[4] When Boise received a grant in 1904 to build a Carnegie library, local architects John E. Tourtellotte and Charles F. Hummel won the design contract, and the local firm of Michels & Weber received the construction contract.

Materials included white brick fired in Boise and sandstone from nearby Table Rock.

[5] Boise's Carnegie Library opened June 22, 1905,[4] and Mary F. Wood became its first librarian.

[4] The building was occupied by a law firm until 2018 when it was repurposed for artists as studio space.

[7] Media related to Carnegie Library (Boise, Idaho) at Wikimedia Commons