In honor of the spooky Halloween season, today’s #TBT looks at the mausoleums at Morris Hill Cemetery designed by the predecessor firms of Hummel Architects.

“The Joseph Kinney Mausoleum at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, Idaho, is a Classical Revival entombment designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1905. The structure is made of granite and features a Doric portico with bronze doors below a recessed pediment with a simple stone carving. Corner pilasters frame two side windows. The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.”

“The John Green Mausoleum at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise, Idaho, is an eclectic entombment designed by Tourtellotte & Co. and constructed in 1909. The mausoleum is made of stone and shows a Romanesque influence with geometric forms. Bronze doors opposite a single window are the only fenestrations, and corner pilasters frame the structure. A parapet stairway extends beyond an outset gable above the entrance. The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. … After John Green’s death, his widow contracted with Tourtellotte & Co. to construct a mausoleum similar to that of Joseph Kinney.”

Both Joseph Kinney and John Green had distinguished military careers in the Union Army during the American Civil War before settling in Boise.

The Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum in Boise, Idaho, was designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in 1937. The Art Deco, reinforced concrete building includes stained glass windows at the end of each wing, and a central stained glass window is across from a single, bronze door entry. The mausoleum was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The mausoleum is managed by Boise Parks and Recreation.” An exterior rehabilitation of the Mausoleum will include repair of concrete walls, paint removal, and new paint started in Summer 2022.