COMPANY / SINCE 1905 / BOISE

COMPANY / SINCE 1905 / BOISE

Built into Boise since 1905.

Built into Boise since 1905.

Built into Boise since 1905.

From 15th Street to State Street, Capital Lumber has kept material, advice, and family close to the work.

From 15th Street to State Street, Capital Lumber has kept material, advice, and family close to the work.

From 15th Street to State Street, Capital Lumber has kept material, advice, and family close to the work.

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120+ YEARS / ONE LOCAL YARD

120+ YEARS / ONE LOCAL YARD

The story is not only how long the doors have been open. It is who kept showing up.

The story is not only how long the doors have been open. It is who kept showing up.

The story is not only how long the doors have been open. It is who kept showing up.

Five Capital Lumber team members standing outside the Boise storefront

Capital has served Boise since 1905, moved to West State Street in the 1950s, and has remained a hands-on family lumber yard through every generation since.

Capital has served Boise since 1905, moved to West State Street in the 1950s, and has remained a hands-on family lumber yard through every generation since.

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A BOISE TIMELINE

Four dates. One continuous yard.

Four dates. One continuous yard.

Four dates. One continuous yard.

The address changed. The ownership passed from one generation to the next. The work stayed close to Boise builders.

1905

The first Boise yard.

Capital Lumber opens at 111 N. 15th Street and begins serving Boise builders.

Capital Lumber opens at 111 N. 15th Street and begins serving Boise builders.

1950s

A move to State Street.

The yard relocates to 3105 W. State Street, where it remains today.

The yard relocates to 3105 W. State Street, where it remains today.

1974

Bob and Becky take the yard.

After 21 years with Boise Cascade, Bob Perrin and his wife, Becky, purchase Capital Lumber.

After 21 years with Boise Cascade, Bob Perrin and his wife, Becky, purchase Capital Lumber.

2017 — TODAY

The next generation steps in.

Chris Perrin takes over in 2017. Today the third generation is helping shape the yard’s next chapter.

Chris Perrin takes over in 2017. Today the third generation is helping shape the yard’s next chapter.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

The yard has changed. The address has stayed.

The yard has changed. The address has stayed.

The yard has changed. The address has stayed.

Historic black-and-white photograph of the Capital Lumber storefront in the 1950s

1950s / WEST STATE STREET

Capital Lumber family members standing together in the Boise lumber yard

TODAY / THE NEXT GENERATION

When the recent storefront renovation uncovered clear vertical-grain cedar beneath the old façade, the family kept it in place—old material becoming the foundation of the new front.

When the recent storefront renovation uncovered clear vertical-grain cedar beneath the old façade, the family kept it in place—old material becoming the foundation of the new front.

THREE GENERATIONS / ONE COUNTER

A family business in the most literal sense.

A family business in the most literal sense.

A family business in the most literal sense.

Bob and Becky Perrin bought Capital Lumber in 1974. Their son Chris carried the yard forward in 2017. Today Brynna, Travis, McKenzie, and Dane are working alongside the team and planning for the next generation of Boise builders.

FAMILY MATTERED THE MOST.

Capital Lumber family and team members gathered at the Boise service counter

1905

SERVING BOISE

1950s

ON WEST STATE STREET

1974

PERRIN FAMILY OWNERSHIP

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Call a material expert.

Call a material expert.

Tell us what you are building, where it will live, and what matters most. We will help narrow the material.

Tell us what you are building, where it will live, and what matters most. We will help narrow the material.

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