6491 Washington St

Description

The Mahoney House is a stunning white Victorian, built between 1905-1908, for a prominent local banking family. This historic gem, timeless in its elegance and character, sits proudly on the summit of Bonners Ferry's South Hill, offering commanding views of downtown Bonners Ferry, surrounding mountains and the Kootenai River, not to mention the best view in town of the annual 4th of July fireworks display. The main floor features ample natural lighting, high ceilings, and original wood floors, in an open kitchen. The large living room adds crown molding. The formal dining room keeps the ample natural lighting, high ceilings, and original wood floors, and adds to the crown molding a beautiful and elegant decorative ceiling for entertaining in style. Upstairs are four generously sized bedrooms, each unique in its own right, and a bathroom complete with a soak ready claw foot cast iron tub. Also upstairs, off a hallway, with built in storage, is a private, fenced balcony.Above the bedrooms is a spacious, finished attic, which would be perfect for a game room, movie room, a reading library, or a quiet escape. The basement, excepting the root cellar, is finished as well, with a large laundry room, as well as a fifth bedroom and a second bathroom. As the basement has its own separate entrance, the basement bedroom and bathroom could easily be sectioned off into its own private living space. Outside, the classic wood siding and trim work compliment the covered half circle veranda, complete with doric pillars. The yard is fully enclosed by a picturesque white picket fence, with solar powered LED landscape lighting on every post, and features two mature apple trees. The recently added 12 by 16 shed is built onto the hillside, so that no yard is sacrificed. Four off-street parking spaces are available, one of which is covered by a detached garage. It is rare that houses of this style, character, and history become available, and rarer still for one to become available at so reasonable a price. Make it yours, before history passes you by. Historical Notes regarding the last picture in this listing: 1) 1892 - J.R. Shevalear, "night lightning slinger" (telegraph operator) arrives with the Great Northern and builds a cottage on the hill south of the tracks. The hill became known as Shevalear Hill. (Later Mahoney Hill, now South Hill) In 1927, the Shevalear cottage foundation was removed when the South Hill road was widened. 2) 1892 - A large wooden building was built west of town for the Yankee Kitchen and New York Bakery. In 1894, a second story was added and named Woodsman Hall. It became the Crystal Laundry in 1906 and burned to the ground in 1952. 3) 1900 - The Charles O'Callaghan home on the south bench was constructed. It has a wrought iron fence around the yard and can be seen on today's Madison Street. 4) 1906 - Corbin Road (Spokane International Railroad) was completed. Also, John Irvin Monks along with his son-in-law, William D. Baxter, and associate, W.P. Mahoney came to Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to open the First State Bank. 5) 1908 - The Mahoney home on the south bench was completed Jan. 18. 6) 1908 - The Baxter home on the south bench was completed June 27. 7) 1908 - The Monks home on the south bench was completed Oct. 24. 8) 1909 - The pump house for drinking water was attached to the SIRR Bridge. 9) 1910 - The Steamer Crescent, operating on the Kootenai River, moored at a dock on the south bank near the end of the SIRR Bridge. By 1912, the Crescent's dock was moved to the north bank.