The J.M. Johnson House in Boise, Idaho, is a 1+1⁄2-story Queen Anne house designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in 1898. The house includes a sandstone foundation and features a Tuscan column porch with a prominent, corner entry at 10th and Franklin Streets. A side gable with a shingled dimple window above a prominent beveled window bay are central to the Franklin Street exposure. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
J. M. Johnson House | |
.jpg) The J.M. Johnson House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1002 Franklin, Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°37′18″N 116°12′01″W / 43.62167°N 116.20028°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Tourtellotte, John E. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne |
| MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000215[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
J.M. Johnson was a wool buyer from Mountain Home. He moved to Boise in 1898, the year of construction of the J.M. Johnson House.[3] Among his business activities, Johnson traded in real estate and engaged in ranching. In 1919 he sold the J.M. Johnson House after purchasing a 7000-acre cattle ranch in Alturas.[4][5]
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References edit
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. M. Johnson House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ "local brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 27, 1898. p. 4.
- ^ "Boise Men Buy $225,000 Ranch". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 20, 1918. p. 5.
- ^ "For Sale-Our Entire Household (advertisement)". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 2, 1919. p. 15.
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Media related to J. M. Johnson House at Wikimedia Commons- 1898 Queen Anne Cottage in Boise includes interior photographs of the J.M. Johnson House at Captivating Houses, a real estate website.
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