Idaho Heritage Trust

The nine historic theatres to receive $700,000 in federal funding through Idaho Heritage Trust’s Historic Theatre Revitalization Subgrant Program are now in the Public Feedback phase required by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review process.

The recipients of the Idaho Heritage Trust Historic Theatre Revitalization Subgrant Awards are:

• Panida Theater, 300 N. First Ave., Sandpoint – Restore the interior plaster
• Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main Street, Moscow – Restore the Marquee
• Bovill Opera House, 412 2nd Ave., Bovill – Restore the front elevation, entry stairs, windows and doors, and add an ADA ramp to the rear side entrance
• Liberty Theater, 611 Main Street, Lewiston – Restore the Marquee
• The Roxy Theater, 114 S. Main Street, Cascade – Replace the failing exterior stucco to match
• Historic Opera Theater, 148 E. Idaho Avenue, Glenns Ferry – Restore the front elevation parapet to match the original design
• Shoshone Showhouse, 125 S. Rail Street W., Shoshone – Re-roof and re-point masonry parapet and chimneys
• Burley Theatre, 136 W. Main Street, Burley – Restore the front elevation to its original design
• Nuart Theatre, 195 N. Broadway, Blackfoot – Reupholster the existing historic seating

IHT is currently welcoming comments or concerns on any of the aforementioned projects through April 25, 2024. To submit feedback, please email hello@idahoheritagetrust.org or by letter addressed to Katherine Kirk, Executive Director, Idaho Heritage Trust, 211 W. State Street, Boise, ID 83702.

IHT’s objectives for this subgrant program are to preserve and protect buildings of historic significance in rural areas (defined as containing fewer than 50,000 residents), ensure our rural communities have access to the arts and culture, reinvigorate a key economic component of historic Main Streets, and provide a tool for our smaller communities to capitalize on Idaho’s growing population and heritage tourism industry.

Additional information on these projects can be found on our website at www.idahoheritagetrust.org/historic-theatres/project-overview. This program is supported by the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program funded by the Historic Preservation Fund as administered by the National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior.