John Everett Tourtellotte (February 22, 1869 – 1939) was a prominent western American architect . He is best known for his projects in Idaho . His work in Boise included the Idaho State Capitol , the Boise City National Bank, the Carnegie Library , and numerous other buildings for schools, universities, churches, and government institutions.[ 1]
Boise's defunct Carnegie Library
The likewise defunct and since multiply repurposed Boise City National Bank
His company was called John E. Tourtellotte & Company . He also worked with another company called Tourtellotte and Hummel , based in Boise. Works by these firms were covered in a 1982 study and many of the buildings were immediately or later listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[ 2] [ 3]
Numerous buildings designed by Tourtellotte and associated firms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .[ 3]
Walter Abbs House , 915 Fort St, Boise, Idaho
Ada Odd Fellows Temple , 109-115 ½ N 9th St, Boise
Ada Theater , 700 Main St, Boise (attributed to Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Administration Building, University of Idaho , Moscow, Idaho
F. P. Ake Building , 106-72 Main St, Mountain Home, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Marion Allsup House , 1601 N 10th, Boise
Anderson-Elwell House , 547 W 1st St, Weiser, Idaho
Bald Mountain Hot Springs , Main and 1st streets, Ketchum, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Albert Beck House , 1101 Fort St, Boise
F. T. Bliss House , E 2nd and McKinley streets, Emmett, Idaho
Boise City National Bank , 8th and Idaho streets, Boise
Boise High School Campus, Washington St between 9th and 11th streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Boise Junior College Administration Building , Boise State University campus, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Boise Junior High School , 1105 N 13th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Bruneau Episcopal Church , off Idaho State Highway 51 , Bruneau, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Brunzell House , 916 Franklin St, Boise
H. H. Bryant Garage , 11th and Front streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
H. C. Burnett House , 124 W Bannock St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Butterfield Livestock Company House , north of Weiser on Jenkins Creek Rd, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Caldwell Odd Fellow Home for the Aged , N 14th Ave, Caldwell, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Carnegie Public Library , 815 Washington St, Boise
Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart , 1st St, Emmett, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Chinese Odd Fellows Building , 610-612 Front St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Henry Coffin House , 1403 Franklin St, Boise
Cole School and Gymnasium , 7145 Fairview Ave, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Collister School , 4426 Catalpa Dr, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Coos Bay National Bank Building , 201 Central Ave, Coos Bay, Oregon (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
John Daly House , 1015 W Hays St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Dr. James Davies House , 1107 W Washington St, Boise
R. K. Davis House , 1016 Franklin St, Boise
E. H. Dewey Stores , 1013-15 1st St S, Nampa, Idaho
William Dunbar House , 1500 W Hays St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Minnie Preist Dunton House , 906 Hays St, Boise
Pedro Echevarria House , 5605 State St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Echo City Hall , 20 S Bonanza St, Echo, Oregon
Eichelberger Apartments , 612-24 N 9th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Elks Temple , 310 Jefferson St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Farmers and Merchants Bank , 101 11th Ave S, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Father Lobell House , 125 N 4th St E, Mountain Home, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Alva Fleharty House , 907 Hays St, Boise
Franklin School , 5007 Franklin Rd, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
H. K. Fritchman House , 1207 W Hays St, Boise
Bishop Funsten House , 2420 Old Penitentiary Rd, Boise
J. H. Gakey House , 1402 Franklin St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Garfield School , 1914 Broadway Ave, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Gooding College Campus , Idaho State Highway 26 , Gooding, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Gorby Opera Theater , Idaho St, Glenns Ferry, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
John Green Mausoleum , Morris Hill Cemetery , Boise
Guernsey Dairy Milk Depot , 2419 State St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Bernard Haas House , 377 E Main St, Weiser
Herman Haas House , 253 W Idaho St, Weiser
John Haines House , 919 W Hays St, Boise
Samuel Hays House , 612 Franklin St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Hotel North Bend , 768 Virginia St, North Bend, Oregon
Fred Hottes House , 509 W Hays St, Boise
E. F. Hunt House , 49 E State St, Meridian, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Idaho Building , Bannock and 8th streets, Boise
Idaho Grocery Warehouse and Annex , 1209 Main St, Lewiston, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Idaho State Industrial School Women's Dormitory , west of St. Anthony on North Parker Hwy, St. Anthony, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Idaho State Sanitarium Administration Building , northeast of Nampa on 11th Ave N, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Immanuel Methodist Episcopal Church , 1406 Eastman St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Intermountain Institute , Paddock Ave, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Orville Jackson House , 127 S Eagle Rd, Eagle, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
N. A. Jacobsen Building , N 8th St and 1st Ave, Payette, Idaho
J. M. Johnson House , 1002 Franklin St, Boise
J. W. Jones Building , 104 Main St NE, Blackfoot, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
T. J. Jones Apartments , 10th and Fort streets, Boise
Kieldson Double House , 413-415 Jefferson St, Boise
Joseph Kinney Mausoleum , Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise,
Knights of Pythias Lodge Hall , 30 E Idaho St, Weiser
