Log Cabin Literary Center
Boise, Ada County
- Grants: 1995, 1996, 1997 Glenn Janss Award, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2011
Location: 801 S Capitol Blvd., Boise, Idaho 83702
On Capitol Boulevard next to the Boise Library and the Capitol Boulevard Memorial Bridge stands a building originally called “Chateau du Boise.” The building first housed the Office of the State Forester. Designed by architect Hans Hube and built with the help of Civilian Conservation Corps crews, the rustic log cabin was built to help celebrate 50 years of Idaho statehood. The log work was done by two Finnish craftsmen on loan from the employers, the Southern Idaho Timber Protective Association. Built entirely of Idaho wood products, the exterior logs are Englemann Spruce. The interior of each room is decorated with its own distinctive wood pattern with the walls, ceilings and floors covered with an individual native timber species. Owned by the City of Boise since 1992 and leased to the Log Cabin Literary Center, the Center is the 1997 recipient of the Glenn Janss Award.
