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In 1982 139 works completed by Tourtellotte, J. E. Tourtellotte & Company and Tourtellotte & Hummel were listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places as part of a Thematic Resource. Historian Patricia Wright selected the nominated sites based on a complete review of the firm's work from its founding until its closure during ...
The Nampa Department Store in Nampa, Idaho, is a 2-story, brick and stone commercial building designed by Tourtellotte and Hummel and completed in 1910. A 3-story building for the site had been ordered by Falk Mercantile Company, but when the site was developed, Leo Falk along with investor E.H. Dewey scaled back the design and opened the Nampa Department Store, built by contractor G.H. Rush.
It was deemed significant as one of few non-retail and non-office commercial structures designed by Tourtelotte & Hummel and covered in a 1982 group nomination of properties to the National Register. It was asserted that "its monolithic brick surface may be seen in heralding the end, in the work of this firm, of a habit of dressing up such ...
This includes furniture, lighting, wall decor, bedding, kitchenware, and even outdoor furniture. My personal favorite pieces include the Lee Tall Dresser and this marble coffee table that weighs ...
The Tourtellotte Building is veneered with cast panels placed to resemble stone blocks, and the upper facade includes a "continuous frieze of swags and discs." [ 2 ] At the time of construction of the John Tourtellotte Building, John Tourtellotte had been living and working in Portland, but the Boise office, managed by partner Frederick Hummel ...
John Everett Tourtellotte (February 22, 1869 – May 8, 1939) was a prominent western American architect, 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]
At the Lynwood, California factory, 60% of the manufacturing waste was diverted from local landfills. Taylor reduced its costs by $20,000 through waste reduction and $80,000 through energy conservation efforts. [7] In April, 2010, Taylor became the first furniture manufacturer member of The Climate Registry. [8]
And suddenly you spot it: a box of Hummels, the collectible figurines that debuted in 1935 based on the illustrations of one Maria Innocentia Hummel, a German nun.