In 1910, the newly incorporated town of Thompson Falls was shedding its frontier image through the organization of local power and water companies, the opening of a public library, and the construction of its first Bungalow style residences, homes praised as a credit to Missoula or Spokane and adding a new dimension to the town’s architectural landscape. Among the outstanding examples was a 1910 carpenter-built Bungalow style home constructed from a pattern book for prominent attorney Auburn S. Ainsworth. Its square columns, full-width front porch, over-scaled wooden brackets, wide overhanging eaves, and slight flair at the foundation reflected the style, while a white quartz mantle flanked by glassed-in cabinets, stained and leaded glass cabinets built into columns separating the music and living rooms, and built-in window seats showed exquisite interior finishing. The stylish dwelling, which once had a fountain on its broad front lawn, reflected the wealth of its first owner. Ainsworth, a shrewd and clever lawyer, long served as town attorney and argued some notorious cases, once persuading a client accused of murder to act like a horse on the lawn of the old County Building, a ruse that led to the client being declared insane.