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CSHQA

American architectural firm

CSHQA is a full-service design firm in the western United States specializing in architecture, engineering and interior design. Established 137 years ago in 1889 in Boise, Idaho, CSHQA is now one of the northwest's architectural and engineering firms, with projects nationwide. Many of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1889Founded1
Idanha Hotel
Photo: Duane Garrett, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

CSHQA is a full-service design firm in the western United States specializing in architecture, engineering and interior design. Established 137 years ago in 1889 in Boise, Idaho, CSHQA is now one of the northwest's architectural and engineering firms, with projects nationwide. Many of their works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.2

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History

CSHQA began in 1889 as a one-man, one-room office when W. S. Campbell, a Scotsman educated in Edinburgh, moved to Boise to practice architecture. He worked independently until March of 1892, when he formed the partnership of Campbell & Hodgson with Isaac Hodgson Jr., son and former partner of Isaac Hodgson. The partnership was responsible for the David C. Chase House (1892) in Payette and had been dissolved by October of the same year. Campbell's independent works include the Turner Hotel (1899) and the Idanha Hotel (1901).

In 1901 Campbell, in association with two contractors, was awarded the contract to build the new Boise federal building. In 1902, while construction of the federal building was ongoing, he formed the partnership of Campbell & Wayland with Charles W. Wayland, a drafter in his office. Work on the federal building progressed slowly, and by 1904 the project was a year behind schedule. In March of that year Campbell left on a planned business trip regarding the federal building, but vanished and was presumed missing. Two weeks later he turned up in Scotland with no plans to return. Wayland dissolved the partnership and formed that of Wayland & Fennell with James A. Fennell.

As years passed and more architects joined the firm, the name changed to reflect the additional partners. In 1979, it was known as Cline Smull Hamill Quintieri Associates and in 1985 it was shortened to CSHQA.

In addition to the Boise headquarters, the firm has offices in Sacramento and Denver.

W. S. Campbell, 1892–1902

1899 – Telephone Building, 609 W Main St, Boise, Idaho

1899 – Turner Hotel, 140-170 E Jackson St, Mountain Home, Idaho

1901 – Roger M. Davidson house, 1205 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1901 – Idanha Hotel, 928 W Main St, Boise, Idaho

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Campbell & Wayland, 1902–1904

1903 – Cole School, 7415 Fairview Ave, Boise, Idaho

1903 – John K. Enboe house, 1419 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

Wayland & Fennell, 1904–1955

1904 – Albert B. Kohny duplex, 209 Main St, Boise, Idaho

1904 – John P. Tate building, 1102 Main St, Boise, Idaho

1904 – Whipple Block, 1106 Main St, Boise, Idaho

1905 – Idaho Building, Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition, Portland, Oregon

1905 – St. James' Episcopal Mission Church, Reynolds St, Dubois, Idaho

1906 – J. E. Clinton house, 1037 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1906 – Longfellow School, 1511 N 9th St, Boise, Idaho

1907 – Frank Garver house, 1018 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho

1907 – Mrs. A. M. Harvey duplex, 1301-1303 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho

1907 – L. L. Ormsby house, 101 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1907 – Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle House, 512 N 8th St, Boise, Idaho

1908 – Unitarian Church (former), 817 W Franklin St, Boise, Idaho

1909 – Jack Skillern house, 915 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1909 – Fremont County Courthouse, 151 W 1st St N, St. Anthony, Idaho

1909 – B. W. Walker house, 1104 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1910 – F. F. Johnson house, 1312 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1910 – Larson Building, 1011 Main St, Boise, Idaho

1910 – Nampa City Hall, 203 12th Ave S, Nampa, Idaho

1910 – Tiner Building, 1010 Main St, Boise, Idaho

1910 – Charles W. Wayland house, 1510 W Hays St, Boise, Idaho

1911 – C. A. Carter house, 907 N Harrison Blvd, Boise, Idaho

1912 – Twin Falls High School, Shoshone St N and N 6th Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho

1913 – Carl J. Hill house, 916 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1916 – Baugh Building, 102 Main Ave N, Twin Falls, Idaho

1916 – Charles O. Davidson house, 945 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1916 – Elmore County Courthouse, 150 S 4th St, Mountain Home, Idaho

1916 – Idaho Falls Public Library (former), 200 N Eastern Ave, Idaho Falls, Idaho

1919 – Craig Coffin house, 829 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1919 – Charles Rathbun house, 1615 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1919 – Roosevelt School, 908 E Jefferson St, Boise, Idaho

1920 – J. H. Richards house, 1601 N Harrison Blvd, Boise, Idaho

1923 – Remodeling of the Hopffgarten House, 1115 W Boise Ave, Boise, Idaho

1925 – Frank H. Parsons house, 1127 E Warm Springs Ave, Boise, Idaho

1926 – Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Library, College of Idaho, Caldwell, Idaho

1926 – Whitney School, 1609 S Owyhee St, Boise, Idaho

1928 – Idaho Power Substation, Van Buren St and Filer Ave, Twin Falls, Idaho

1937 – Boise Art Museum, 670 Julia Davis Dr, Boise, Idaho

1939 – Ada County Courthouse (former), 514 W Jefferson St, Boise, Idaho

1940 – Administration Building, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

1948 – Boone Memorial Presbyterian Church, 1323 Dearborn St, Caldwell, Idaho

Wayland & Cline, 1955–1961

1959 – University Christian Church, 1801 W University Dr, Boise, Idaho

1961 – Idaho Transportation Department administration building, 3311 W State St, Boise, Idaho

Wayland, Cline & Smull, 1961–1969

1963 – Wallace Residence Center, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

1968 – Len B. Jordan Office Building, 650 W State St, Boise, Idaho

1969 – Morrison-Knudsen headquarters, 400 S Broadway Ave, Boise, Idaho

Cline, Smull, Hamill, Shaw & Associates, 1969–1972

1975 – Kibbie Dome, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho

Cline Smull Hamill Quintieri Associates, 1979–1985

1982 – ExtraMile Arena, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho

From Wikipedia’s article on CSHQA, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

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