John McInnes, determined to build his dream house before he married, was in his fifties when he finally accomplished both tasks in 1905.
Perhaps to show his skill as a former lumberman (in Minnesota), McInnes—who became a director of First National Bank—finished each of the downstairs rooms with different exotic woods. There are eight bedrooms on the second floor. The third-story ballroom was used primarily for children’s parties, where rollerskating and shuffleboard games took place.
—Historic Boulder