Welcome to the Ada County Historic Preservation Council Website.  Use the navigation panel at left to explore the many offerings of our all-volunteer Council to see how we are Preserving Ada County's Heritage.

News & Upcoming Events

Ada County Chronicles Slide Show Now Available

This dynamic and entertaining slide show made its first official public debut on December 12, 2006 at the Boise Young Leaders meeting of the Urban Land Institute.  The show gives a brief overview of major events and people in Ada County's history as a basis for planning the County's future growth.  A PDF version of this presentation (2 mb) is available for download by clicking on the image above.  For additional information see our Projects page.

	Preservation Plan Ready for Public Review
The public review draft of the Council's first-ever preservation plan for cultural and historic resources is now available.  Simply click on the image above for a PDF version, or contact Leslie Toombs for information about how to acquire a hard copy.  Comments will be incorporated into a final product to be adopted in 2007.  For additional information see our Projects page.

Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead Listed in National Register of Historic Places

On August 23, 2006 the National Park Service added the Shick-Ostolasa Farmstead at Hidden Springs to the National Register of Historic Places.  The farmstead is significant in that it is one of a small number of historic structures in Ada County that date before 1870.  The Council sponsored the listing of this property.  For additional information, visit our Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead page or contact Claudia Druss of the Dry Creek Historical Society at 208-229-2323 ext 26.

Some images on this site are provided courtesy of the Idaho State Historical Society, the Kuna Library, the Idaho Military History Museum and the Historic American Building Survey.  Their generosity and cooperation is sincerely appreciated.