National Register of Historic Places

Paynton, Charles, House

Boise, Ada County, Idaho
Listed
November 17, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82000232

About this property

The Charles Paynton House in Boise, Idaho, is a 1+1⁄2-story, Colonial Revival or Shingled Colonial house designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1900. The house features a lateral ridge beam with side facing gables with a smaller, front facing gabled dormer window above an L-shaped porch. Contractor William Houtz built the modest 6-room cottage, and in 1901 it was considered a model of good cottages. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. Charles Paynton was a Boise pioneer who arrived in Idaho Territory in 1876. He apprenticed at The Idaho Statesman in that year and continued for eight years as a printer and an editor at the newspaper. He also served as secretary of the Boise volunteer firefighters association. Paynton later worked for the U.S. Surveyor General's office as an accountant and a clerk. He retired from the office in 1928 and moved to Seattle. The Charles Paynton House, built in 1900, is not the only Paynton residence of historic interest. In 1891 Paynton built a larger, Queen Anne style house designed by E.M. Leach and constructed at the corner of First and Bannock Streets. In 1897 Paynton rented the house to F.J. Mills, and in 1902 the house was purchased by Bishop Funsten and converted into St. Luke's 6-bed hospital. The house later was demolished as St. Luke's Boise Medical Center evolved into its current state. National Register of Historic Places listings in Ada County, Idaho Media related to Charles Paynton House at Wikimedia Commons

Location

1213 N. 8th St.
Boise, Ada County, Idaho
43.62533, -116.19789

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When was Paynton, Charles, House listed on the National Register?

Paynton, Charles, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982.

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Paynton, Charles, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Paynton, Charles, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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