The Payette City Hall and Courthouse, at 3rd Ave. and 8th St. in

Payette, Idaho Payette is a city in and the county seat of Payette County, Idaho, Payette County, Idaho, United States. The population was 7,433 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census.National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979. It is a two-story brick building upon a raised foundation, built in

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style. It is three bays wide, with bays separated by

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, and four bays deep. Its entry bay rises to a

pedimented Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pediment ...

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. The builder was J. Ronald Walker. It was deemed "architecturally significant as a good local example of the Neo-Classical Revival style in Payette. Although of modest scale and ornament, it nevertheless is one of the town's more outstanding structures and the major one in the downtown area to display Classical details and proportions. Situated at the end of Third Avenue, Payette's main street, it dominates the streetscape in the north end, and for many years served as a symbol of civic authority. Further contributing to the building's significance is its having functioned for a number of years as a seat of local government. Not only did it house the city government, but after the formation of Payette County in 1917 it also contained the county government." The city offices moved out in the 1950s and the county offices moved out in the 1970s. With

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Courthouses in Idaho City halls in Idaho National Register of Historic Places in Payette County, Idaho Neoclassical architecture in Idaho Buildings and structures completed in 1912 {{Idaho-NRHP-stub