Lewiston, Idaho was Idaho's territorial capital. Boise was made the capitol during 1890 which is also when Idaho became a state. The story of Boise becoming the capitol is government workers sneaked in and stole the state seal from Lewiston and fled to Boise at night. After the capital was switched Boise became the largest community in the northwestern area. It was larger than Seattle and Olympia, Washington combined with a population of 193,161 people.[2] A few years after Idaho gained statehood the construction of the original capitol building began during the summer of 1906. The architects who developed the building were J.E. Tourtellote and Charles Hummel. Tourtellote was a Connecticut native whose career began in Massachusetts and improved when he relocated to Boise. Hummel was a German immigrant who partnered with Tourtellote during 1903 and after they finished the capital they relocated to Portland, Oregon. The final cost of the building was approximately $2,098,455.05 and it was completed during 1920.[3] The architects used several different materials to construct the building and their architecture was inspired by various sources and cultures.