Kendrick’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 3 old photos of Kendrick. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Founded as Latah or Latah City in 1889 by Thomas Kirby, a post office was established on May 24 with Kirby as the postmaster.
Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Kendrick’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kendrick’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewKendrick, Idaho (circa 1911), c. 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Kendrick, decade by decade
1980s
4 historic places in Kendrick
Kendrick has 4 listings on the National Register, and they protect 24 historic buildings, because Kendrick Downtown Historic District alone counts 22.
Where they are
When they were listed
Listed 1999Thomas Kirby House
Listed 2013Kendrick Fraternal TempleListed 2018Kendrick Downtown Historic DistrictListed 2024Sperry BridgeThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Portrait of woman and man, Kendrick, Idaho, c. 1870s-1900s (1870) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.