Annual Member’s Appreciation Party 2026

Calling All Current Preservation Idaho Members & Active Volunteers.

You are
invited to attend the Annual Member’s Appreciation Party!

Details

• When: Thursday,
  January 22nd, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
• Where: Smith
  Block Building, 1015 Main Street, Boise, ID
• 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.

Advanced RSVP Required

• Free for current Preservation Idaho members and volunteers with advance registration by January 21, 2026, end of day.
• Advanced registration is required to attend. Don’t miss this chance to celebrate and connect with the community!
• 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.

Event 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. You need to 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.

Learn More: 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
open for this event has not been accessible to 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.