J. M. Johnson House

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J. M. Johnson House
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The J.M. Johnson House in 2019
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Location1002 Franklin, Boise, Idaho
Coordinates 43°37′18″N116°12′01″W / 43.62167°N 116.20028°W / 43.62167; -116.20028 (J. M. Johnson House)
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectTourtellotte, John E.
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPS Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No. 82000215 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

The J.M. Johnson House in Boise, Idaho, is a 1+12-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]

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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

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: J. M. Johnson House". National Park Service . Retrieved March 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "local brevities". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 27, 1898. p. 4.
  4. "Boise Men Buy $225,000 Ranch". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. June 20, 1918. p. 5.
  5. "For Sale-Our Entire Household (advertisement)". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 2, 1919. p. 15.