M. J. Marks House
M. J. Marks House | |
.jpg) The M.J. Marks House in 2019 | |
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| Location | 1001 Hays St., Boise, Idaho |
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| Coordinates | 43°37′20″N 116°12′00″W / 43.62222°N 116.20000°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1911 |
| Built by | McPhee & Blair |
| Architect | Tourtellotte & Hummel |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow |
| MPS | Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000221[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 17, 1982 |
The M.J. Marks House in Boise, Idaho, is a 2+1⁄2-story Colonial Revival house with "bungaloid features" designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1911. The house includes random course sandstone veneer on first-story walls with flared second-story walls veneered with square shingles under a low pitch hip roof. Room sized porches are a prominent feature of the design.[2]
History
[edit]In 1900 Moses J. and Ella L. Marks moved to Boise from Buena Vista, Colorado, and in that year the M.J. Marks men's clothing store opened at 822 Main Street.[3][4] In 1901 Marks purchased from Ellen A. Fairchild a portion of lots 10, 11, and 12 in block 81 of Boise City original townsite, located at the southwest corner of 10th and Hays Streets.[5][6] Plans for the M.J. Marks House were drawn by Tourtellotte & Hummel in 1910, and the design featured Boise sandstone and rough cut, unpainted cedar shingles "left for the weather to stain in nature's own tints."[7] Moses and Ella Marks lived at the house from its completion in 1911 until the 1920 death of Moses Marks.[8] Ella Marks continued to reside in the house until her death in 1924.[3]
After his mother's death, Jacob A. Marks lived in the house until his own death in 1943.[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: M. J. Marks House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b "Mrs. Ella Marks Dies on Tuesday". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. April 9, 1924. p. 7.
- ^ "Advertisement". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 30, 1900. p. 8.
- ^ "Filed for Record". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. August 14, 1901. p. 3.
- ^ "Real Estate Sales". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. September 1, 1901. p. 5.
- ^ "Handsome Home at Tenth and Hays Streets". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 20, 1910. p. 10.
- ^ "Former Merchant Dies at His Home". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 27, 1920. p. 7.
- ^ "Death Claims J.A. Marks". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 21, 1943. p. 2.
External links
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Media related to M.J. Marks House at Wikimedia Commons- 1001 W. Hayes St., Boise Weekly, October 31, 2007
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