It was purchased by the Land Trust in 2001 from the Hunter Nelson estate. The exterior and interior were carefully restored to a turn of the century appearance, and Land Trust staff moved into the offices in 2003.

Now that the Land Trust building is listed on the National Register, the intersection of Bullion Street and Second Avenue is a Hailey historic crossroads.  Each building on the four corners of the intersection (Episcopal Church, Masonic Lodge, Burke residence, in addition to the Land Trust building) is listed. A pamphlet called Hailey Historic Crossroads has been produced and is available at the Land Trust office and the Hailey Chamber.

Authorized under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic and archeological resources. The Register includes on its list districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant in American history, archeology, engineering and culture. 

Wood River Land Trust is a local nonprofit organization that protects and restores land, water, and wildlife habitat in the Wood River Valley and its surrounding areas by working cooperatively with private landowners and local communities to ensure these areas are protected now and for generations to come.

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