| Alexander House | |
| Location: | 304 State St., Boise, Idaho |
| Coordinates: | 43.6158°N -116.1936°W |
| Architecture: | Queen Anne |
| Added: | August 7, 1972 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 72000431 |
The Alexander House is a Queen Anne style house built in Boise, Idaho, in 1897. The house was constructed for Moses Alexander the year he became mayor of Boise. Alexander later became governor of Idaho.[1]
According to Boise Parks and Recreation, construction of the Alexander House was inspired when "the mayor’s wife, Helena, had seen a picture in the newspaper with floor plans for a two-story house with many gables. Following these guides, two carpenters managed to construct the wood-frame building."[2] On April 10, 1897, the Coeur d'Alene Press included an illustration and a floor plan for a house similar to the Alexander House.[3]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and in 1977 the Alexander House became the property of the State of Idaho.[4]