Willis Mickle House

The Willis Mickle House in Boise, Idaho, is a 1+1⁄2-story Queen Anne cottage designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1898. The house features a prominent, left front facing gable with dormer that rises above a right front porch. The first floor outer walls are of random course Boise sandstone. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]

Willis Mickle House
The Willis Mickle House in 2019
Willis Mickle House is located in Idaho
Willis Mickle House
Willis Mickle House is located in the United States
Willis Mickle House
Location1415 N. 8th St., Boise, Idaho
Coordinates43°37′38″N 116°11′49″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1898 (1898)
ArchitectTourtellotte,John E. & Company
Architectural styleQueen Anne
MPSTourtellotte and Hummel Architecture TR
NRHP reference No.82000224[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 17, 1982

Willis and Marie (Keeffe) Mickle were married in 1898 and were original owners of the house,[3] which the Idaho Statesman described as "a pleasing and substantial innovation in Boise building."[4] Willis Mickle was superintendent of Capitol Electric Light, Motor and Gas Company,[2] and he had been the electrician of the Boise volunteer fire department.[5] The Mickles were active in local politics, and Marie Mickle served as clerk of elections for Boise Precinct No. 9.[6][7] By 1916 the couple had moved to Portland, Oregon.[8]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Willis Mickle House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 2, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. "Mickle-Keeffe". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 2, 1898. p. 2.
  4. "Old Year Dealt Kindly with Idaho's Capital City". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 1, 1899. p. 6.
  5. "Firemen's Election". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. January 9, 1894. p. 6.
  6. "Legal Notices". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 4, 1909. p. 6.
  7. "Pinney Elected by Nine Hundred". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. July 12, 1905. p. 3.
  8. "Funeral Notice". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. May 7, 1916. p. 5.

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