About the James Castle House
The James Castle House is a historic site and museum serving as a testimony to the legacy of self-taught artist James Castle. As stewards of this legacy, the James Castle House is responsible for managing Castle’s historic living and working spaces, art and artifact collections, and offering public opportunities to engage with the site.
The James Castle House is managed by the Boise City Department of Arts & History's Cultural Site Division.
Project Background
The City of Boise purchased the property located at 5015 Eugene Street in 2015, the former home of American artist James Castle (1899-1977). After almost a century of residential use, the City of Boise purchased the property with plans to stabilize the house and preserve Castle’s legacy by creating a cultural center for contemporary and historical exhibits, tours, performances, talks, an Artist-in-Residence program, and community partnerships.
About the Boise City Department of Arts & History
The Department of Arts & History is Boise’s local cultural agency dedicated to fostering a sense of belonging through accessible and place-based arts and history. Our mission is to cultivate a distinct sense of place which reflects Boise’s rich past, diverse communities, and unique natural setting. Our operations empower and serve Boise residents as we create opportunities that nurture and sustain Boise’s past and its creative economy.
About Cultural Sites
The Cultural Sites Division is a local and national leader recognized for amplifying and elevating a more complete understanding of Boise’s history, character, and contemporary communities through the activation of unique Boise-specific sites. The division manages the James Castle House and the Erma Hayman House.
We acknowledge that the James Castle House resides on the ancestral, cultural, traditional, and unceded territory of the Shoshone, Bannock, and Northern Paiute people.
