Project type: Federal Facilities, Border Inspection Stations
New Deal Agencies: Treasury Department (TD)
Started: 1938
Completed: 1938
Site Survival: No Longer Extant
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Description
The historic former U.S. Border Inspection Station (and attendant garage facility) on State Route 1 in Porthill, Idaho was built in 1938 with U.S. Treasury Department funds. Living New Deal believes the structure has been demolished and replaced with a newer facility.
Source notes
NRHP Multiple Property Nomination form: U.S. Border Inspection Stations http://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/122346/fileName/64501205.action (pg. 44)
Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 16, 2017.
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The original Porthill border station still stands; however, the roadway entering the US has been altered so that traffic no longer passes through it.