Inspection Station (former) – Porthill ID

City:
Porthill, ID

Site Type:
Federal Facilities, Border Inspection Stations

New Deal Agencies:
Treasury Department, Federal & Military Operations

Started:
1938

Completed:
1938

Site Survival:
No Longer Extant

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 https://www.gsa.gov/portal/mediaId/122346/fileName/64501205.action (pg. 44)

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 16, 2017.

Location Info

State Route 1
Porthill, ID

Coordinates: 48.999241, -116.498979

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One comment on “Inspection Station (former) – Porthill ID”

  1. William Baron February 13, 2020

    The original Porthill border station still stands; however, the roadway entering the US has been altered so that traffic no longer passes through it.

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  1. William Baron February 13, 2020

    The original Porthill border station still stands; however, the roadway entering the US has been altered so that traffic no longer passes through it.

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