Bengoechea Hotel

Infobox_nrhp | name = Bengoechea Hotel


caption = The Bengoechea Hotel
location = 195 N. 2nd, West
Mountain Home, Idaho
nearest_city =
lat_degrees = 43 | lat_minutes = 07 | lat_seconds = 50.07 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 115 | long_minutes = 41 | long_seconds = 48.03 | long_direction = W
built = 1910
architecture= Romanesque
added = October 29, 1982 (as the Mountain Home Hotel)

refnum=82000385cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Bengoechea Hotel was founded in 1910 by Jose Bengoechea. The building is a focal point of Basque-American culture in Mountain Home, Idaho. The Bengochea Hotel and its surrounding area are known as "The Bengoechea Block". In June of 2007 the building was sold to Mirazim Shakoori who plans on restoring the building to its original condition for the 100th anniversary in 2010. [ [http://www.mountainhomenews.com/story/1219972.html Mountain Home News: Story: New owner shares plans to restore historic Basque hotel ] ]

References

[http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/ National Register of Historic Places] [http://www.basquemuseum.org/oralhistory/Alzola_Frosty/Alzola_Frosty_index.htm] 8:15-15:00 tape 3 side 1