J. H. Warner House

J. H. Warner House
1714 Miner Street
paid $250

This property was deeded to J. H. Warner in November of 1873 from Robert B. Griswold, mayor and President of the Board of Trustees of the town of Idaho Springs. Warner constructed the house the following year.

In 1895, this house was known as the Mountain View Hotel, serving as one of the community’s boarding houses. However, in 1896 the building was sold to Alexander H. Colburn, a prominent mining man of the area, again functioning as a home. In 1906, Colburn sold the property to the Idaho Springs Masonic Temple #26. This is one of the oldest homes in Idaho Springs and still appears as it did when it was first built. The house changed owners numerous times throughout the years, often reverting to the Idaho Springs Masonic Lodge, possibly due to non-payment of taxes. house has been owned by the same family for the latter half of the twentieth century.

This house represents a vernacular style of architecture, meaning that it was constructed not according to a particular architectural style, but rather according to local traditions and climate. The two-story portion of the house is made of clapboard, as is the gabled roof.