First Security Bank, Downtown Boise
On Monday, December 17, 1956, Idaho Governor Robert E. Smylie officially opened the First Security Bank’s brand new $1.5 Million six-story building at Ninth and Idaho Streets in downtown Boise. After the official program of remarks and an invocation, the public was allowed to tour the new building throughout the week. Nearly 5,000 people visited […]
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 […]
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 […]
805 Idaho Building
Today’s #tbt look back at some of the projects in Hummel’s 125-year history is the 805 Idaho building. Architect, James King designed the original bank section of this rusticated stone version of the Romanesque revival style in 1890. In the following decade, Tourtellotte & Hummel designed the fourth-floor addition and the extension westward on Idaho Street, giving […]