John E. Tourtellotte

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.


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.

Works on the NRHP
Numerous buildings designed by Tourtellotte and associated firms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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)

Other works
Eaton Hall, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon

 References 

Other websites
Idaho Capitol Commission  - original architect - John E. Tourtellotte
Multnomah County archives John Tourtellotte

Category:1869 births
Category:1939 deaths
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Category:Businesspeople from Idaho