Entry No. 17 — the Boise file — filed under: offbeat-museum

Erma Hayman House

A modest preserved home turned tiny historic-house museum honoring Erma Hayman, who lived here for decades, and the once-diverse, redlined River Street neighborhood that was one of the few places Boise's Black, Basque, and immigrant residents could buy property. The interpretation is intimate and place-specific, centered on a single house and the woman who refused to leave it. It is an easy-to-miss, hyper-local counterpoint to Boise's bigger institutions.

The move: Tour the little house, then sit and talk about whose stories your own neighborhood has kept or erased.

📍 Before you go Small house museum with limited open days/hours; verify the current schedule before visiting.

• 📍 Boise (River Street neighborhood)
• 💸 $
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: Corner of Ash & River St, Boise, ID 83702

Hours: Added 2026-06-24 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-24