North Side Canal Company Slaughter House | |
Location of slaughter house in
Idaho | |
Nearest city | Jerome, Idaho |
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Coordinates | 42°44′46″N 114°30′51″W / 42.74611°N 114.51417°W |
Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1910 |
Architectural style | Vernacular |
MPS | Lava Rock Structures in South Central Idaho TR [1] ( 64000165) |
NRHP reference No. | 83002331 |
Added to NRHP | 8 September 1983 [2] |
The North Side Canal Company Slaughter House is a historic building in Jerome, Idaho. Built in 1910 of local lava rock it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 8, 1983. [3] [4]
This round vernacular structure is 10 feet (3.0 m) in diameter and 10 feet (3.0 m) high. It has a cement roof and two steel beams traverse the entire structure extending beyond the walls. Built by an unknown stonemason on an experimental/demonstration farm, the building was used to hang slaughtered animals. It is one of a group of industrial lava rock structures in the region demonstrating ingenuity and resourcefulness in using locally available building material. The design and materials functioned to provide a cool protected site for the storage of carcasses. [3]