Historical Significance:

Combined NSDAR and Basque Museum and Cultural Center Historic/Commemorative Marker commemorating DAR Member Adelia Garro Simplot for her passion, vision, and perseverance in preserving historic building and Basque culture on Grove Street in downtown Boise for the current generation and posterity. 

 

Historical Designations:

National Register of Historic Places
City Landmark

 

Marker Details:

March 24, 2022 by the Pioneer Chapter, NSDAR and Basque Museum and Cultural Center

Text:
Adelia Garro Simplot is a fourth generation Idahoan of Basque heritage, and her passion for preserving Basque culture is visible today by these historic buildings that make up the Basque Block.
Her conservation efforts began when she made the decision to save the Cyrus Jacobs/Uberuaga House in 1983. She led the formation of the noprofit group, the Basque Cultural Center of Idaho, Inc., later renamed Basque Museum & Cultural Center, Inc. to promote Basque history and culture. After making the house payments for three years, Adelia and her husband, Richard R. Simplot, donated the house to the Basque Museum & Cultural Center.