Calling All Members and Current Volunteers. You are Invited to Attend our Annual Member’s Appreciation Party!
📅 When: Thursday, January 22nd, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
📍 Where: Smith Block Building, 1015 Main Street Boise, ID
Details
Accessibility Alert: This venue does not have an elevator. Guests should be aware that reaching the event space requires navigating a long staircase. Please let us know if you need assistance when you arrive.
Registration Required
Free for current Preservation Idaho members and volunteers who register by January 20.
Advanced registration is required to attend.
To RSVP by phone and for more information, please contact us at kellie@preservationidaho.org or call (208) 424-5111.
You must be a current member or volunteer to attend.
Schedule
5:00 PM: Doors open, raffle, and no-host bar (your first beer or wine is on us!)
5:30 PM: Program begins
After the Program: Appetizers, no host bar, and continued mingling
Raffle Announcement: 6:45 PM. Must be present to win!
Event Highlights
Come celebrate with fellow members and volunteers of Preservation Idaho! This is our chance to thank YOU in person for your incredible ongoing support and dedication. It’s been a transformative year, and we’re excited to share our accomplishments, discuss our goals for 2026, and connect with like-minded preservationists. And learn more about the history and newly renovated Smith Block Building.
Additional Details
Parking: Metered street parking only along Main, 11th and nearby streets. Paid ParkBOI garage nearby is 9th and Front Garage.
Dress Code: Come as you are!
Tickets: Tickets for this party will not be issued. Rather, your name(s) will be on a list at check-in.
A huge thank you to the Smith Block Building (Jade Stacey) for sponsoring the venue for this special party. Constructed in 1905 for Roscoe W. Smith, one of Idaho’s earliest licensed pharmacists, the steel, brick, and stone structure replaced a series of much older wooden buildings built by his father, Dr. Ephraim Smith, Boise’s first mayor and Idaho’s first territorial treasurer. For more than a century, the building has anchored this historic block, originally housing ground-floor retail and upper-floor commercial space. In recent decades, however, the second floor sat vacant and closed to the public for nearly 60 years. Significantly, the part of the building that will be open for this event has not been accessible to the public in nearly six decades, making this a rare opportunity for Preservation Idaho members to step inside and see this historic space renewed. The venue space is currently available for lease.
Photo courtesy: Jade Stacey