A couple of years ago, the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office pulled one of those April Fools jokes by posting on social media that it had to sell the iconic Assay Office building in Boise to ...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. A construction project at the historic Assay Office building in Boise has unearthed artifacts of items that were thrown away and buried as far back as 150 ...

BOISE, Idaho — An assay office is a facility where the quality and purity of precious metals, such as gold, silver, and platinum, are tested and certified. The process, called assaying, involves ...

On May 1, Boiseans will get a chance to see a historic building in a new light and kick off a month of celebrating history throughout Idaho. Members of the public are invited to take part in a May 1 ...

Boulder County Parks and Open Space representatives invite residents to an Assay Office Museum open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday to learn about the history of assaying precious metals in the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Large octagonal gold ingots, intended ...