The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-03-31
PIONEER BUILDING An
UNIQUE home
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E. Sweets Log House in Boise
Constructed of Native Ma
teriaIs - Indian Relics.

Zeke Sweets new home in Boise isl
nearing completion. Lit is unique
in many ways. Features that are.
out Of ordinary IN city are black
pine logs cut by his own hands from
the forest near Smiths Ferry and
white quartz ore from the old Liber-
ty mine on Squaw creek above Sweet.
The Capital News of few days ago
contained the following interesting
story of the building:
Brains, foresight and exquisite
taste are combined In the planning
and building of the handsome log ard
Etucco cement story and a half bum
galow near the end of Harrison boul-
evard by E. Sweet, pioneer, rancher,
mining man and cowboy, whose home
for more than 40 years has been At
Sweet, the town which was named
after him and where he built . $3,-
GOO home.
When he announced his plans to
build Q log cabin he experienced diff
ficulty in buying a lot on Harrison
boulevard and finally had to go lit
tie farther out than he first intended,
but was successful in buying a de-
sirable lot. Since his unique house
has taken on a finished appearance,
one of the parties who refused to sell
him lot, informed him that if he
had known the character of the house
he intended to build he would have
cut the price he asked in two.
Mr.. Sweets log cabin bungalow
contains seven rooms, bath and full
basement and is costing trife over
900. It has many unique and
distinctive features. Chief among
these is the fireplace. It is historic
of Idaho, beautiful and built for SER
vice. This fireplace is of white
quartz ore from the old Liberty mine
on Squaw creek, owned by Mr.. Sweet.
He selected the. quartz himself and
had 4 skipped to Boise. In addition
to this, Just above the fire box, he
had p2Aeed in the center, copper and
. vein that assayed $1,000 per ton.
The historic features are embedded
about the ore and e Ist of Indian
relies These combine a stone basin
IN which the Indians ground corn, a
pestle with which the grinding was
done, white flint rock knife with
which the dusky Redman skinned bea-
yer and rock last used by squaws
in forming the moecasins of deer skin.
TIE logs of which the bungalow are
built 4m black pine which were ship
ped ddm from Smiths Ferry. They
were b1oled and painted extremely
dark b1Dssn and vanished About
six inches II the logs project at the
corners. The upper portion Of the
bungalow is of rough cement
Believing in building to last, Mr..
Sweet had q full basement put under
the house, had it heavily cementea
and started the chimney for both
his fireplace and furnace at the bot
TOM His fireplace, which is large
one, has q chimney which will sup
port it This chimney not only is
bricked in at the bottom but the
bricks have been covered with rein
forced concrete. In the basement is
also laundry and fuel room.
On the first floor are four rooms.
A living room, dining room, bed
room and kitchen. The two former
are covered with maple floors. The
kitchen is small but arranged for
A bath room is be-
tween the kitchen and bed room.
The entire arrangement for this floor
is one of comfort and convenience.
French doors and windows open on a
porch 10 feet in width and 81 feet
in length. The stone pillars which
support the roof are made of the
same white quartz ore used IN the
fireplace and add additional richness
TO the outside.
On the second floor are three bed
rooms. Each has large clothes clos
et and hot and cold water will be
supplied in each room.
"A sa1all sleeping porch adjoins the
trent bedroom, tie arrangement be-
ing such as to make the entire bed
room m open affair, being as airy as
! sleeping porch itself.
s, The bungalow will be heated by a |
sufnace together with the big fire.
,lace ia which logs will be found
,urning practically all the time dur
ng the winter, according to Mr-
sweet, and the cooking will be done
" electricity.
All Of the planning for this unique
lone was done by Mr.. Sweet HIM
elf and he Is on the ground al the
ime to zee that the place is built
xactly to suit his taste and he states
IL has employed the best MECHANICS
le' could find for tn, work aui isl
'uilding the house by day labor. :.
Several weeks yet will be required
0 complete the house and by that
ime Mr.. Sweet expects he will bel
eady for = summer in the hills as he
ntends to look after mining interests
ut he intends to return to Boise IN
he fall t. en,oy his nome next VIM
er.
He further states that like his for
Ter ranch home the latch string will
ways be out and his frien6s will
nd warm welcome. /
Honsing Question Serious +
The housing question in Emmett
becoming harder to solve every day, {
would appear. The only people I