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Miner's Hat building

Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho. Full Service Real Estate Company.

Details

Map. Kellogg, Shoshone County, Idaho. Larger map
Where
300 East Cameron Avenue, Kellogg, ID 83837. Directions
Getting there
North side of present-day East Cameron Avenue, on the eastern edge of Kellogg.
Phone
208-512-0805
Website
minershatrealty.com
Managed by
Shelly Hopper.
Established
1940.
Coordinates
47.536342, -116.113361.

A small Idaho town was once the heart of Idaho's booming mining industry, and today is home to a massive miner's hat. In 1940, a round red building was constructed in the town to look like a giant miner's hat. In 2021, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable Events

  1. 1940Mary Etta Page and her two daughters opened the diner and drive-in for travelers, locals, and miners. history.idaho.gov
  2. 1952After operating the business for 12 years, Page sold it, but the diner and drive-in continued. history.idaho.gov
  3. 1963Interstate 90 was completed through Kellogg, bypassing the section of U.S. Highway 10 occupied by the Miner's Hat. history.idaho.gov
  4. 1967Betty Martin and Enid Williams sold the building to Ted Reynolds, who converted it with Don Rumpel into a real estate office. history.idaho.gov
  5. 1991Shelly Hopper and her husband John purchased the building from Ted Reynolds. history.idaho.gov
  6. 2021The Miner's Hat was listed on September 23, 2021 under reference SG100007007. nps.gov

People

  • Betty Martin, Operator and later seller of the diner (1966-1967).
  • Don Rumpel, Helped convert the building into a real estate office (1967).
  • Enid Williams, Operator and later seller of the diner (1966-1967).
  • John, Shelly Hopper's husband and co-purchaser of the building (1991).
  • Mary Etta Page, Founder and operator who opened the Miner's Hat with her two daughters (1940).
  • Shelly Hopper, Owner of the building and Miner's Hat Realty (1991).
  • Shirley Wright, Seasonal operator of the diner (1953).
  • Ted Reynolds, Owner who bought the building and converted it to a real estate office (1967).

Sources

  1. minershatrealty.com
  2. boisedev.com/news/2026/01/09/once-booming-mining-town-home-to-a-giant-miners-hat
  3. history.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/Miners_Hat_100007007.pdf
  4. facebook.com/pages/Miners-Hat-Realty/105234336185346
  5. idahocapitalsun.com/2022/02/23/two-unique-buildings-in-kellogg-now-listed-on-national-register-of-historic-places
  6. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner%27s_Hat
  7. westernartandarchitecture.com/february-march-2025/wanderings-idahos-silver-valley
  8. nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list-2021-09-24.htm