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 Shore Lodge in McCall. Jedd Jones was the architect in charge of the project for Hummel, Hummel, Jones & Shawver for this project located next to the Hotel Boise on Bannock Street. The team designed the building remodel and design from a former furniture store to a store with shopping and a beauty salon on three floors. The fourth and fifth floors were left unfinished for future growth and expansion.

“A sophisticated new look in downtown Boise this year is Carroll’s new downtown store at 816 Bannock. Local acceptance of the new store has exceeded all expectations, according to Carroll Sellars, president. ‘In our first four months, of business at the new location sales were up 25% over the same period last year,’ he said. Carroll’s moved the last week in January from 811 Idaho where it had opened 24 years ago. …

There is a carriage entrance, complete with carriage lights, from the store’s adjacent parking lot. Focal point of the interior is a high curved staircase leading to the mezzanine. Overhead hangs an elegant crystal chandelier. Smaller crystal chandeliers are used throughout the store. Wall-to-wall carpeting covers the main floor departments, which include accessories, and boutique, cosmetics, sportswear, shoe salon and the Young Circle shop. A blending of marble-top tables, French candelabras, mirrors, and antiques highlight the décor of the fashion floor (second), which consists of the designer salon, Francine shop, lingerie shop and the millinery salon.

Spacious dressing rooms off the Designer salon are decorated in French court styles, each in a different color. On the third floor is Studio 816, an attractive meeting room for use by women’s clubs and civic groups.”

(Idaho Statesman, June 25, 1967, page 56)