Kurtz–Van Sicklin House , 439 W 3rd St, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Archie Larsen House , south of Weiser on Larsen Rd, Weiser
Lewiston City Hall , 207 3rd St, Lewiston
Lewiston Vineyards Gates , 18th Ave and 10th St, Lewiston (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Lithia Springs Hotel , 212 E Main St, Ashland, Oregon (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Mackay Episcopal Church , Park Ave and College St, Mackay, Idaho
Main School , Jct of 7th Ave and Cushman St, Fairbanks, Alaska (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
M. J. Marks House , 1001 Hays St, Boise
Marshfield City Hall , 375 W Central Ave, Coos Bay
H. E. McElroy House , 924 W Fort St, Boise
J. S. McGinnis Building , 1st and Commercial streets, Glenns Ferry (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Willis Mickle House , 1415 N 8th St, Boise
Mitchell Hotel , 10th and Front streets, Boise
Morris Hill Cemetery Mausoleum , Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Mountain Home Baptist Church , 265 N 4th St E, Mountain Home
Nampa American Legion Chateau , 1508 2nd St S, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Nampa and Meridian Irrigation District Office , 1503 1st St S, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Nampa Department Store , 1st St S and 13th Ave, Nampa
Nampa First Methodist Episcopal Church , 12th Ave S and 4th St, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Nampa Presbyterian Church , 2nd St and 15th Ave S, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
W. Scott Neal House , 215 E Jefferson St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
H. R. Neitzel House , 705 N 9th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
G. V. Nesbit House , 308 W Liberty St, Weiser
New Plymouth Congregational Church , 207 Southwest Ave, New Plymouth, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Axel Nixon House , 815 N Hays St, Boise
Dr. J. R. Numbers House , 240 W Main St, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
O'Neill Brothers Building , Idaho St, Glenns Ferry (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Our Lady of Limerick Catholic Church , 113 W Arthur Ave, Glenns Ferry (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Owyhee County Courthouse , Idaho State Highway 45 , Murphy, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
J. C. Palumbo Fruit Company Packing Warehouse Building , 2nd Ave and 6th St, Payette (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
John Parker House , 713 Franklin St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Charles Paynton House , 1213 N 8th St, Boise
Pierce-Borah House , west of Garden City off U.S. 26 , Garden City, Idaho
Pine Creek Baptist Church , Main and S 3rd streets, Pinehurst, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Redwoods Hotel , 310 NW 6th St, Grants Pass, Oregon (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
John Regan American Legion Hall , 401 W Idaho St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Fred Reiger Houses , 214 and 216-18 E Jefferson St, Boise
Rosedale Odd Fellows Temple , 1755 Broadway, Boise
Ross Fork Episcopal Church , Mission Rd, Fort Hall, Idaho
Mrs. A. F. Rossi House , 1711 Boise Ave, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Roswell Grade School , Idaho 18 and Stephan Lane, Roswell, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Church , 608 7th St, Parma, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
H. A. Schmelzel House , 615 W Hays St, Boise
Adolph Schreiber House , 524 W Franklin St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
William Sidenfaden House , 906 Franklin St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
W. A. Simpson House , 1004 N 10 St, Boise
Nathan Smith House , southwest corner of Broadway Ave and Targee Ave, Boise
Morris Sommer House , 548 W 2nd St, Weiser
Mary Elizabeth Sommercamp House , 411 W 3rd St, Weiser
South Boise Fire Station , 1011 Williams St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Agnes Catholic Church , 204 E Liberty St, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Alphonsus' Hospital Nurses' Home and Heating Plant/Laundry , N 4th St between Washington and State streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Charles of the Valley Catholic Church and Rectory , Pine and S 1st streets, Hailey, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. John's Cathedral , 8th and Hays streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. John's Cathedral Block , 8th and Hays, 9th and Fort streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Joseph's Catholic Church , 1st Ave and Cedar St, Bovill, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Mary's Catholic Church , State and 26th streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Mary's Catholic Church , 616 Dearborn St, Caldwell (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
St. Paul's Rectory and Sisters' House , 810 15th Ave S, Nampa (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Louis Stephan House , 1709 N 18th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
A. K. Steunenberg House , 409 N Kimball Ave, Caldwell
Thompson Mortuary Chapel , 737 Main St, Gooding (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
John Tourtellotte Building , 210-222 N 10th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Trinity Episcopal Church , 7th and Idaho streets, Gooding
Union Block and Montandon Buildings , 8th and Idaho streets, Boise
University of Idaho Gymnasium and Armory , University of Idaho campus, Moscow,
B. S. Varian House , 241 Main St, Weiser
J. N. Wallace House , 1202 Franklin St, Boise
Washington County Courthouse , E Court St, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
C. H. Waymire Building , 1521 N 13th St, Boise
Weiser Post Office , Main and W 1st streets, Weiser (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Edward Welch House , 1321 E Jefferson St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Wellman Apartments , 5th and Franklin streets, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
West Point Grade School , off I-86 , Wendell, Idaho (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Whitney School , 1609 S Owyhee St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)
Wolters Double Houses , 712-16, 720-22 N 8th St, Boise
Woodward Building , 23 8th St, Payette
Zurcher Apartments , 102 S 17th St, Boise (Tourtellotte & Hummel)