Cecil Jones’ Architectural Renderings
A look back at the art of architectural renderings from Cecil Jones from the 1930s. These five illustrations were created to provide clients, stakeholders, and donors a look at a proposed or conceptual building yet to be built. The internal draftsmen of Tourtellotte & Hummel would design the buildings and then hire outside illustrators to develop a conceptual drawing of the project.
Donation of the Capitol Drawings
Hummel Architects is proud to announce that we have made a donation of more than 100 original Capitol drawings and paintings to the Idaho State Archives, a division of the Idaho State Historical Society.
The Mode Building
The Mode Building stands at the north corner of 8th and Idaho. Completed in 1895, the building housed the Mode, Ltd., a high-end department store until 1991 when the store closed. Predecessor firm, Hummel, Hummel & Jones was hired in 1958 to rebuild and remodel the building after a fire destroyed the building and its merchandise.
Flying the Friendly Skies
Boise Municipal Airport as it looked in the 1950s. Note the complete lack of security, metal detectors, barriers, etc. but plenty of ashtrays.
Tourtellotte, the building, not the man
From our Boise office, you can look down and see a whimsically painted yellow building with coral-colored pilasters and a colorful frieze of swags and discs.
The Grove, the heart of Downtown Boise
One of the quintessential Boise summertime events is to attend Alive After Five in The Grove. It is hard to imagine downtown Boise without this central gathering place.
Tally Ho at the Owyhee Motor Inn
The Owyhee Hotel (1109 W. Main Street, Boise) was designed by Tourtellotte and Hummel in 1909 as Boise’s second grand hotel. An ad in the Idaho Statesman claimed the Owyhee as the “most modern and complete commercial and tourist hotel between Chicago and San Francisco. But by the late 1950s, tourists traveling by automobile preferred the convenience of parking near your room and unloading your suitcases directly into your room rather than contend with bell captains, porters, elevators, and other costly hotel amenities.
Pioneer Lodge
Pioneer Lodge at Bogus Basin was designed by Joseph LaMarche in 1973.
Timothy Regan Residence
Today’s #TBT is a good opportunity to look at the detailed architectural plans hand-drawn in 1905 for the Timothy Regan Residence located at 110 Main Street in downtown Boise. The detail on the construction of the distinctive columns is particularly illuminating. (If the plans look a little tattered, keep in mind they are 117 years old) “This […]
Alexander Building
“Former mayor and governor Moses Alexander erected this “big white store” at the corner of Ninth and Main Streets in 1924 after two terms as governor. The white, terra-cotta surface is weather resistant. The owner traveled east to gather input from professional architects, but Tourtellotte and Hummel’s design included plush exterior fabric materials of imported […]