Bernard's Ferry is a historic site located on the Snake River north of Murphy off State Highway 78 in Owyhee County, Idaho.
Bernard's Ferry | |
 Bernard's Ferry barn | |
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| Location | North of Murphy, Idaho off State Highway 78 |
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| Coordinates | 43°23′5″N 116°39′49″W / 43.38472°N 116.66361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1884 |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001090[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 1978 |
J.C. Bernard began operating a ferry at the site in 1884. He opened a road, utilizing the ferry, between mining town of Silver City and the Oregon Short Line railhead at Caldwell. A hotel and horse barn at this site were built to serve the stagecoach and freight lines which used the road and ferry. Bernard's ventures were successful until a bridge was built at Walter's Ferry in 1920.[2]
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The listing includes three contributing buildings, one contributing structure, and one contributing site.[1] The buildings are a horse barn, an octagonal silo, and two outbuildings which are simple gabled stone and frame structures. The barn, a "good late nineteenth century horse barn" was deemed to be "one of the finer stylistic examples of its period in Idaho with its octagonal cupola, gable returns, and diamond windows."[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Don Hibbard (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places RInventory/Nomination: Bernard's Ferry". National Park Service. Retrieved October 15, 2017. With two photos from 1976.
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