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Old Idaho State Penitantary 2025

On the edge of the Boise Foothills, is one of the oldest buildings in the city. Going back over 100 years, this institution held some of the most nortorious people in the state of Idaho. The Old Idaho State Penitantary was originaly built as a Territorial Prison in 1870 soon after Idaho was claimed as a US territory. Over time what started as a single building spread out into a prison complex for the state. Many of the buildings were constucted by the prisoners using the sandstone from the nearby quarry. It also included a Women's ward that was outside of the Mens complex. It remaind the main prison for 103 years until a riot in 1973 caused the burning of the mess hall, hosipital, barber shop, and commisary buildings. The prisoners were then moved to the new facility south of Boise. Due to its importance as being one of the few teritorial prisons in the west, Old Idaho State Pen was placed on The National Register of Historic Places. Today it is now one of the top musems handled by the Idaho State Historical Society. Open for tours and special events preserving the history of the prison.