Idaho First National Bank

While enjoying the recreational joys of McCall this summer, drive by 2nd street to see this unique bank designed by Hummel, Hummel, Jones & Shawver and completed in 1971. Originally built as the McCall location of Idaho First National Bank it is currently operating as a US Bank. The building was designed to withstand the […]

Falks ID

The Falks ID building, formerly located at the corner of 8th & Main in downtown Boise. Originally built in 1904 by Tourtellotte & Co. for Falk Merchantile Co. By 1954, postwar attitudes about architecture and shopping viewed the turn of the century building as old-fashioned with its bay windows, ornate carvings, and stonework façade. Postwar […]

Sonoma Inn

Today’s #tbt takes us out of Idaho and into the gambling hotspot of Winnemucca, Nevada. In 1947, Hummel, Hummel and Jones  was commissioned to design a hotel-casino in Winnemucca, Nevada for Terminal Inn. From the opening flyer, “Sonoma Inn is a beautiful, new resort hotel and casino planned and constructed in the most modern manner. You’ll be […]

Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Main Telephone Building

Bannock Street and Capitol Blvd. in Boise. This building originally housed the long-distance and directory assistance operators (see interior photo). The equipment on top of the building was an essential part of long-distance phone calls as a microwave radio relay station. The building is still in use and is an essential component of Boise telephone […]

Bank of Idaho

The Alpine-inspired Bank of Idaho building in Ketchum, ID completed in 1979 by Hummel, Hummel, Jones & Shawver (predecessor to Hummel Architects). In a design unique to Ketchum, this bank featured a steeply-sloped roof for the area’s snowfall and extensive stonework that suggests a mountain cabin. Built before ATMs, the design also features a drive-through […]

Carrolls

Remodeling, tenant improvement, and interior design projects have been an important component to Hummel’s portfolio throughout our 125 years. In 1967, work was completed on an elegant department store in downtown Boise. Carroll’s already had proven success in the area with a downtown location, one at the Franklin shopping center, and another location in the […]

Tournverein Building

The Tournverein (pronounced toorn-fiar-ine) is a red brick building in Old Boise at 6th & Main Street in Boise with a generous row of windows all framed with light-colored brick.” Commissioned in 1904, the building had a 400-seat ground-floor auditorium with a 200-seat balcony. It also had a gym with indoor showers, a parlor for […]

Wellman Apartments

Throughout Boise’s history, the need for affordable housing near the downtown core has always been a constant. Throughout our 125 year history, Hummel has designed many multi-family apartments that continue to house workers, students, and families. The Wellman Apartments at 5th & Washington Street in downtown Boise “offered accommodations to single persons in individual efficiency […]

C. H. Waymire Building

The C H Waymire Building located in Hyde Park in Boise (1521 13th Street) is another humble, everyday building from Hummel’s 125 Year history that continues to have a life 112 years after construction. The Waymire block was finished in 1909 to house a grocery store with the owner’s apartment upstairs. Similar to the Rosedale […]

Rosedale Odd Fellows Temple

Throughout our 125-year history, Hummel Architects has designed memorable landmark buildings in the Treasure Valley, including the Idaho State Capitol Building. But our lineage also includes smaller projects that are still used daily as commercial, residential, and religious facilities—buildings that are woven into the fabric of everyday life. The Rosedale Odd Fellows Hall at 1755 […]