North End in Boise in Ada County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)
John Haines House
Tourtellotte & Hummel, Architects
| | 1904 | |
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023
1. John Haines House Marker
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
Location. 43° 37.317′ N, 116° 12.031′ W. Marker is in Boise, Idaho, in Ada County. It is in North End. It is at the intersection of West Hays Street and North 10th Street, on the right when traveling south on West Hays Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 919 W Hays St, Boise ID 83702, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Idaho’s Snake River Plain. It is also in the American Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boise High School (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Recognition of the First Teacher in Space (approx. Ό mile away); President Franklin Roosevelt Visits Boise (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker
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Regarding John Haines House. The John Haines House was individually listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is also one of hundreds of buildings that make up the Fort Street Historic District, also listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Also see . . . John Haines House NRHP Nomination Form.
Statement of Significance: The Haines house is architecturally significant as one of Boise's best examples of the late Queen Anne style, with harmonious elements of the less fanciful incoming styles, and historically significant as the residence of an early governor of Idaho.(Submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon.)
The Queen Anne style is fully established here by the asymmetrical massing, the use of turrets, and the mixing of materials. At the same time, the profile is kept tight, with the turrets cresting no higherthan roofline. The turrets are squared, and the porch; and its pedimental overdoor are classicizing, as in the shingled colonial style Fritchman house (site 28). The particular balance between Queen Anne and classical represented here would recur in the work of the firm as late as 1908, in the square-turreted Arthur Hodges House [National Register, State Street Historic District, 1978].Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 20232. John Haines House Marker
The house is situated on a corner lot with mature trees in the architecturally rich Near North End, a few blocks from the Capitol. For stylishness, location, and state of preservation it compares favorably with any house of its scale in the state.
John Mitchner Haines (1863-1917) came to Idaho, with his real estate partners W. E. Pierce (see sites 1 and 8) and L. H. Cox, soon after it achieved statehood. He was a prominent businessman by the time he built this house, at a reported cost of $7,500, in 1904. He was Boise City mayor from 1907 to 1909, and governor of the state of Idaho 1913-1914.
Photographed by Douglass Halvorsen, June 26, 2023
3. John Haines House
Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 137 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 4, 2025, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
