Clark_House_(Clarksville,_Idaho)

Clark House (Clarksville, Idaho)

Clark House (Clarksville, Idaho)

United States historic place

The Clark House is a historic house in Clarksville, Idaho. It was built in 1910 as a summer residence for F. Lewis Clark, a mining millionaire who disappeared in Santa Barbara in 1914 and was believed to have committed suicide.[2] Clark's servants lived in the wings.[2] The house was designed in the American colonial style and has been attributed to architect Kirtland Cutter;[2] however, blueprints discovered in Boise, ID show that the actual architect was George Canning Wales of Boston.[3] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 12, 1978.[1]

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Since its construction, in addition to serving as a residence, it has been used as a boys home, convalescent center for patients from the Farragut Naval Hospital, resort, and a restaurant before falling into disrepair.[4] After being vacant for 20 years, the Kootenai County scheduled the building to be used in a burn exercise in 1988. The mansion was purchased in 1989 by Monty Danner, a corporate executive from California who restored the house.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Don Hibbard (July 28, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clark House". National Park Service. Retrieved March 24, 2019. With accompanying pictures
  3. [3]
    "Honeysuckle Lodge | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Historic Homes: The Clark House on Hayden Lake – Nostalgia Magazine".


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