the browning block, a building on the southeast corner of main and center sts. in paris, idaho, was built in 1905. the building has included specialty stores and a local bank. it is centrally located; across the intersection, on the northeast corner, is the bear lake county courthouse, also nrhp-listed. the construction of the building greatly changed the surrounding streetscape; the commercial block absorbed a preexisting bank building and made main street narrower by . in addition, the building had some of the most lavish architecture in the city, as it featured a classically inspired frieze and decorative marquees.