Minnie Priest Dunton House
Boise, United States
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The Minnie Priest Dunton House is a Queen Anne–style residence in Boise, Idaho, designed by architect John E. Tourtellotte and built in 1899. The original single-family home was substantially remodeled in 1913 by Tourtellotte & Hummel, expanding it into a seven-bedroom boardinghouse and introducing Tudor Revival elements, including half-timbered and stuccoed upper stories. The house retains details from its original Queen Anne design, such as stained-glass panels in the front door and a shiplapped first story, while the 1913 renovation added new massing with multiple roof forms—hipped roofs, gables, and oriel bays—and a bungaloid porch with geometric capitals. The owner, Minnietta "Minnie" Priest Dunton, an early advocate for women's rights in Idaho and the state's librarian from 1907, named the property "Rosemere" after her rose garden. The house was listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982, and recognized as a contributing property in the Fort Street Historic District.
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- Type
- single-family detached home
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Register of Historic Places contributing property
- Place
- Boise, United States
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