JAMM 225 Reporting Final Our mapping covers 3rd St. to 4th St. off on Main St. in downtown Moscow. We look at the growth of Dernham & Kaufmann Block, Hotel Moscow and McCarter Block.

1. Mapping Main Street 3 rd Street to 4 th Street Stephanie Hale-Lopez Samantha Ricketts

2. Main Street Hotel Moscow McCarter Block Dernham & Kaufmann

3. 313 South Main Street Hotel Moscow, 1891 The building was constructed by R.H. Barton, who came to Moscow in 1877 and set up the area’s first sawmill. In 1890 a large fire destroyed the building. Two years later it reopened as the Hotel Moscow. The building is still standing as originally reconstructed and is still home to Hotel Moscow, Moscow Hotel Apartments and The Garden Lounge.

4. 310 to 318 South Main Street McCarter Block, 1891 The building was once occupied by Farmers Bank, of which L.B. McCarter was a director. Since it’s construction in 1891, this building has housed the Post office, Grice & Sons Furniture & Undertakers, The Farmers Bank, and was the City Hall until 1969.

5. 302 South Main Street Dernham & Kaufmann Building, 1889 William Kaufmann and Henry Dernham were two leading business men in Moscow. They built the large structure once occupied by Davids’ Inc. After leaving Moscow in 1897 started the Emporium at San Francisco, which developed into the largest independent store on the West Coast during the early 1900’s. After Davids’ Department Store closed, the building housed a variety of shops and offices. Today the building is home to Champions Sports Bar & Grill.

6. A Quick Look at Main Street… The first permanent settlers arrived in Moscow in 1870’s. The post office name changed to Moscow in 1876. Idaho became a state in 1890.

18. A Quick Look at Friendship Square… Located on 4 th Street and Main Street it is a downtown park with picnic area, playground, and water structure.

23. A Quick Look at the Moscow Hotel… The building was originally constructed in 1880. The Moscow Hotel was for many years an important business and social center of the town.

30. A Quick Look at Davids’ Department Store… Opened in 1896 as David & Ely’s. In 1919 the store was renamed Davids’.