Minnie Priest Dunton House

The Minnie Priest Dunton House was designed by John E. Tourtellotte and constructed in Boise, Idaho, United States, in 1899. The original Queen Anne design was that of a single family home, but the house was remodeled by Tourtellotte & Hummel in 1913 and became a seven-bedroom boardinghouse with Tudor Revival features. Dunton named her house "Rosemere" for her rose garden. It was included as a contributing property in the Fort Street Historic District on November 12, 1982.[2] The house was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.[3]

Minnie Priest Dunton House
The Minnie Priest Dunton House in 2018
Location906 W. Hays St.
Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′19″N 116°11′55″W
Built1899
ArchitectJohn E. Tourtellotte, original
Tourtellotte & Hummel, remodel
Architectural styleQueen Anne, original design
Tudor Revival, remodel
Part ofFort Street Historic District (ID82000199)
NRHP reference No.82000194[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

Minnietta "Minnie" Priest Dunton was an early advocate of women's rights in Idaho,[4] and she was appointed Idaho State Librarian in 1907.[5] Her husband, Herbert W. Dunton, served as district attorney for Boise County, Idaho Territory, in the 1880s.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Susanne Lichtenstein (September 29, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fort Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Dunton, Minnie Priest, House". National Park Service. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  4. Weatherford, Doris (2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 1608710076.
  5. "Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day". 1912. p. 402. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
  6. "Herbert W. Dunton". Idaho World. Idaho City, Idaho Territory. January 20, 1885.


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